
EY
Senior Consultant - Forensics
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 04/12/2025
Job overview
Date posted
20/10/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
04/12/2025
Job description
The Senior Consultant - Forensics role at EY in Dubai focuses on assisting organizations in protecting and restoring enterprise and financial reputation through comprehensive forensic and integrity services. The position involves providing strategic sourcing services related to regulatory compliance, corporate governance, fraud risk assessments, enterprise risk management, and internal controls. The consultant is expected to lead multiple client engagement teams, working directly with senior client personnel to address compliance, financial, and operational risks, as well as to design, test, and implement internal control systems and SOX frameworks to mitigate risk. The role also includes developing and managing internal audit plans and delivering internal audit services on an outsourcing basis. The consultant must be able to adapt methods and practices to suit different operational environments and contribute to thought leadership within the firm. Responsibilities extend to guiding and mentoring team members, managing complex client engagements, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. A thorough understanding of regulatory expectations and international standards, such as those from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), is essential. The position requires broad industry expertise and experience with a top-tier consulting firm, ideally with exposure to the MENA region. Fluency in Arabic and English is an asset. The position also offers continuous learning, career growth, and leadership development within a diverse and inclusive culture at EY, a leading global professional services organization operating across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax, and transactions.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead and grow a forensics team providing regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and fraud risk assessment services to clients.
- Manage multiple client engagement teams and oversee high-level client interactions addressing compliance, financial, and operational risks.
- Perform internal control testing, develop internal audit plans, and deliver internal audit services on an outsourcing basis.
- Assess clients’ current internal control environments and SOX frameworks to identify weaknesses and recommend improvements.
- Provide strategic advice on governance, controls, risk management, and ethical practices.
- Guide and mentor team members, sharing knowledge and focusing on complex and judgmental issues.
- Create engagement strategies that comply with professional standards and deliver quality results.
- Develop and deliver presentations and proposals for complex client projects.
- Maintain relationships with client management to align expectations and deliverables.
- Collaborate with EY’s global network of advisors to provide cross-border expertise and support.
Experience & skills
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in the forensics domain, with background in GRC, internal and external audit, risk advisory, compliance, and risk assessment.
- Experience with a top-tier consulting firm and strong industry network.
- Ability to lead teams combining cross-border experience with local expertise across diverse industries.
- Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver engagement objectives effectively.
- Strong understanding of regulatory expectations and international standards, including FATF guidelines.
- Experience performing internal control assessments and SOX framework evaluations.
- Working experience in the MENA region preferred.
- Fluency in Arabic and English preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with entrepreneurial drive and innovative mindset.