Assurance - Business Controls Risk - Director

Job description / Role

Line of Service
Assurance

Specialism
Assurance

Management Level
Director

Job Description & Summary
Due to the rapid growth of our Business Controls & Risk team, we currently have opportunities for an ambitious and highly motivated Director with a proven track record of high quality delivery of client projects. We would like to hear from Directors with experience of working with Governance and Policies & Procedures projects and a background in finance (ACA preferred) and risk and control.

Responsibilities
- You will be required to possess strong project management skills as the delivery role requires client management, project budgeting and finance management, and coaching and resource management on a portfolio of clients. A key part of delivery will be the creation, review and delivery of complex client deliverables which will include executive level reporting through to detailed design documentation.
- Developing yourself personally, taking a keen interest in trends in governance and policies & procedures and the impact on our clients so you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market
- The role also requires that the candidate is able to collaborate with colleagues across different competences within our Business Controls & Enterprise Risk team (e.g. Performance Assurance, FS Regulatory Risk and Enterprise Risk Management) to bring our clients high value solutions
- Based on clients' requirements the candidates will provide practical risk and control focused expertise to discuss and design potential solutions in governance and policies & procedures, and recommend changes to designs provided by other parties.
- Working with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate; and,
- Keeping up to date with current trends from the region and from across the world.
- As an experienced Director in the team, the role includes wider practice management responsibilities which will include coaching, training and mentoring junior staff, competency development and market eminence activities.
- The role sits within a rapidly growing part of PwC's Business Controls & Enterprise Risk team within our Risk Assurance Middle East practice. You will be an integral part of the team responsible for the delivery of Policies & Procedures and Governance projects across a range of sectors, across the Middle East. You will have access to all of the latest training and development tools and the support of the wider PwC network.
- The role will be to take the lead in driving our market opportunities across the region and ensuring our teams deliver high quality projects. The focus will be on Policies & Procedures and Governance but also interlinking with the other solution leaders.

Requirements

Requirements:

- The candidate will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis. They will be able to work independently and as part of a team with a fast pace and a high energy that will translate into a high quality output.
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant subject.
- Mandatory qualifications: The following qualification(s) are mandatory for the candidate to perform the role e.g. ACA, ACCA, ADIT, PMP or equivalent.
- Years of Experience: 10 years+ of relevant experience in risk and controls, business process and governance, preferably within a professional services environment and ideally with PwC experience.
- In-depth understanding of Governance frameworks and the principles of strong internal controls.
- Implementation experience of working with client through change programmes.
- Knowledge in the issues facing the clients in the Middle East.
- Exposure to a wide variety of industries e.g. Government, FS, CIPS, TICE, EUM, etc.
- Strong interest and passion for developing offerings, teams and people.
- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise work load whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
- Proven IT skills in the following programmes - excel, word, PowerPoint etc. and strong report writing skills.
- Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Fluent in English but multilingual Arabic speaker would be a benefit. However, the experience and proven technical skills are more important.
- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates.

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.