Sr Consultant - Risk Advisory/Audit

Senior Consultant for a Consulting firm

Academic qualifications: Chartered Accountant/MBA

Experience:

- 3 to 4 years of post-qualification experience" in risk advisory/related internal audit experience/external audit experience in big 4/ mid size firms

Role:

- Responsible for executing client related engagements in the areas of governance, risk & compliance (GRC), internal audits, process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, revenue assurance, SOX 404 & Clause 49 assistance.

- Determine that the work delivered is of high quality.

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

- Actively establish & strengthen client (functional heads & key influencers) and internal relationships.

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

- Create a positive learning culture, coaches, counsels and develops junior team members.

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

Responsibilities:

- Service delivery related

- Execution on client engagements – Ensure quality delivery as per client requirements.

- Review of working papers & client folders. Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.

- Identify areas requiring improvement in the client's business processes to enable preparation of re- commendations.

- Indentify & internally escalate and potential red flags related to the engagement.

- Demonstrate industry expertise (detailed understanding of the industry, trends, issues/challenges and leading practices).

- Preparation of reports/deliverables/status updates/audit committee presentations.

- Demonstrate ability of multi-task and manage multiple projects as directed by the managers.

- Handling data analytics - Access, ACL etc.

- Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures.

- Awareness of internal auditing standards issued by IIA and ICAI.

- Demonstrate an application & solution-based approach to problem solving technique.

- Manage the engagement budgets and support superiors in developing marketing collaterals, business proposals and new solution / methodology development.

- Develop strong working relationships with client (process owner/functional heads).

- Attention to detail and mentor young interns and analysts within the practice.

- Contribute to knowledge management sessions within the practice.

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

30% travelling to client sites.