Grant Thornton
Senior Consultant, Internal Audit and Financial Risk
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 28/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
14/10/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
28/11/2026
Job description
Capital, liquidity, credit and market risk sit at the centre of the Financial Services work this Senior Consultant handles in Grant Thornton's Business Risk Services team in Abu Dhabi. Assignments run independently and cover stress testing, internal risk models, data management and risk reporting. Some projects start with a current state assessment and gap analysis, then move into Target Operating Model design and updated risk management policies and procedures. Internal audit engagements follow a familiar path, from draft terms of reference and audit planning through fieldwork, file reviews and close-out meetings. Junior colleagues work under your supervision, and you lead planning and exit meetings with clients. Reports and recommendations need to reflect what each client wants and can realistically implement. Billing, collections and profitability budgets also form part of the job, alongside proposal writing. Expect to bring at least 3 years in internal audit or risk management at a top international consulting firm, a qualified CA UK, CPA, ACA or ACCA, and strong data analytics skills, with Arabic an advantage.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Prepare draft terms of reference and audit planning documents before client meetings, processing any revisions
- Write business proposals and submit them on time to the line manager
- Perform fieldwork ready for review
- Execute financial risk management assignments in Financial Services, covering capital, liquidity, credit and market risk, stress testing, internal risk models, data management and risk reporting
- Conduct current state assessments, gap analysis and Target Operating Model design
- Build risk reporting processes and develop or update risk management policies, procedures and standards
- Produce close-out documentation and contribute to close-out meetings with clients
- Maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues
- Complete file reviews and prepare reports for review by the assistant manager and engagement manager
- Supervise audits assigned to junior colleagues, leading planning and exit meetings
- Deliver reports and presentations for assigned projects
- Formulate recommendations that reflect each client's wishes, capabilities and limitations
- Assist clients in implementing agreed plans and resolving discrepancies
- Support engagement financial management, including billing, income collection and profitability budgets
- Uphold Internal Audit and Quality Assurance processes and expectations
Experience & skills
- Bring 3 or more years of experience in Internal Audit or Risk Management within a top international consulting firm
- Hold a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting or finance
- Possess a full professional qualification such as CA UK, CPA, ACA or ACCA
- Analyse large datasets and detect anomalies using data analytics tools and techniques
- Communicate clearly in written and spoken English, with Arabic an advantage
- Present findings confidently to clients
- Work to tight deadlines while staying detail-focused