KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely

Position Summary

We are currently looking for a Quality & Risk Management Associate who will play a role in providing risk management services and

Key roles and responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and conducting of compliance review programs together with any reporting thereof.
• Carrying out due diligence studies on regulatory/compliance and other reviews as required by clients.
• Conducting general and specific market research as required by clients and/or to provide background information.
• Responding to general queries from Business Units relating to projects and tasks.
• Maintain good business relationship with other internal business units to achieve desired objectives of the department and the firm.
• Any other tasks that will be assigned to you.

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in laws or a business-related field.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a busy legal, compliance or regulatory environment. Exposure to risk management-related work is an added advantage.

Personal attributes:

• Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills.
• IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office
• An eye for detail
• Team player with leadership capability
• Excellent coordination and planning skills
• Multicultural skills to operate across diverse African jurisdictions.
• Resilience, tenacity, and the ability to handle difficult client conversations.
• Comfort with multitasking, flexibility, open-mindedness, and the ability to make quick decisions.
• Unquestionable integrity.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.