Senior Consultant | GRC | Regulatory Advisory

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. With over 76,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we combine global scale with local expertise to help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth. We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll play a key role in the successful delivery of services to clients, while gaining experience in a great variety of work under the coaching of your leaders. Your primary objective will be to assist clients in understanding and complying with regulatory requirements, mitigating risks, and enhancing their internal control to ensure sustainable growth. Discover your purple and join our Regulatory Advisory Team today! 

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Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Regulatory Advisory Service Line

Our Regulatory Advisory practice supplies a range of services to regulatory authorities, licensed financial institutions and other relevant organizations. Partnering with our colleagues in Business Risk Services, Forensics, Business Consulting among others, our work falls broadly into the following areas: Regulatory Compliance Advisory, Prudential Regulations, Compliance Governance and Assurance among others.  

As a Senior Consultant some of your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) projects for financial institutions and regulated entities across the UAE and region
• Collaborate with senior leadership to help clients strengthen governance frameworks, managing risk effectively, and ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements
• Leading reviews of policies, procedures, and frameworks to ensure compliance with UAE regulatory requirements and international best practices
• Assisting in designing and implementing governance structures, including board and committee charters, risk management policies, and compliance programmes
• Conducting risk assessments across operational, compliance, and financial risk areas, and recommend mitigation strategies
• Supporting projects involving Sharia-compliant banking principles and Islamic Finance governance requirements
• Performing gap assessments against regulatory standards and prepare detailed reports and recommendations
• Preparing presentations, participate in client meetings, and contribute to proposals and business development initiatives
• Staying updated on UAE regulatory developments, Islamic Finance guidelines, and global GRC trends, while sharing valuable insights with clients and the internal team
• Mentoring junior consultants, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring quality standards are met

Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Consultant? Like the color purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• 4- 5+ years of related work experience in Governance, Risk and Compliance, regulatory advisory or related roles within financial services or top international consulting firm
• Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics, Law or related field
• Qualified level candidate of professional qualification or pursuing (ICA, FRM, CIA) and/ or Islamic Finance qualifications (CIPA)
• Exposure to Islamic finance is advantageous
• Familiarity with UAE Central Bank regulations and GRC best practices is advantageous
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment is required
• Excellent verbal written, and presentation skills in English are required, Arabic is advantageous
• Travelling on a regular basis to clients is expected
• Confident individual with an independent and structured way of working