Senior Consultant, Internal Audit & Risk, Risk Consulting, Belfast or Derry/Londonderry

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Senior Consultant, Internal Audit & Risk, Risk Consulting, Belfast or Derry/Londonderry

The opportunity

We are seeking an Internal Audit and Risk professional to join our Risk Consulting practice, within the Process and Controls team.  Risk Consulting is an integral part of our Consulting Services business, focused on providing high value, independent and trusted advice to Government and Private sector clients. 

Working in our Process and Controls team, you will have the opportunity to work with a variety of Northern Ireland and Ireland based clients to provide practical internal audit, risk management, governance, and process improvement solutions, gaining valuable experience. You will work within different sized, multi-disciplinary teams and play a key role in ensuring high quality outputs and service to our clients. The role involves developing knowledge and implementing new solutions to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients. 

 We have ambitious plans to continue strengthening and growing our offering within Risk Consulting and are looking for a dynamic individual to help us support this area of the practice, to form part of our existing team and to help us deliver our ambitious growth targets in this area. 

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant in our Risk Consulting practice, you will be responsible for delivering to a broad portfolio of clients and engagements simultaneously, collaborating with a sizeable team and supporting the growth of our business. You will be a key member of the Process and Controls Team reporting directly to the Engagement Managers. 

 You will have responsibility for. 

• Supporting a portfolio of engagements with our clients. 

• Collaborating with clients to agree, scope and plan the delivery phase of engagements. 

• Delivering the fieldwork phase of engagements and drafting reportable findings for management review. 

• Working as part of a team to deliver projects, with the ability to lead teams and manage more junior members of staff. 

• Support management on the presentation of our reports and findings to Client Management and Audit Committees. 

• Contributing to developing the market for Internal Audit, Governance and Risk Management services. 

• Supporting the development of our junior team members and acting as mentor and coach. 

Skills and attributes for success 

To qualify for the role;

• A strong track record in the delivery of Internal Audit / Risk Management and Governance related Services 

• Relevant experience across some / all of the areas above. 

• You will be a motivated self-starter, with the ambition to drive a team and support continued growth. 

• You will have experience in supporting business development activities. 

• You will be experienced in presenting to Engagement Management teams and have demonstrable business acumen and risk and controls knowledge. 

• Excellence in oral and written communication and reporting writing are essential. 

• We would expect candidates to have knowledge and experience across some / all of the following: 

• Internal audit, in both financial and operational processes. 

• Risk Management and Governance. 

• Utilising core risk and controls skills in a broad range of projects both in traditional internal audit and in advisory projects aimed at assisting in the implementation of controls / improvements. 

What we look for 

Highly motivated, good communicators and able to establish personal credibility with clients. You will need to convey technical content in business language with client management. You will also need to be a team player who is not only looking to enhance their own career but recognises the value in developing others and strengthening the team. 

What we offer

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