Assistant Manager, Manager-Advisory Services, Saudi Arabia-Arabic Must

About Position:

Assistant Manager/ Manager Advisory Services, Saudi Arabia- Riyadh

The incumbent must be bilingual, with mandatory proficiency in both written and spoken Arabic and English

Key Responsibilities:

• Executing advisory projects across Governance, Risk and Compliance.
• Undertaking thorough analysis and assessment of clients' existing processes and suggesting areas for improvement and optimization
• Formulating or updating policies and procedure manuals after critically analyzing processes, assessing risks, and evaluating controls while adhering to industry best practices
• Conducting comprehensive risk assessments and identifying gaps/ areas of improvement in existing risk management processes, offering solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Developing corporate governance framework and related regulatory documents for Board and Management
• Understanding client requirements, collaboratively developing detailed project plan, managing/ executing projects along with the team, ensuring timely delivery as per agreed project timelines and client satisfaction.

Other Key Responsibilities-Assistant Manager:

• Preparing deliverables relating to various services being delivered to the clients including preparation of report, process documents, presentations, etc.
• Periodic follow-ups and required communication to meet deadlines and deliverables.
• Building client relationships with the objective of securing repeat business and referrals.
• Acting as the on-ground point of contact for the assigned projects and clients.
• Providing support as may be required during business development/ execution of various projects across practices.
• Developing/updating periodic reports and regularly update databases as may be required.
• Any other support that may be required from time to time.

Other Key Responsibilities- Manager:

• Working closely with the Business Head and Practice Leads in India to provide proactive and effective support in the execution of projects and client relationship development.
• Managing client relationships with the objective of securing repeat business and referrals.
• Acting as the main point of contact for the assigned projects and clients.
• Periodic follow-ups and required communication to meet deadlines and deliverables.
• Providing on-ground support as may be required during business development/ execution of various projects across practices.
• Providing periodic reports and regular update databases as may be required.
• Any other support that may be required from time to time.

Desired Attributes:

Assistant Manager-

• Prior experience of working with banking and financial services entities shall be an added advantage
• Exposure to wider consulting areas such as management consulting, HR consulting, etc.
• Comfortable to engage in multiple projects simultaneously.
• Good in managing client and other stakeholder relationships.
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Open to travel within the MENA Region for client meetings and project execution.

Manager:

• Prior experience of working with banking and financial services entities, especially in areas of risk management (including understanding of BASEL guidelines, credit risk, market risk etc.).
• Exposure to wider consulting areas such as management consulting, HR consulting, etc.
• Experience in business development/ pre-sales support.
• Good in managing client and other stakeholder relationships.
• Comfortable to work in a high-pressure environment and engage in multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Open to travel within the MENA Region for client meetings and project execution.

Qualification:

• MBA/ CA/ FRM/ CPA/ CMA/ Post-graduate from reputed institute.

Experience requirements:

• Assistant Manager: 3-5 years of post-qualification experience with a suitable mix of process consulting, management consulting and industry experience.

• Manager: 5 - 8 years of post-qualification experience with a suitable mix of process consulting, management consulting and industry experience.

• The incumbent must be bilingual, with mandatory proficiency in both written and spoken Arabic and English