Careers at KPMG

Position Summary

• We are currently looking for a Credit Risk Advisory professional to take up a leadership role in leading and growing our Credit Risk and Capital Advisory portfolio across East Africa. The successful candidate will lead complex credit risk, financial risk management and regulatory transformation engagements, build trusted client relationships, and drive business development across the financial services sector.
• The role will involve working closely with senior client stakeholders, regulators, and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver risk management, capital management, credit analytics, and regulatory advisory solutions for banks, financial institutions, fintechs, digital lenders and other financial services organizations across Kenya and the wider East African region, including Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia.
• The successful candidate will play a leadership role in strengthening KPMG's market presence in credit risk advisory, developing innovative client solutions, and mentoring high-performing teams while delivering exceptional client service.

Key roles and responsibilities

Client delivery & technical leadership

• Lead the delivery of complex credit risk, capital management and regulatory advisory engagements.
• Advise clients on credit risk frameworks, governance, risk appetite, portfolio management and credit strategy.
• Support financial institutions in areas such as Basel implementation, ICAAP, stress testing, recovery planning and capital management.
• Lead IFRS 9, credit modelling, model validation and risk analytics engagements.
• Provide practical and commercially relevant solutions to help clients address evolving regulatory and risk management challenges.
• Maintain high technical quality standards across all engagements.

Risk Transformation & Innovation

• Support clients in modernizing their credit risk management capabilities through data, analytics and technology-enabled solutions.
• Advise on credit risk operating models, credit risk reporting, risk data management and governance frameworks.
• Contribute to the development of innovative approaches to risk management, credit analytics and regulatory compliance.

Relationship management & business development

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior executives and key stakeholders across the financial services sector.
• Identify business opportunities and contribute to proposals, pursuits and client presentations.
• Develop market-leading solutions aligned to client needs and emerging industry trends.
• Represent KPMG in client meetings, industry forums and thought leadership initiatives.

Data, Technology and Innovation

• Apply data analytics and technology-enabled approaches to identify fraud, financial crime, compliance and control anomalies.
• Work with forensic technology, data analytics and digital teams to support transaction testing, exception analysis, dashboards and risk profiling solutions.
• Contribute to the development of innovative methodologies, tools, templates and approaches supporting financial crime and forensic engagements.

People leadership & practice management

• Coach, mentor and develop team members across engagements.
• Lead engagement planning, budgeting and resource management activities.
• Promote collaboration across service lines and KPMG member firms.
• Drive quality, profitability and performance across the portfolio.

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Banking, Actuarial Science, Risk Management or a related field.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as FRM, CFA, PRM, CPA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Minimum of 9 years experience working in consulting, banking, financial services, regulatory institutions or professional services environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing complex client engagements.

Technical competencies: 

• Credit Risk Management.
• Basel II / III frameworks.
• ICAAP and Capital Management.
• IFRS 9 and Expected Credit Loss methodologies.
• Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis.
• Credit Modelling and Validation.
• Risk Analytics and Data-driven Credit Risk Management.
• Regulatory Change and Risk Transformation.
• Credit Risk Governance and Risk Appetite Frameworks.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.

 Personal attributes:

• Strong commercial and business development acumen.
• Ability to build trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership and people development skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify and pursue growth opportunities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.

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.
• Opportunity for international travel.

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Position Summary

• We are currently looking for a Forensic & Financial Crime Risk Management professional to take up a leadership role in supporting the growth and delivery of KPMG East Africa's Forensic and Financial Crime Risk Management portfolio. The successful candidate will lead and deliver complex AML/CFT/PF, fraud risk management, financial crime compliance, forensic review, investigation and regulatory remediation engagements, while building trusted client relationships and contributing to business development across a broad range of sectors.
• The role will involve working closely with senior client stakeholders, regulators and multidisciplinary teams to provide practical and commercially relevant solutions for banks, insurance companies, fintechs, SACCOs, development organizations, public sector institutions, regulators and corporates across Kenya and the wider East African region. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with leadership capability, commercial acumen and the ability to drive high-quality client delivery across diverse engagements.
• The successful candidate will play a leadership role in strengthening KPMG's market presence in forensic and financial crime risk management, developing innovative client solutions, mentoring high-performing teams and delivering exceptional client service across the region. 

Key roles and responsibilities

Financial Crime Risk Management / AML-CFT-PF Advisory

• Lead the delivery of AML/CFT/PF engagements, including independent AML/CFT/PF audits, financial crime compliance reviews, enterprise-wide risk assessments, sanctions reviews, customer due diligence reviews, transaction monitoring reviews and AML control assessments.
• Advise clients on the design, implementation and enhancement of AML/CFT/PF frameworks, governance structures, policies, procedures and control environments.
• Support clients in assessing exposure to money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, sanctions and broader financial crime risks.
• Provide practical remediation strategies to address regulatory, governance, process, system and control deficiencies.
• Maintain high technical quality standards across AML/CFT/PF and financial crime risk management engagements.

Fraud Risk Management & Forensic Advisory

• Lead or support fraud risk assessments, fraud prevention framework reviews, investigations, whistleblower reviews, fact-finding assignments and fraud vulnerability assessments.
• Advise clients on strengthening fraud risk governance, prevention, detection and response capabilities.
• Review fraud indicators, control weaknesses, transaction patterns and process vulnerabilities to identify areas of risk exposure.
• Support forensic accounting reviews, financial analysis, evidence gathering, document review and preparation of defensible reports.

Enterprise Risk Management & Internal Audit Support

• Support Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit teams on engagements requiring financial crime, fraud, governance, compliance, conduct risk, internal controls and forensic expertise.
• Provide specialist input into internal audit planning, risk assessments and audit procedures relating to AML/CFT/PF, fraud risk, ethics, conduct risk, third-party risk and regulatory compliance.
• Develop practical and sustainable recommendations that address root causes, control weaknesses and risk ownership gaps.

Data, Technology and Innovation

• Apply data analytics and technology-enabled approaches to identify fraud, financial crime, compliance and control anomalies.
• Work with forensic technology, data analytics and digital teams to support transaction testing, exception analysis, dashboards and risk profiling solutions.
• Contribute to the development of innovative methodologies, tools, templates and approaches supporting financial crime and forensic engagements.

Relationship Management, Business Development & People Leadership

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior executives, boards, regulators and other key stakeholders across the market.
• Identify business opportunities and contribute to proposals, pursuits, credentials, thought leadership and client presentations.
• Support the growth of KPMG's forensic and financial crime risk management portfolio across East Africa.
• Coach, Lead engagement planning, resourcing, budgeting, quality management and delivery oversight activities.
• Mentor and develop team members across forensic, fraud risk, AML/CFT/PF and related advisory engagements.
• Promote collaboration across service lines, sectors and KPMG member firms. 

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Commerce, Law, Criminology, Risk Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
• Professional certification in AML/CFT/PF or financial crime risk management, preferably CAMS/ACAMS or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• Additional qualifications such as CFE, CPA(K), ACCA, CIA, CISA, CFCS, ICA financial crime qualifications, sanctions compliance certifications, forensic accounting qualifications or related credentials will be an added advantage.
• A Law degree or legal/regulatory background will be an added advantage, particularly where combined with AML/CFT/PF, investigations, compliance or regulatory advisory experience.
• Master's degree will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 9 years experience working in within consulting, forensic services, financial crime compliance, banking, insurance, fintech, internal audit, investigations, regulatory institutions, law enforcement or professional services environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing complex client engagements.
• Practical experience in AML/CFT/PF reviews, fraud risk assessments, compliance reviews, investigations, regulatory remediation and control assessments. 

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

• AML/CFT/PF frameworks, laws, regulations and risk-based approach principles.
• FATF standards, ESAAMLG expectations and financial crime compliance frameworks.
• CDD, EDD, beneficial ownership, PEP screening, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and suspicious transaction reporting.
• AML/CFT/PF independent audits, maturity assessments and compliance programme reviews.
• Fraud risk governance, prevention, detection and response frameworks.
• Internal controls, compliance testing, audit methodology and evidence documentation.
• Forensic accounting, financial analysis and report writing.
• Data analytics, anomaly detection and technology-enabled forensic reviews.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial and business development acumen.
• Ability to build trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership and people development skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Clear and concise report-writing, communication and presentation skills.
• High levels of integrity, professional judgement, discretion and professional scepticism.
• Curiosity, resilience and the ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced professional services environment.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify and pursue growth opportunities.

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.
• Opportunity for international travel.