Associate Director - Financial Services: Governance, Risk and Compliance Services

Job DescriptionTypical Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with majors in Finance, Accounting, Business or Economics MBA / CIA / Chartered Accountant or equivalent10+ years of experience They need to demonstrate specialization in select solutions such as enterprise risk management, compliance, cooperate governance.They need to demonstrate specialization in financial services sectors. Core Technical SkillsTaking responsibility for leading Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) & Corporate Governance services client engagements, including providing business process improvement services and performing Quality Assurance and SOX reviews.Acting as key contact for the client and attending client meetings. You will be required to maintain client satisfaction and strong long-term client relationships.Reviewing internal audit/ERM agreements, information memoranda, proposals, and reports prepared for client use. Ensuring report writing and data collation is undertaken by more junior members of the team to quality standards.Managing multi-disciplinary teams, coordinating the work of junior staff and working with colleagues across IARCS and KPMG, with responsibility for delivery and the overall quality of advisory services.Managing a portfolio of client engagements, ensuring rigorous engagement management practices are followed, including engagement budgeting and forecasting, due diligence and risk management, billing, quality review, people performance and review of engagement work papers. Supporting other advisory teams running assignments, providing and coordinating programme management advisory support.Managing members of the assurance engagement team, including appraisals, setting engagement objectives and carrying out performance reviews at the end of each engagement.Conducting high level research to develop the business, maintaining broad sector knowledge and researching client engagements. Effectively communicating technical internal/external issues to clients, with numerous insights and assists in benchmarking their existing business practices and providing them with practical recommendations to incorporate leading industry practices within their business operations.Maintaining and developing broad cross functional network (within the firm Audit, Tax and Advisory and other member firms) in order to articulate in detail to clients all service offerings of the IARCS department and other areas of KPMG.Actively contributes and participates in firm s agenda to enhance market visibility.Would be responsible for development of the business plans of the department along with budgets and forecast.Relevant Advisory Skills And BehaviorsDetailed knowledge of and experience in providing advisory services such as Internal Audit, ERM and Corporate Governance for clients in specialized industry sectors such as Financial Services.A working knowledge of the internal audit definition and corporate governance codes (both regional and global), and risk management, critically showing an ability to relate experience and knowledge to the wider business environment. Ability to develop strong client relationships, (with the Board and Committee) establishing deep and sustainable business opportunities. A strong team player but able to work on own initiative. Ability to deliver work within tight timescales, to budget and to a high quality. Ambitious, goal-oriented and business-minded with strong leadership and high ethical standardsExcellent communication and presentation skills (both written and oral) and first rate inter-personal skills.Must be a quick learner and must pay attention to details.Strong analytical bent of mind and structured problem solving approach.Must be able to handle pressure, prioritize tasks and work under stringent deadline stress.Should have good research skills and must be adept at data management.