Senior Consultant Financial Services - ERS GRC

KPMG Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Middle East in Dubai seeks an Assistant Manager to manage and monitor multiple engagements, ensuring on-time delivery and high quality within regulatory expectations.

You will train teams on regulatory changes in Financial Services, lead process improvements, and support business development with prospective clients.

Fluent English required; Arabic a plus; strong MS Office skills; prior team leadership in internal auditing and ICOFR environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting or auditing is required.
• Professional qualifications such as CIA/CA/ACCA/CISA/CFE/CRMA/BCM/CCGP are preferred.
• 6–7 years in Internal Audit / ICOFR / ERM / governance, preferably in consulting or financial institutions.
• At least 6 months in an assistant managerial role.
• Fluent English; Arabic knowledge is a plus.
• Strong MS Office skills and experience leading teams on multiple engagements.
• Analytical mindset with leadership and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor multiple engagements and teams to deliver on time and with quality.
• Train and update teams on regulatory changes affecting Financial Services clients.
• Lead initiatives to increase efficiency and standardize workpapers.
• Support risk management and engagement procedures across ICOFR and governance.
• Assist Partners and lead business development, including client meetings and pre-engagement tasks.
• Understand engagement management policies to streamline Advisory processes.
• Help implement new services, methodologies, and tools at KPMG.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Arabic language (bonus)

MS Office

Engagement management

Client relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting / internal auditing / management accounting

CIA / CA / ACCA / CISA / CFE / CRMA / BCM / CCGP

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

Job role

• Manage and monitor multiple engagements and/or teams’ activities and commit to deliver on time and quality in line with expectations.
• Train and update teams on recent and upcoming changes to, regulatory, and trends affecting clients specific to Financial Services sector.
• Lead initiative to increase effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery, i.e. digital shift, standardization of workpapers.
• The assistant manager will undertake KPMG’s internal risk management and client engagement management procedures including client acceptance, continuance and engagement procedures related to Internal Audit, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Internal Audit Quality Assurance Reviews etc.
• Support Engagement Partners and lead business development initiatives including, but not limited to, Financial Services sector, review of pre-engagement activities, contracting and setting-up of meetings with prospective clients.
• Obtain in-depth understanding of engagement management, quality and risk management policies to streamline the processes specific to Advisory.
• Assist Engagement Partners, lead and initiate implementing new services, KPMG methodologies and tools.

Education, Qualifications And Skills Required

• Educated up to a minimum of bachelor’s degree in accountancy, Internal Auditing, Management Accounting or the equivalent
• Should possess relevant qualification such as - CIA/CA/ ACCA/ CISA/ CFE/ CRMA/ BCM/ CCGP
• With at least 6-7 years of work experience in Internal Audit, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Internal Audit Quality Assurance Reviews preferably from a consulting firm or in any financial institutions - banks, insurance
• With at least 6 months of experience in assistant managerial role
• Flawless communication skills in English are required. Arabic will be a plus.
• Advanced user and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Experience of managing teams and working on approximately 2-3 engagements simultaneously.
• Possess an analytical approach and inquisitive mind.
• Demonstrate leadership and team mentoring skills.

Requirements: