Senior Consultant/ Assistant Manager - Risk Management

KPMG Lower Gulf Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Lower Gulf Limited is seeking a seasoned professional to assist and lead risk management initiatives within Advisory. You will support day-to-day quality and risk activities, and drive governance for large transformation projects with global and local policy alignment.

The role emphasizes promoting a culture of integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement across complex client engagements in the UAE. Relevant finance or risk credentials and Big 4 experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field.
• Advanced degree or professional certification (CPA, ACCA, CFE, ACAMS) is considered an advantage.
• Minimum 6-7 years of experience at a Big 4 or other reputable professional services firm, multinational org, or financial institution in risk management, internal audit, compliance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist the F-QPLP/F-RMP in executing day-to-day quality and risk management initiatives across the Advisory service line.
• Lead risk management processes for large transformation projects exceeding specified thresholds, ensuring compliance with global and local policies.
• Promote a culture of quality, compliance, ethics, and integrity throughout the organization.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the Quality and Risk Management related issues including local regulatory requirements.
• Develop, update, and ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and guidelines related to quality and risk management.
• Identify, evaluate, and address potential risks associated with large projects, providing proactive solutions to maintain compliance.
• Escalate any breaches of risk policies and recommend corrective actions in collaboration with F-QPLP/F-RMP.
• Prepare ad-hoc risk reports and presentations for the F-QPLP/F-RMP and management, as required.
• Address system issues in collaboration with global teams and undertake administrative reporting.
• Coordinate departmental meetings and presentations.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline risk management processes, driving efficiencies for client-facing teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field

Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CFE, ACAMS)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Risk management platforms and tools

Job description

Job description

Job Description

Overview

1. assist the F-QPLP/ F-RMP (Functional Quality and Performance Lead Partner / Functional – Risk Management Partner) (and their Delegate) with day-to-day Advisory quality and risk management initiatives, and support in driving a culture of quality, compliance, ethics, integrity; and
2. lead the quality and risk management procedures for large transformation projects that exceed a certain threshold within the Advisory service line.

The candidate possesses optimal technical and practical knowledge, experience, and insight into the global and local quality and risk management policies and procedures, which include core principles defined in the Global Quality and Risk Management (GQ&RM) Manual, and other risk management and compliance-related requirements defined by the regulators that apply to KPMG LG.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Quality and Risk Management
   1. Assist the F-QPLP/F-RMP (and their Delegate) in executing day-to-day quality and risk management initiatives across the Advisory service line.
   2. Lead risk management processes for large transformation projects exceeding specified thresholds, ensuring compliance with global and local policies.
   3. Promote a culture of quality, compliance, ethics, and integrity throughout the organization.
2. Policy and Compliance
   1. Maintain a deep understanding of the Quality and Risk Management related issues including local regulatory requirements.
   2. Develop, update, and ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and guidelines related to quality and risk management.
3. Risk Assessment and Mitigation
   1. Identify, evaluate, and address potential risks associated with large projects, providing proactive solutions to maintain compliance.
   2. Escalate any breaches of risk policies and recommend corrective actions in collaboration with F-QPLP/F-RMP (and their Delegate).
4. Reporting, Communication, and Stakeholder Management
   1. Prepare ad-hoc risk reports and presentations for the F-QPLP/ F-RMP (and their Delegate) and management, as required.
   2. Address system issues in collaboration with global teams and undertake administrative reporting.
   3. Coordinate departmental meetings and presentations.
5. Continuous Improvement
   1. Identify and implement opportunities to streamline risk management processes, driving efficiencies for client-facing teams.

Qualifications/ Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, etc.) or professional certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CFE, ACAMS) is considered an advantage.
• Minimum 6-7 years of experience at a Big 4 or other reputable professional services firm,multinational organization, or financial institution in risk management, internal audit, compliance, or related field.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of global and local quality and risk management policies and procedures.
• Ability to deliver solution-focused advice and provide practical business solutions
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and relevant software
• Technical IT skills to operate risk management platforms and tools