Senior Associate - ERS (GRC - Telecom Sector Exp. Preferred)

Role Overview

Senior Associate - ERS (GRC - Telecom Sector Experience Preferred) at KPMG. Location not specified in source.

Role Purpose

As an Advisory Senior, you will make significant technical contributions to client engagements and internal projects while establishing and strengthening internal and external relationships. You will anticipate and identify risks, compliance, and governance issues, escalating appropriately to Manager/Director level, and confirm that work plans are properly executed, documented, and concluded in compliance with KPMG guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Assessment and Analysis

• Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments to identify strategic, operational, financial and compliance risks and evaluate their impact on organizational objectives.
• Conduct COSO-aligned risk assessments to identify financial reporting and operational risks and pinpoint gaps across the five components and 17 principles.
• Perform risk assessments by analyzing current risks and identifying potential risks affecting the company.

Internal Control and Financial Reporting

• Perform process walkthroughs to understand actual practices, validate alignment with policies, and identify control design and implementation gaps.
• Develop ICFR testing programs to assess design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
• Design policies, procedures and control frameworks that establish a robust and balanced internal control environment.
• Identify process and control deficiencies and recommend value-adding, risk-mitigating solutions.
• Support preparation of ICFR documentation and schedules required for management reporting and external audit reliance.

Internal Audit

• Conduct process understanding sessions with clients to gain knowledge of on-ground practices, policies and procedures implemented to identify design gaps and associated risks.
• Develop internal audit programs containing detailed testing strategies to validate the efficacy of implemented controls.
• Write detailed audit reports effectively communicating gaps, risks and recommendations.
• Prepare reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties.

Corporate Governance

• Advise on effective corporate governance structure including roles and responsibilities of the CEO and Board Committees.
• Assist in development of Delegation of Authority at corporate level based on constitutional documents such as Articles of Association, Shareholder Agreement, and BOD committee terms of reference.
• Advise on matters to be delegated to the CEO and matters reserved for BOD/Shareholder consideration.
• Assist in drafting terms of reference for BOD Committees.
• Advise on the type of BOD committees to be developed, including advisory or decision-making committees.
• Ensure full compliance with relevant legislation and regulation pertaining to corporate governance of the entity.
• Assist in managing the preparation and publication of the Annual Corporate Governance Statement, Reports and Accounts, and other annual reports as required, including monitoring and disclosure of Third-Party transactions.
• Assist in implementation of the governance framework.
• Conduct regular review and maintenance of the Corporate Governance policy.

Enterprise Risk Management

• Facilitate process and business unit walkthroughs to understand current practices, validate alignment with policies, and identify risk exposures and control gaps.
• Develop ERM assessment and monitoring tools, including risk registers, heatmaps, scoring criteria and mitigation tracking frameworks.
• Design ERM policies, frameworks and procedures that establish a structured and consistent approach to risk identification, assessment, response and reporting.
• Identify control and process weaknesses affecting risk management effectiveness and recommend practical, value-adding mitigation strategies.
• Prepare clear ERM reports and dashboards communicating top risks, trends, mitigation progress and emerging risk insights for leadership and board committees.
• Support preparation of ERM documentation and schedules required for risk committee updates, strategic planning and regulatory reporting.

Stakeholder Engagement and Client Management

• Lead client discussions to present gaps, root causes and practical remediation actions.
• Lead client discussions and presentations for gaps identified along with root causes and provide agile solutions mitigating risks.
• Lead stakeholder discussions to present key risks, root causes and prioritized mitigation actions, enabling informed decision-making.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel.
• Build strong internal relationships within KPMG and with other services across the organization.
• Identify and escalate potential business opportunities for KPMG within ongoing projects.
• Escalate risks, compliance and governance issues as appropriate to Manager/Director.

Team Collaboration and Support

• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility and providing support.
• Maintain communication and update senior team members on progress.
• Contribute to performance feedback for staff.
• Perform other cognate duties.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business or other related field.
• Approximately 2 to 4 years of related work experience.
• Related audit or applicable business experience.
• Industry-related certification such as ACCA, ICAEW, CIA, CRMA, CRICS, or ACAMS.
• International business experience preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency with MS Office and Power BI.
• Knowledge in data analytics (advantage).
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated integrity, values, principles and work ethic.
• Language proficiency in English and Arabic.
• COSO Implementation and Internal Control over Financial Reporting expertise.