Risk Consulting, Governance & Risk, Senior Manager

We invite highly motivated and dynamic professionals with relevant experience to join our Assurance and Risk Consulting Team. Our Team comprises professionals who helps our clients manage their business risks through the review and analysis of risks and controls within their business processes and the testing of these controls. Our professionals typically assist clients in developing risk based internal audit plans and undertake internal audit reviews of the business processes. We believe in adding value, and our recommendations help our clients better manage their risks through the strengthening of business process controls. Successful candidates will have the opportunity of working on internal audit assignments in various industries, within Asia Pacific and beyond.

The successful candidate will be:

1. Advising clients on internal control and business process improvements
2. Providing other advisory services such as control self assessment, corporate governance, enterprise risk assessment projects
3. Travel overseas to perform on-site reviews together with other KPMG offices, where applicable
4. Assisting in business development activities to build a steady pipeline of opportunities and wins
5. Coaching, mentoring and providing guidance to staff on career and personal development
6. Having opportunities to broaden own development and greater exposure to relevant services within the Assurance and Risk Consulting Team

The ideal candidate should:

1. Preferably 10+ years of relevant experience, providing assurance and advisory services
2. Possess a degree in Accountancy or equivalent (CPA/CIA preferred) and a minimum of 8 years’ experience in business controls, commercial internal audit or external audit in an international public accounting firm and/or a reputable multinational company
3. Preferably have a good understanding of internal controls, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles coupled with experience in a variety of industries such as real estate, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing industries; knowledge of treasury operations
4. Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities and be responsible for leading audit, advisory and other ad-hoc assignments and ensure quality and timely delivery. This would include executing fieldwork where needed
5. Possess excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present ideas and results to technical and non-technical audiences, which include audit committees and senior management
6. Have good communication, analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to work independently and in a team environment
7. Provide coaching and over-sight to team members and proactively identify staff development opportunities
8. Possess strong project and client management abilities
9. Be willing to travel locally or regionally
10. Be innovative and resourceful with strong interpersonal, organisational, presentation and report writing skills, have a naturally inquisitive mind and be able to think “outside the box”
11. Must be proficient in both spoken / written English and Japanese to communicate with our clients, including Japanese clients.