KPMG
Senior Associate – Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (ENR)
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 23/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
06/02/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
23/03/2026
Job description
The Senior Associate – Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (ENR) role at KPMG in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributes to advisory client engagements across governance, risk, compliance, internal audit, corporate governance, and enterprise risk management. As an Advisory Senior, the role makes significant technical contributions to client engagements and internal initiatives, establishes and strengthens internal and external relationships, and identifies and escalates potential business opportunities within ongoing projects. The role focuses on anticipating and identifying risks, compliance, and governance issues, ensuring work plans are executed, documented, and concluded in compliance with KPMG guidelines. The position covers COSO-aligned Internal Control over Financial Reporting, internal audit delivery, corporate governance advisory, and enterprise-wide risk management, including development of frameworks, policies, procedures, testing programs, risk assessments, reporting, and dashboards. The role requires proficiency in MS Office, Power BI, and data analytics, and supports management, governance stakeholders, boards, and committees through structured reporting and advisory services.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Make significant technical contributions to governance, risk, and compliance advisory client engagements and internal projects
- Establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external client relationships and escalate potential business opportunities
- Execute, document, and conclude work plans in compliance with KPMG guidelines and advisory methodologies
- Conduct COSO-aligned risk assessments covering the five components and 17 principles to identify financial reporting and operational risks
- Perform process walkthroughs to validate alignment with policies and identify control design and implementation gaps
- Develop and execute ICFR testing programs to assess design and operating effectiveness of key controls
- Prepare ICFR reports communicating gaps, risks, root causes, and remediation recommendations to management and governance stakeholders
- Perform internal audit risk assessments, develop audit programs, conduct testing, and write detailed audit reports
- Advise on corporate governance structures, Delegation of Authority, board and committee terms of reference, and governance frameworks
- Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments, develop ERM tools, risk registers, heatmaps, dashboards, and support ERM reporting to leadership and board committees
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related field
- Possess approximately 2 to 4 years of related work experience in audit, risk, governance, or advisory services
- Hold or be working toward industry certifications such as ACCA, ICAEW, CIA, CRMA, CRICS, or ACAMS
- Demonstrate experience in COSO implementation and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
- Show experience in internal audit, corporate governance, and enterprise risk management engagements
- Demonstrate proficiency in MS Office and Power BI, with data analytics knowledge considered an advantage
- Bring related audit or applicable business experience, with international business exposure preferred
- Demonstrate language proficiency in English and Arabic