KPMG - Advisory Management Role - Internal Audit & Risk Management

Advisory Management - (Internal audit & Risk management)

Location: Mumbai

Years of Work Experience: 4 - 15 years

Education: CA / ICWA / CS / B.E / B.Tech or Masters in Commerce / Science / Business Administration

Responsibilities:

- Identify deficiencies and inadequacies in process and documentation

- Identifying risks impacting the Advisory function and implementing policies and procedures required to manage those risks

- Ensuring that functional quality assurance guidelines and other quality management materials are up to date

- Acting as the point of contact and counsel for all partners and professional staff in the function towards quality & compliance parameters

- Assisting in Client and Engagement Acceptance approvals

- Participating in Quality training activities

- Take a significant role in sharing knowledge and supporting the development of team members

- To ensure that the risk and other policies are being adhered to

- Conducting and co-ordinating quality and compliance reviews of projects

- Query resolution across the board

- Ability to discuss and communicate ideas and policies to senior management

- Standardization and ongoing monitoring of templates, in co-ordination with other management functions

- Meet stringent quality standards of review and meticulous planning and execution of the tasks assigned

- Regular interaction with senior in-house personnel for ensuring timely reviews & approvals

- Lead Teams and ensure that team members are motivated to perform consistently at high levels of quality and delivery

- Remain current on developments in the Risk & Quality fraternity

- Conduct research, read thought leadership and knowledge repositories, align and learn from peers in business on a regular basis to keep pace with changing client expectations and risks involved

- Work in a dynamic business environment and willing to adapt to different industries on a continuous basis

- Participate & lead various firm/function initiatives/programs

- Plan out work for oneself and reporting team members where relevant

- Performance development of identified team members

- Ideate quality & risk process improvements

The individual:

- Strong understanding of risk & quality processes of service oriented or consulting business model

- Possess good understanding of business processes in a professional service organisation or controlling environment

- Strong analytical, research, and organizational skills, issue identification/prioritization/ resolution and report writing skills.

- Understand, discuss and negotiate engagement related documents and contracts between the Central Risk team and the Client

- Understanding of control rationalization, optimization, effectiveness and efficiency

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Exemplary co-ordination skills and general management capabilities

- High level of organizing, documenting, record keeping and publishing skills

- Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Possess strong data analytics skills and knowledge of advanced data analytical tools will be an advantage

- Inquisitive bent of mind

- Demonstrate integrity, values, principles and strong work ethic

- Able to work hands-on & in a team

- Preferably leading a team

- Ability to work under pressure - stringent deadlines and tough conditions which may demand periodical extended working hours

Qualification and Experience:

- Expert knowledge of MS office (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word) ERP etc

- Project management certification / experience will be an advantage

- Experience in technical/internal/statutory/regulatory audit

- Knowledge of KPMG IT systems for internal management will be an added advantage.