Protiviti - Senior Consultant - Internal Audit - Insurance Domain

SENIOR CONSULTANT (Internal Audit - Insurance)

Role Overview

We have a challenging opportunity opened up for the role of Senior Consultant in our Internal Audit - Insurance practice.

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. E.g. 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. 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.

Role Requirements

- Spearhead client facing teams and guide them on solution delivery. Independently lead smaller modules of the engagement.

- Identify, assess and monitor risks by developing a risk management plan and strategy and identify opportunities to improve business processes.

- Assist clients in addressing compliance, financial, operational and strategic risk.

- Assist team members in developing technical and professional competency. Coach, train and support consultants in the team.

- Independently execute assignments. Typical assignments comprise of conducting reviews of systems, internal controls, re-engineering processes, documentation of Standard Operating Procedures, and cost & working capital optimization.

- Manage multiple assignments and related project teams.

- Meet quality guidelines within the established turnaround time (or allotted budget) for assigned requests.

- Establish deep relationships with client personnel (at appropriate levels) by understanding client's perspective.

- Assist clients with testing internal process controls and developing internal audit plans.

- 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 by implementing leading practices.

- Constantly monitor project progress, manage risk and verify key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.

- Participate in sales and support business development initiatives.

- Undertake additional initiatives such as developing internal knowledge database, making presentations to the entire team on new developments, writing newsletters etc.

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

Desired Profile

- Chartered Accountant/Certified Internal Auditor/Masters in Business Administration. Preferably CA qualification in 1st/2nd attempt with good article ship experience

- 4+ years of Insurance industry experience in operation or audit

- Excellent analytical skills in Excel and ACL and an operational knowledge of IFRS if any

- Understand the current accounting principles and internal control concepts (COSO, COBIT).

- Working knowledge of auditing processes and methodologies, including flow charting.

- Working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications. Prior project management and supervisory skills required.

- Strong inter-personnel, analytical and management skills.

Other related skill areas that will be beneficial to any candidate include experience in:

- Internal audit / SOX experience with Big 4 or a leading accounting 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. Travel throughout the month frequently required based on client requests/commitments. Second language skills and international business experience will be useful.

Location: Kuwait

About Us

Protiviti Member Firm is the exclusive representative and Member firm of Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) for the Middle East Region. Protiviti is a global business consulting and internal audit firm composed of experts specializing in risk, advisory and transaction services. The firm helps solve problems in finance and transactions, operations, human capital, 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.