Senior Consultant | Internal Audit - Arabic Speaking | Business Risk Services

Grant Thornton - UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UAE is seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Business Risk Services team in Abu Dhabi. You will empower the team, lead client engagements, and shape risk strategy across financial services.

You'll work with senior managers to deliver proactive risk solutions, strengthen internal controls, and build robust audit frameworks while maintaining client relationships and delivering high-quality work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Internal Audit or Risk Management.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Qualified or pursuing CIA, ACCA, CA, or CRMA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and supervise internal audit work planning and fieldwork.
• Lead risk assessments and design target operating models for clients.
• Develop and present audit findings, recommendations, and reports.

Skills

Bi-lingual English/Arabic

Data analytics knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor or Master in Accounting/Finance

Job description

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community.With over 76,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we combine global scale with local expertise to help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth.We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll empower the team, deliver excellence, lead the way in shaping strategies and exceeding client expectations, and make a meaningful impact. Discover your purple and join our Business Risk Services Team today!

Let us paint a picture for you

Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a partof a teamdriven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Business Risk Services Line

Discover tailored risk solutions with our BRS team. From proactive risk detection to optimizing internal controls, we empower your organization with strategies that drive efficiency and safeguard against threats. With a focus on transparency and collaboration, we build robust audit frameworks that ensure resilience and foster growth in an ever-changing business landscape.

As a Senior Consultant some of your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing draft terms of reference/audit planning document prior to meeting the client whilst ensuring any revisions are processed
• Preparing business proposals and ensure timely submission to the line manager
• Preparing fieldwork as applicable to review
• Executing financial risk management assignments independently in Financial Services sector such as capital, liquidity, credit and market risk, stress testing, internal risk models, data management and risk reporting
• Conducting current state assessment, gap analysis and Target Operating Model design
• Building and implementation pertaining to Risk reporting related processes such as assessing Risk management policies, procedures and standards and develop/update them as required
• Producing close-out documentation and contributes to close-out meetings with the client
• Responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with all clients and colleagues
• Field management responsibilities including completing file reviews and preparing reports for review by assistant manager and engagement manager
• Planning and supervision of audits assigned to junior colleagues, including leading planning and exit meetings
• Preparing reports and presentations for assigned projects
• Formulating recommendations and solutions with attention to a client’s wishes, capabilities and limitations forming concise reports
• Assisting the client in implementing the plan and resolve any occasional discrepancies
• Assisting in Financial Management including billing and income collection, compilation of profitability budgets and management of financial review process to achieve target internal profit measures
• General understanding of Internal Audit and Quality Assurance processes and expectations

Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Consultant? Like the color purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• 3+ years of work experience in Internal Audit / Risk Management within a top international consulting firm
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or finance is essential
• Qualified level candidate of professional qualification or pursuing (CIA, ACCA, CA, OR CRMA) is preferred
• Excellent verbal written, and presentation skills in English and Arabic are mandatory
• Strongworking knowledge of data analytics tools and techniques to analyze large datasets, and detect anomalies
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work to tight deadlines, self-motivated and detail – focused