Career Openings at KPMG

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 basis to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations

Key roles and responsibilities

• Taking ownership for the engagement from start to finish - initiating action, anticipating requirements and facilitating discussions, proficiency in the penetration testing standards, OWASP Top 10, and ISO 27001 standards. 
• Conduct Red Teaming exercises, Vulnerability assessments and penetration tests within the relevant client engagements where applicable. 
• Maintaining a relentless focus on quality and strive to uphold the highest professional standards and levels of objectivity, independence, ethics and integrity within our system of quality management and be as transparent as possible with colleagues and clients to help deliver exceptional services. 
• Building strong working relationships and interactions with clients to ensure continuous efficient information flow from the client to the audit team. 
•  Continuously building confidence in dealing with clients and gain deeper knowledge on tasks in preparation for more complex engagements and client relationship building for client retention and growth. 
• Identifying early warning signals and communicating challenges and possible solutions, as well as potential opportunities, to their manager/senior manager/associate director/partner. 
• Actively and quickly develop technical skills through on the job learning and through formal training. This includes taking ownership of own professional and career development, demonstrating learning agility and challenging oneself and others to improve. 
• Demonstrating exemplary project management skills. This includes focusing on engagement economics management including tracking of budgeted time, prepared by the client lists (PBCs) and preparing billing analyses for review and action by more senior team members. 
• Experience in preparation of technical and commercial value propositions. 
• Providing regular project status updates against key performance indicators. 
•  Strengthening critical thinking and professional judgment skills including improving technical research skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
• Developing strong business acumen and industry knowledge to demonstrate value-add client service. 
• Demonstrating capacity and capability for continuous learning including actively seeking specific feedback from peers and managers and providing constructive, honest and timely feedback to team members working under you. 
• Maintaining compliance with all firm policies and procedures Taking ownership for the engagement from start to finish - initiating action, anticipating requirements and facilitating discussions. 
• Maintaining a relentless focus on quality and strive to uphold the highest professional standards and levels of objectivity, independence, ethics and integrity within our system of quality management and be as transparent as possible with colleagues and clients to help deliver exceptional services. 
• Building strong working relationships and interactions with clients to ensure continuous efficient information flow from the client to the audit team. Continuously building confidence in dealing with clients and gain deeper knowledge on tasks in preparation for more complex engagements and client relationship building for client retention and growth. 
• Identifying early warning signals and communicating challenges and possible solutions, as well as potential opportunities, to their manager/senior manager/associate director/partner. 
• Actively and quickly develop technical skills through on the job learning and through formal training. This includes taking ownership of own professional and career development, demonstrating learning agility and challenging oneself and others to improve. 
• Demonstrating exemplary project management skills. This includes focusing on engagement economics management including tracking of budgeted time, prepared by the client lists (PBCs) and preparing billing analyses for review and action by more senior team members. 
• Providing regular project status updates against key performance indicators. 
• Strengthening critical thinking and professional judgment skills including improving technical research skills as well as oral and written communication skills. 
• Developing strong business acumen and industry knowledge to demonstrate value-add client service. 
• Demonstrating capacity and capability for continuous learning including actively seeking specific feedback from peers and managers and providing constructive, honest and timely feedback to team members working under you. 
• Maintaining compliance with all firm policies and procedures  

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

• An undergraduate degree from a recognised university 
• Professional qualification such as eJPT, OSWE, CISA, CISM, CEH, CRTP certifications (depending on the role). 
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a cyber security role or related IT environment. 
•  Strong understanding and experience with OWASP Methodology for web and mobile, penetration testing standard, and other assurance based reporting standards. 
• Experience leading penetration testing engagements 
• Compliant with KPMG Code of Conduct and all Firm and professional requirements 

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 

Closing;  3 February 2023.

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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 which serves as the regional coordinating office is hiring IT Audit Managers.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Work with Partners and Directors to oversee delivery of a complex portfolio of IT audits.
• Lead small teams of IT auditors in end-to-end delivery of  IT audits as part of financial statements audits, controls review, ensuring effective scoping and delivery to time, budget and quality.
• Assume ownership of key internal and external stakeholder relationships and ensure excellent service delivery.
• Identify revenue-generating opportunities within the audit scope, e.g. for unplanned work, and across the wider market of non-audit clients.
• Ensure quality of teams’ deliverables are to the highest standards and in compliance with regulatory standards and expectations.
• Performance management of junior staff, including engagement-level coaching and development, and delivery of internal training and guidance materials.

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related degree from a recognized University.
• At least 5 - 6 years’ work experience within a busy environment in a reputable consulting/audit firm or a dynamic team environment within Financial Services, Insurance and/or Consumer markets sectors.
• Have attained a relevant qualification in auditing and/or IT auditing, e.g. CISA, CISM, CPA, etc.
• Experience of managing delivery of complex or diverse technology process and controls assurance.
• Experience of delivering IT audit work as part of internal or external audits and/or SOC1/2 reports.
• Good understanding of common business processes.
• Excellent technical and business English, reporting and presentation skills.
• Experience in identifying and assessing complex IT risks and controls, relate them to the wider business environment and to express opinions clearly to all levels of stakeholders.
• Able to motivate and lead small teams and work on own initiative.
• Ability to develop excellent relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver work within tight time scales, to budget and to a high quality across a portfolio of IT audit work.
• Exposure to the audit of emerging technology such as cloud computing, robotic process automation, etc. will be an added advantage.

Personal attributes:

• Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills.
• IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office.
• An eye for detail.
• Team player with leadership capability.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills.

Closing;  28 February 2023.