Senior Consultant- Risk Consulting- Digital Risk - Karachi

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a Senior Consultant in the Digital Risk team. This role offers the chance to work with diverse MENA clients, tackling complex IT risk issues and providing strategic advice. You will collaborate with a talented team, enhancing your consultancy skills while traveling across the region. The position promises a dynamic work environment where innovation and quality are valued. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is designed for you. Embrace the challenge and shape your career with a leading global firm that prioritizes your growth and success.

Benefits

Long-term career opportunities

Continuous learning

Transformative leadership

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT risk consulting or auditing.
• Fluent in Arabic and/or English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support MENA clients with IT risk-related advisory services.
• Build strong relationships and provide excellent customer service.

Skills

IT Risk assessment

Digital Trust

Mobile Technology assessments

Emerging Technologies

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CIA certification

Tools

MS Office (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

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Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: 17 Mar 2025

Requisition ID: 1592135

From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our tailored services help build trust and confidence through transparency, clarity, and consistency for our clients across the MENA region. Our MENA clients look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You will use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, by supporting our MENA based EY Member Firms to serve clients in the MENA region across a broad range of industries and responsibilities.

Within the MENA region, we are actively engaged with all sectors of the economy and actively supporting the vision of national leaderships especially in the GCC countries. We are dedicated to help our clients in all sectors anticipate the uncertainty they face in doing their business and work closely with them to help effectively manage the Risk. Technology is a major component underpinning the need to serve increasing demands of our MENA clients in their sophisticated technology environments.

As organizations look to leverage the advantage technology offers, we’ll work with you to develop the consultancy and analytical skills that you’ll need in today’s environment. Working on projects that cross borders and sectors, the experiences you gain here will be more valuable than anywhere else.

The opportunity

EY is recruiting for a Senior Consultant to join our Digital Risk team at various offices across MENA. You will be responsible to serve our clients as part of our teams across MENA offices. This position brings significant travel opportunities since EY operates a regional model with all consultants operating as one team across the region.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant, you will be required to work effectively as a team member, draw on your knowledge and experience to solve complex issues and support the MENA local Partner(s) and senior executives, and build relationships with MENA internal clients and peers.

• Everything you will be involved in comes down to providing excellent customer service and helping our teams do the same. Whether it is working with multiple client teams, advising the clients on IT Risk related matters, or assisting executives with business development activities across various sectors, you will build strong relationships and become a trusted advisor to your MENA clients.
• You will participate in MENA engagements, working effectively as a team member, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress. You will assist in client service delivery, participate in all assigned tasks, and assist in preparing reports that will be delivered to clients and other parties.

Skills and attributes for success

Proactivity, accountability, and results-driven people will flourish in this environment. Dealing with competing priorities, understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. This will have a huge impact on those around you and help promote a positive work ethic.

• 5+ years of relevant experience of working as IT risk consultant or an IT auditor for a public accounting firm, professional services firm, technology company, telecom company or a financial services company, or comparable experience as an IT/IS consultant.
• Relevant experience areas include, but not limited to, IT Risk assessment and management, Digital Trust, Mobile Technology assessments, Emerging Technologies (Robotics, IoT, Cloud and Blockchain), ERP control validations (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics), systems and networking technologies, IT/Business process and internal control assessments, internal audit engagements, external audit integration, application of data analytics, and/or third-party reporting, etc.
• Fluent Arabic and/or English communication skills at a professional level.
• Strong verbal and written communication with out of box thinking abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office products (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• EY is actively looking to enhance the recruitment and retention of nationals and females across all MENA/GCC offices.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• CISA, CISSP, CISM, and/or CIA certification is essential for long-term growth in the role; Based on an individual’s professional background, area of specialization or industry focus, we recognize that other certifications, credentials or experience may be more relevant than the listed certifications and therefore may be acceptable.
• Experience of working in a similar role with an international consulting firm.
• More operationally focused in working and institutionalizing best practices and process.

What we look for

We are interested in professionals who are business savvy with a passion for quality work, innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• Long-term career: we are a Big-4 global firm operating in almost all countries of the world.
• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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