Risk Management Assistant

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Vietnam and Cambodia Quality & Risk Management team is responsible for setting, implementing and enforcing policies and procedures designed to help to enable KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia and its personnel to achieve the following key objectives: (i) oversee and monitor service quality, (ii) protect the brand and reputation of KPMG, (iii) comply with laws, (iv) regulations and professional standards, and (v) minimize the risk of financial claims against KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia.

We play an integral role in KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia operations, providing advice to Partners and Engagement Leaders on subjects relating to regulation, independence, compliance, public interest, reputation and quality.

Due to the rapid growth of our business and the increasing requirements on quality & risk management from relevant regulators and the KPMG global network, we are now looking for a dedicated candidate who has career aspiration quality & risk management area to join our team as an assistant, based in Hanoi.

Reporting lines:

• Report directly to RM Senior and Manager

• Work closely with the firm’s Quality & Risk Management team

Responsibilities:

Your work will be varied. Below will be some of your core responsibilities:

• Performing periodic and/or recurring quality control procedures and documenting the operation of such controls using available templates

• Assisting in implementing processes, controls, and systems relating to independence and risk management

• Interacting with relevant departments to improve risk management processes, tools and guidelines

• Assisting in developing, delivering and monitoring trainings on independence and risk management to all teams across all grades

• Assisting in reviewing and applying any relevant laws, regulations and other requirements by local authority and/or firm’s policies

• Assisting in preparing periodically reports submitted to authorities and other regulatory agencies

• Addressing/ providing support to client service teams’ and other KPMG personnel’s queries on various ethics and risk management matters such as client and engagement acceptance and continuance procedures, engagement letter/contract inquiries, independence review process for public interest entity audit clients, etc.

• Working on ad-hoc projects as they arise.

The ideal candidates should be proactive, cautious, having good discipline and be interested in risk management. Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills are a prerequisite for the successful candidate along with the required skill set as outlined below:

• Strong attention to details

• Analytical and project management skills

• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously with minimum supervision

• IT and research skills, good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc).

• Prior working experience with risk management including KPMG’s risk processes, Risk Compliance Program and Quality Performance Review program is an advantage

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/ or finance subjects