Description:

Since establishing its presence in 1928, KPMG in Malaysia has grown to be a part of KPMG’s global success. With more than 2,000 professionals located across 8 offices nationwide, KPMG in Malaysia provides services ranging from assurance and tax to financial advisory and business advisory. At KPMG, we are passionate about working with our clients to deliver exceptional value, we provide the environment for our people to flourish and realize their full potential and we continuously extend the frontiers of our shared knowledge.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a renowned, fast-paced and professional organization with good career development opportunities.

KPMG's Governance, Risk & Compliance Services (GRCS) practice provides board advisory, enterprise risk management, internal audit, software license review and controls compliance services built upon our clear understanding of business issues and opportunities. We assist our clients to optimize their risk management, controls and governance processes to manage risks while identifying and pursuing important opportunities to enhance business value.

Responsibilities:

• Acting as engagement manager in delivering the services contracted.
• Lead discussions with the client and support the engagement partner and/or director through review of working papers, development of findings, drafting report and presentation of deliverables at both client management level and at the Audit Committee or Board of Directors level. The candidate must be able to accommodate concurrent engagements as these engagements may be at various stages of completion.
• The ability to work on proposals and develop opportunities with clients is also an important consideration.

Ability to deliver the following types of engagement:

• Risk-based internal audit
• Enterprise risk management (ERM), including ERM assessment.
• Corporate governance advisory
• Cost improvement reviews
• Quality Assurance Review of the Internal Audit function
• Contract compliance reviews
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 compliance testing

Position grade for successful shortlisted candidates will be based upon the assessment on the candidate's profile during the interview session, if invited.

Requirements :

• A recognized degree or a professional qualification in Accounting / Finance / Business / IT / Law or related disciplines.
• CIA or pursuit of CIA will be an added advantage. If without CIA upon confirmation after probation, must be willing to pursue CIA certification under training contract with KPMG.
• Relevant working experience for Experienced Hires (e.g. audit firms, consulting firms, leading commercial organizations and regulators; with demonstrated expertise in any one of the afore-mentioned service areas)
• Ability to write objective and value-adding reports independently.
• Ambitious, mature and business-minded, in particular the ability to keep abreast with contemporary industry developments, with strong leadership and high ethical standards.
• A self-starter and must be a team player.
• Ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, in particular interacting with Audit Committees and Boards of Directors
• High analytical and rationalization ability.
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize tasks.