Assurance - MERC - R&Q - Senior Associate

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team, drive meaningful impact, and grow professionally. As an R&Q Associate, your responsibilities include but are not limited to:  

• Being a first point of contact and assisting proactively in the handling of technical risk management, professional standards and regulatory related consultations and queries.
• Handling the review and monitoring of the compliance with professional standards and audit guidance for a selected number of audit engagements’ annually and ensuring that key deadlines are met.
• Contributing to the development of your own and your team’s technical acumen and staying up to date with the professional and regulatory changes.
• Assisting in the various monitoring and reporting activities handled by the R&Q function to ensure compliance with ISQM1 and firm’s Risk Management policies.
• Keeping up to date with local, national business and economic issues and contribute to the thinking of the risk implications and implementation of risk mitigation measures, as needed.  
• Maintenance and update of relevant R&Q tools, templates, checklists, databases etc. that provide guidance and support to engagement teams.
• Being responsible for the coaching, mentoring and development of team members reporting to you while caring about their well-being.

You are ambitious, resilient and always seeking opportunities to grow and develop. In addition, you recognize yourself in the following characteristics:

• A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or another related academic major.
• About 1-3 years of professional experience in external financial audit.
• Completing a recognized professional qualification such as ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA is preferable.
• Experience working with cross industries/clients is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills that allow you to thrive in a team and multicultural environment including remote working abilities.
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English (oral and written) is a plus.
• Strong project management skills.
• Confidence in challenging yourself and others to advice on technical audit and risk management related consultations.
• Ability to establish and nurture positive relationships across all levels.  
• Driving innovative thinking and supports others through change and uncertainty to overcome hurdles.
• Taking pride in your work and in the Audit profession, showing resilience and demonstrating dedication to self-development including being agile and innovative in the digital world.
• Promoting and encouraging others to value differences when working in diverse teams.
• Knowledge in any Audit technologies, and experience using Data Analytics tools is a plus.