Associate, Business Risk Services

About the role

Al-Aiban & Al Qatami Co., a member of Grant Thornton International, is hiring an Associate in Business Risk Services in Kuwait. The role supports business risk engagements for clients regulated by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), including listed companies, CMA-licensed companies, exchange companies, e-payment providers and banks.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out fieldwork, including process walkthroughs, control testing, sample selection and documentation of working papers.
• Draft findings and recommendations, and agree management responses, action owners and target dates with the client.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management, Audit Committees, Boards and regulators.
• Present and explain the results of the work to clients clearly and confidently.
• Track regulatory requirements and reporting deadlines for each client.

Required profile

• At least one year of experience in one of the listed services, gained in an audit, advisory or consulting firm or in an in-house internal audit, risk or compliance function.
• A professional qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA or an equivalent.
• Familiarity with CMA regulations (Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010) and CBK instructions.
• Good public speaking skills, as the role involves client presentations.
• Clear written English; Arabic is an advantage.

Required skills

• One year of experience in any of: internal audit (including outsourced and co-sourced engagements and the CMA-registered Internal Audit Officer role), internal control reviews under CMA and CBK requirements, AML/CFT/PF business risk assessments, risk management (including the CMA-registered Risk Management Officer role and semi-annual risk reporting), risk registers and risk appetite frameworks, IT assurance for CMA-licensed custodians, evaluation of the internal audit function, corporate governance services, or development of policies and procedures.
• Good working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

To apply, candidates send their resume to the recruiter handling the posting.