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Grant Thornton UAE Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager - Business Risk Services (Internal Audit - Engineering Background) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
We're a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 750 people across the UAE and experiencing exciting growth! We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.
As a Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager, you'll lead strategic initiatives, provide expert advice to clients, and drive impactful change. Your expertise will shape business outcomes and contribute to our clients' success in a rapidly evolving market. Discover your purple and join our Business Risk Services Team today!
Let us paint a picture for you
Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.
Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.
Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.
About the Internal Audit - Business Risk Services Line
Discover tailored risk solutions with our BRS team. From proactive risk detection to optimizing internal controls, we empower your organization with strategies that drive efficiency and safeguard against threats. With a focus on transparency and collaboration, we build robust audit frameworks that ensure resilience and foster growth in an ever-changing business landscape.
As a Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager some of your responsibilities will include:
Ensuring scope of assigned engagements is being met and direct involvement in all areas
Reviewing the fieldwork done by junior members of the team
Producing close out documentation and leads close-out meetings with the client
Reviewing draft reports for manager's review
Preparing reporting packs / meeting presentations for the higher management / board
Ensuring all manager review points and client comments are addressed into final deliverables
Ensuring file is completed in line with the firm's methodology prior to submission to a manager
Assisting in maintaining monthly billing cycle
Field management responsibilities including completing file reviews and preparing reports for review by engagement manager
Establishing effective working relationship with external auditors to provide reliance on internal audit work
Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with all clients and colleagues
Financial Management including billing and income collection, compilation of profitability budgets and management of financial review process to achieve target internal profit measures
Monitoring WIP for clients on regular, e.g. monthly basis, and managing WIP to keep at a minimum level and minimising write-offs
Executing internal audit assignments independently to the required scope in compliance with risk based internal audit methodology including Plant Operations, Plant Maintenance, Asset Integrity, HSE, Projects (FEED to EPC), Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Well Integrity, Reservoir Engineering, Drilling Operations, Material Management, Logistics etc.
Working with counter fraud to ensure control weaknesses are accounted for within internal audit delivery
Attending close-out meetings with clients and having a full understanding of issues discussed
Participating in proactive and reactive fraud assignments to identify potential instances of fraud
Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager? Like the color purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering
3 – 6+ years of related work experience in Internal Audit / Risk Management
Currently holding a relevant professional qualification (CIA, CISA, CISM, CISP, or equivalent)
Internationally recognized Certifications in the in the technical areas such as Sustainability, HSE, process safety, Energy Risk Management etc.
Internal audit experience in technical areas such as operations, maintenance, projects, supply chain, asset integrity, HSE, process safety, reservoir engineering, drilling operations, etc. is essential
Broad experience of internal audit and risk management within the Oil & Gas, Power, Utility or Energy industry is essential
Strong written and spoken English. Arabic speaking would be advantageous
Confident in delivering and managing a portfolio of Internal Audits assignments
Experienced in the use of data analytics, with a track record of successful use of the tool
Experience of preparing and delivering presentations
At Grant Thornton we're focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. That's our purpose. Or, as we like to say, our purple.
Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?
We are committed to electronically confirm with all applicants when an application has been received. If your application is shortlisted, then our talent acquisition team will get in touch with you.