Senior Advisor - Enterprise Risk

KPMG New Zealand is part of the international KPMG network and is passionate about providing the best audit, tax and advisory services to clients.  Our Risk Consulting division is an exciting and dynamic environment, where we look to combine our extensive knowledge to offer advisory services to our clients. Assignments are often managed on a multi-disciplinary basis utilising the skills and experience of advisors from more than one team or service area. 

The opportunity:

• We’re looking for a Senior Advisor to join us during a period of growth and significant change across different sectors.
• KPMG is delivering risk management services and solutions to New Zealand’s corporates, banks and insurers to make a difference and improve their businesses, helping to fuel New Zealand’s prosperity. 
• This role will see you broaden your expertise through a range of interesting projects across various sectors.

Day to day you will:

• Work as part of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Services team and as a member of the wider consulting function, you will be a key member of project and engagement teams, advising clients on:
• Pragmatic, simplified and best practice approaches to risk and compliance management;
• Evolving risk management approaches and supporting them on their journey through that change;
• Risk management frameworks/ policies/ standards, risk governance structure, risk management processes, reporting risk information to management and embedding risk culture across the organisation.
• Have the opportunity to play a key role supporting client workshops and sessions, reviewing documents, and developing written reports and client deliverables.
• Play an active role in the development of business for the team, including: supporting thought leadership, development of proposals and the identification of opportunities within client engagements.
• Have a strong working knowledge of risk management functions and topical risk management issues.
• Bring strong interpersonal skills to successfully engage with a variety of stakeholders and work collaboratively with the wider teams.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Experience in risk management role (Preferably in financial services sector or Line 2 Risk function).
• Knowledge of Risk and compliance frameworks, risk management and associated methodologies.
• Experience in other related areas with transferable skills and capabilities e.g. operational risk experience.
• A relevant tertiary qualification.
• Positive and flexible attitude and an enthusiasm to embrace new challenges and growth opportunities to gain experience.
• Ability to provide insights and recommendations in a succinct and professional manner that will resonate with our clients.
• Collaborative and inclusive with an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

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