Senior Manager- Enterprise Risk Management at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

• Our national Internal Audit and ERM Services practice provides strategic sourcing of Internal Audit; Enterprise Risk Management; Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Compliance and Sustainability services. This opportunity involves a strong focus on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and the delivery of risk management solutions to our clients.
• We currently have a vacancy for one experienced candidate within our JHB office who will support the ERM team with ERM delivery for a wide variety of clients across all industries while providing clients with real, value added consulting services while enhancing the image of KPMG in the marketplace.

Key responsibilities:
General

• Lead project management efforts including strategic resource planning, budgeting, and overseeing adherence to budgets, billing and collections, quality assurance, and risk management on engagements.
• Direct and oversee the execution and management of complex risk and compliance assignments, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Provide leadership and guidance to ERM staff in the supervision, training, development, and mentoring of these staff members, including setting strategic training plans.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in updating technical knowledge and service offerings.
• Lead efforts to enhance current levels of service delivery, client satisfaction, and strategic initiatives department wide.
• Participate in strategic decision-making and problem-solving with the AD: ERM.
• Manage and review subordinate staff performance, leveraging performance management tools to guide professional development.
• Develop and maintain high-level relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders to facilitate strategic enterprise partnerships.
• With an entrepreneurial mindset, identify and cultivate business opportunities, including expansion of service offerings.

ERM specific

• Lead risk maturity assessments leveraging KPMG's Global Risk Maturity assessment tool and validate findings.
• Spearhead the development and execution of comprehensive risk management frameworks and strategies for complex client engagements.
• Facilitate strategic and operational risk assessment workshops with senior client management, including C-Suite executives.
• Guide the facilitation of risk management awareness training sessions across strategic business lines.
• Direct comprehensive risk gap analysis assignments and synthesize findings into actionable insights.
• Oversee the development and implementation of risk appetite and tolerance levels, defining strategic thresholds.
• Identify and lead the facilitation of Key Risk Indicators (KRI's) within complex client contexts.
• Direct the implementation of sophisticated ERM systems across client enterprises.
• Oversee development of Combined Assurance models, frameworks, and plans across sectors.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

• Focussed understanding of Enterprise Risk Management imperatives
• Engagement planning and management including ensuring all key client scope requirements and expectations are met satisfactorily
• Professional integrity and sound client and team relationship management experience
• Commerciality and strong business acumen
• Effective time management and ability to drive team achievement of working within project budgets
• A high performing team player who remains accountability and contributes to a positive and cohesive team environment
• Knowledge of Leading Risk Management Practice Codes
• Excellent, relevant and complete understanding of current and emerging risks and sound and structured report writing ability
• Ability to be agile and adapt to changing environments, spot problems, and trace to root cause to recommend solutions
• Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems/initiates smarter ways of working and improving processes.
• Strategic understanding of Enterprise Risk Management imperatives on a global scale.
• Engagement planning and management, ensuring all strategic client scope requirements and expectations are met satisfactorily.
• Demonstrated professional integrity, and sophisticated client and team relationship management experience at a senior level.
• Advanced commerciality, strategic business acumen, and innovative thinking.
• Proven ability in effectively managing time and driving team achievement within large-scale project budgets.
• A strategic team leader who fosters accountability and contributes to a positive and cohesive team environment, driving high performance.
• Expertise in Leading Risk Management Practice Codes and emerging global threats.
• Excellent report writing ability with a comprehensive grasp of structured and insightful communication.
• Ability to lead adaptive strategies in dynamic environments, with the expertise in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.
• Drive development of innovative solutions to complex organizational challenges, championing smarter and improved processes.

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

• B Com Hons Internal Auditing (or relevant qualification)
• Certificate in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) designation (desirable)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Control Self Assessor (CCSA) designation (advantageous)
• Minimum of eight years relevant ERM working and management experience