Risk Advisory Assistant Manager - Internal Audit

Grant Thornton UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UAE is seeking an experienced internal audit/risk advisory professional to manage a portfolio of client relationships and lead engagements across hospitality and related sectors. You will oversee fieldwork, delivery, and quality control while guiding teams and cross-selling services within a global network.

The role emphasizes governance, controls testing, and delivering practical recommendations to senior management.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of relevant experience in Internal Audit or Risk Advisory.
• Experience in Hospitality or F&B industries preferred.
• Strong understanding of COSO and Enterprise Risk Management frameworks.
• Ability to manage client relationships and lead engagement teams.
• Experience presenting audit observations to senior management and audit committees.
• Knowledge of data analytics tools such as Power BI, IDEA, ACL, SQL, or advanced Excel is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of client relationships, ensuring satisfaction and retention.
• Lead risk, compliance, and audit engagements from planning to close-out.
• Act as fieldwork lead, overseeing teams and deliverables.
• Monitor WIP, billing, and collections to minimize write-offs and aged debtors.
• Contribute to the training and development of execution team members.
• Identifying client needs and cross-sell relevant services.
• Contributing to proposals and leveraging the firm’s global network for enhanced delivery.
• Understanding and communicating the firm’s competitive advantage.
• Overseeing project delivery and practice management activities.
• Ensuring quality control and team review across engagements.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk Advisory

Stakeholder Management

Project Leadership

Cross-functional Leadership

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Yardi

Opera PMS

Job description

Grant Thornton UAE is seeking an experienced internal audit/risk advisory professional to manage a portfolio of client relationships and lead engagements across hospitality and related sectors. You will oversee fieldwork, delivery, and quality control while guiding teams and cross-selling services within a global network.

The role emphasizes governance, controls testing, and delivering practical recommendations to senior management.