Protiviti - Senior Consultant - Internal Audit - Banking & Financial Services

Senior consultants work in a client facing role and take on the responsibility of identifying, assessing and monitoring risks by developing a risk management plan and strategy. They assist clients in addressing compliance, financial, operational and strategic risk. They work in teams to provide high-quality execution of projects for clients across a wide range of industries. Typical projects comprise of conducting reviews of systems, processes and internal controls. Provide recommendations to clients for improvement or remediation and draft reports on gaps & key issues requiring redress.

Senior consultants demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge by staying abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business. They establish deep relationships with client personnel (at appropriate levels) by understanding client's perspective and become the de-facto go-to-person. Their work output is expected to be of outstanding quality. They constantly monitor project progress, manage risk and verify key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.

Senior consultants also participate in sales and support business development initiatives. In addition, they get opportunities to perform research and contribute to the development of thought leadership. If assigned, they are expected to coach, train and support junior members in the team.

Internal Audit professionals assist clients with testing internal process controls and developing internal audit plans. They assess the current state of an organization's internal control/Sarbanes-Oxley Act framework and help clients drive value and efficiency in their internal controls utilizing the latest technology and leading practices.

Key Responsibilities :

- Execute client related internal audit and special engagements in the areas of Regulatory/compliance, Risk and Advisory and Consulting Services, treasury and financial controls, governance, risk & compliance (GRC), process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, IT and security risk, sales channel and distribution specifically in Banking and Financial Services domain.

- Apply operational knowledge of IFRS on all assignments

- Draft various internal audit reports, presentations and working sheets for senior management and at Board levels

- Actively participate in meetings and willing to take up additional tasks such as developing internal knowledge database, making presentations to the entire team on new developments, writing newsletters

- Maintain control over assignment and ensure the work delivered is of high quality

- Anticipate and identify engagement related risks and escalate issues as appropriate

- Actively establish and strengthen client and internal relationships

- Identify and escalate potential business opportunities for the firm on existing client engagements

- Create a positive learning culture and assist in improvement of supporting consultants through coaching, counseling and development interventions

- Assist seniors and managers in developing new methodologies and internal initiatives

Desired Profile :

- Chartered Accountant/Certified Internal Auditor/Masters in Business Administration with 2-5 years of Banking and Financial Services industry experience in operations or audit

- Excellent analytical skills in Excel and ACL

- Excellent verbal, and written communication skills as well as ability to make persuasive recommendations and formally present or report information at all levels of management

Experience in following areas will be advantageous :

- Internal audit / SOX experience with a leading audit-accounting-advisory firm / banking and investment management.

- Business process re - engineering (Lean / Six Sigma)

- Risk management implementation and monitoring

- Knowledge of regulatory environments and application of regulatory body pronouncements and guidelines

- Organizational re-design

- Business analysis

- Project management skills

- Finance and product control

- Change management

Key Personal Attributes :

- A good blend of creative thinking and rigorous analysis in solving business problems

- A strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel. Stay abreast of current business and economic developments and new pronouncements/ standards relevant to the client's business.

- Must work well in a team-oriented environment as well as independently. Work with team members to set goals and responsibilities for specific engagements. Foster teamwork and innovation.

- Ability to work under pressure. Mature, proactive and displays initiative. Manages own and others time well.

- Possesses excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. Good oral and written communication skills including documentation of findings and recommendations. Adept at preparing and presenting reports to an audience.

- Ability to travel as necessary to meet client needs. This may require travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. Second language skills and international business experience will be useful.

About Us :

Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global business consulting and internal audit firm composed of experts specializing in risk, advisory and transaction services. The firm provides management consulting services in relation to the financial sector including in finance and transactions, operations, human capital, information technology, litigation, governance, risk and compliance. Protiviti's highly trained, results oriented professionals provide a unique perspective on a wide range of critical business issues for clients in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.