Have extensive internal audit and internal controls leadership and implementation experience, preferably in professional services organizations or industry;
Be able to identify and engage in broader governance discussions and resulting opportunities;
Understand, and be able to create or assess the effectiveness of existing internal audit functions;
Have experience interacting with board and audit committee members;
Be recognized in the local internal audit and risk community;
Have an established network of relationships in the local area;
Be willing and prepared to lead our efforts to grow this critical segment of the market;
Develop an approach to succeed in the market and provide guidance and support to the team;
Develop and mentor GRCS staff to develop help grow our employees in support of KPMG’s focus on performance development;
Assist organizations with the development, implementation, and implementation of internal audit plans and projects in an internal audit outsourcing or co-sourcing arrangement;
Implement internal audit plans, internal controls testing programs and Enterprise Risk Management engagements and manage teams to implement advisory projects;
Participate in the development and delivery of engagement presentations and deliverables to clients;
Supporting the development, documentation, and assessment of goals, risks, controls, organizations, business processes, systems, reports, and programs/projects across a wide variety of environments;
Develop, lead and care for client engagement plans, deliverables and expectations as well as review the quality of the fieldwork and deliverables prepared by more junior team members;
Simultaneously lead and guide multiple client engagements of varying size, scope and complexity.
Requirements :
7+ years in positions of internal audit, risk management, internal controls, and regulatory compliance leadership;
Extensive internal controls, compliance, governance and process improvement experience;
Team organization and business development skills;
Demonstrated ability to identify and grow opportunities;
Experience in effectively developing and managing a team;
Excellent verbal and written communication;
Flexible in their style and quite willing to learn new ways, methods, and approaches;
Ability to adapt methodologies and techniques to unique circumstances;
Self-motivated and is willing to ask probing questions to uncover client opportunities;
CPA and/or CIA designation would be beneficial;
Knowledge internal auditing standards and practices would be beneficial.