Senior Associates- Risk Assurance Services

Department:

Assurance

Job type:

Permanent

Closing date:

12-Jul-13

Location:

Nairobi

Reference Number:

123-KEN00058

The Company

PwC firms help organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. In Sub-Saharan Africa, we're the largest provider of professional services with offices in 26 countries and close to 8 000 people. This enables us to provide our clients with seamless and consistent service, wherever they’re located on the continent. Our in-depth knowledge and understanding of African operating environments enables us to put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and offer truly tailored Tax, Assurance and Advisory solutions to unique business challenges.
Risk Assurance helps management to make well informed decisions. The insight and independent assurance we bring provides an invaluable safeguard in today's complex operating environment. We work with our clients in their boardrooms and their back offices, delivering business control to help them to protect and strengthen every aspect of their business in risk management and compliance, internal audit, corporate governance., IT risk management,business controls advisory, corporate sustainability and IT consultancy.

We are looking for Senior Associates with specialization in all areas within Risk Assurance. The four solution sets include: IT risk Assurance, Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management and Business controls advisory solutions.

Roles & Responsibilities

The successful candidates will be required to:
-Identify opportunities to add value to clients and earn revenue for the firm by keeping abreast with industry -developments and translating them to services the firm can render to current and potential clients
-Ensure relevant risk & compliance checks on assignments are completed
-Manage project economics on an ongoing basis to manage assignment costs and ensure profitability
-Be technically adept in order to guide the assignment team (s)
-Develop and maintain good working relationships with middle to high level management as appropriate to ensure an excellent, professional working atmosphere to deliver the assignments
-Be the contact person between client and assignment team(s) as appropriate during assignments to ensure successful assignment delivery
-Develop team through coaching and on the job training for junior team members to ensure their technical development and assignment delivery
-To provide timely and constructive feedback on engagements

Additional Information

The requirements for this role are:
-Degree in relevant field (information systems and business) and relevant professional qualification (CISM; CISA). Audit knowledge will be an added advantage
-Have demonstrable SAP Governance Risk & Compliance skills.
-3 - 5 years’ relevant experience
-Must be self-motivated, able to work independently, flexibility in working hours
-Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
-Good presentation skills (comfortable making oral presentations before client/client teams
-Good organizational and project management skills
-Demonstrated ability to manage teams
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