Summary
Grant Thornton UAE is hiring a Senior Consultant for its Business Risk Services team in Abu Dhabi. The role involves delivering internal audit and financial risk management assignments, assessing controls and risk processes, and preparing audit plans, reports, and client presentations. The consultant will supervise junior colleagues, support client implementation, and contribute to proposals and financial management. Applicants need at least 3 years of relevant experience, a degree in accounting or finance, and a qualified-level professional credential such as CA UK, CPA, ACA, or ACCA; strong English is required and Arabic is advantageous.
The posting
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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 part of a team driven 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 (CA UK, CPA, ACA, ACCA) is mandatory
- Excellent verbal written, and presentation skills in English, Arabic is advantegous
- Strong working 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
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