Senior Associate, Ethics & Independence at KPMG Nigeria | Jobs in Nigeria

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Job Title: Senior Associate, Ethics & Independence

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The role will act as the initial or secondary point of contact for client-facing engagement teams, providing advice and guidance on various aspects, including risk management, independence, conflicts, compliance, and ethics in accordance with KPMG policies, principles, and professional standards.
• The successful candidate will help ensure the firm’s risks are identified, monitored, mitigated, and where possible, eliminated through the design and/or implementation of control frameworks, policies and procedures, and statutory compliance.
• The role is multifaceted and requires a self-motivated, resourceful individual with an eye for detail, good research skills, and excellent collaboration and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Support with the development, improvement and implementation of the firm’s risk management policies, processes and procedures
• Monitor and interpret changes in independence standards
• Manage the Independence Clearance Process (ICP) including relationship requests clearance and initiation for ICP
• Manage firm and personal independence compliance process and administer the firm’s tool for independence compliance
• Provide top-quality guidance and advice to engagement teams and resolve queries on potential conflicts of interest, ethics, independence and risk management policies, procedures and systems
• Oversee the firm’s independence compliance audits and compliance confirmation programs
• Provide support on global risk review programs
• Maintain and update the firm’s risk register and ensure implementation of action plans
• Ensure controls on the firm’s system of quality management, especially with respect to relevant ethical requirements, are effective and properly documented
• Supervise the administration and delivery of relevant quality and risk management training programs to employees, management and new joiners
• Develop and deliver relevant training on ethics and independence, including the policies, communications and guidance
• Ensure the development and implementation of quality & risk management bulletins and other communication as required
• Supervise the administration of relevant Q&RM databases and systems
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum of Second Class upper (2.1)
• Relevant professional accounting certification is required – ACCA or ICAN
• 3-5 years’ relevant post- NYSC experience in external audit, internal audit, internal control, or risk management-related roles
• Certifications in the field of Risk Management or compliance will be an added advantage