Enterprise Risk Management Senior Consultant

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. 

 

Join our continuously growing team, which employs over 2.200 professionals in Greece, and is listed in Greece's Top Employers for 2023! Experience great flexibility, under our hybrid operating model across our offices in Athens, Patras, and Thessaloniki, while benefiting from personalized learning and career development opportunities. We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering an environment where everyone's unique perspectives are valued, that supports you in building an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

 

The opportunity

We are currently seeking for risk professionals to join our Enterprise Risk Consulting team. We are looking for team players with excellent professional skills, knowledge of the leading practice processes and the development and optimization of governance, risk management and internal controls.

 

Your key responsibilities

In a world where risk is everywhere, organizations look to us to transform their approach to risk and turn it into a means not only to protect the enterprise, but to help them create value. As a member of our Enterprise Risk Consulting Team, you will belong to an international network of professionals helping our clients transform their risk functions and implement solutions to provide executive leadership with valuable insights for decision-making. You can expect to work with high level client personnel, 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 in order to meet the ever changing needs of our clients.

 

Skills and attributes for success

• Consistently deliver quality client services; monitor progress, manage risk, and make certain that key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to our clients’ businesses.
• Establish effective relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels.
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge, demonstrate ability to assimilate new knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Work effectively in a team, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on progress.
• Contribute to business development efforts.
• Ambition for professional development.

 

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering or other related field.
• At least three years of related work experience.
• Good understanding of core business processes, associated risks and leading practice controls.
• Good understanding of principles of Enterprise Risk Management and GRC concepts.
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience with risk management and internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO, ISO).
• Experience with the assessment, design and implementation of risk management programs, including risk governance, risk appetite and risk tolerance, risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies, risk monitoring and reporting; integration of risk management and strategic and business planning processes; and integration of risk management functions.
• Any implementation experience with known GRC tools will be considered an asset.
• Fluent knowledge of English (written and verbal).
• IT and data analytics skills.

 

Ideally, you will also have

• Master’s degree in the areas of Business Administration, Accounting & Finance, Risk Management, Information Technology, Engineering or other related field.
• Prior experience as a consultant or client-serving professional.
• Specific sector experience in processes, risks and controls associated with these in one of the following sectors: Energy, Power & Utilities, Pharmaceutical, Shipping, Banking, Manufacturing, Telco.
• Professional certifications/other certifications (completed or in progress) in the field of Risk Management, Internal Controls, Internal Audit will be considered an asset.
• Ability/flexibility to travel on overseas assignment as the need arises.
• Completed military obligations (where applicable).

 

What we look for

We are interested in motivated professionals worthy of trust, with a natural ability to lead, resolve complex problems and work as part of a