Financial Services Advisory

This is an⠀exciting⠀opportunity⠀for a⠀talented⠀and⠀motivated⠀person to⠀join our⠀ambitious⠀Regulatory⠀Advisory⠀team,⠀focusing⠀on the⠀sub-service⠀line of⠀Islamic⠀Finance⠀Advisory.⠀This will⠀be a⠀challenging⠀and⠀fulfilling⠀role,⠀where you⠀will be⠀required⠀to operate⠀as a key⠀member of⠀our team,⠀playing a⠀lead role⠀in the⠀delivery⠀of⠀business⠀focused⠀solutions⠀to wide⠀breadth of⠀Islamic⠀Finance⠀clients⠀(covering⠀Islamic⠀Financial⠀Institutions⠀such as⠀Banking,⠀Takaful,⠀and Asset⠀Management).

The⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will have⠀the⠀technical⠀skills and⠀commercial⠀awareness⠀to take⠀ownership⠀of shaping⠀approaches⠀and plans⠀to⠀significant⠀projects,⠀and⠀leading⠀advisory⠀teams to⠀deliver on⠀these⠀plans.⠀Within in⠀this,⠀strong⠀client and⠀people⠀management⠀skills⠀will be⠀required⠀to ensure⠀high-quality⠀team⠀outputs⠀and to⠀manage⠀senior⠀client⠀expectations,⠀as well as⠀managing⠀upward to⠀the⠀Partner⠀when⠀required.⠀The role⠀will⠀provide an⠀excellent⠀opportunity⠀to build a⠀long term⠀and⠀successful⠀financial⠀services⠀career,⠀and offer⠀industry⠀leading⠀opportunities⠀for⠀professional⠀development⠀and career⠀progression.

What you’ll be doing:

• Playing a⠀central⠀role in⠀the⠀scoping of⠀new⠀assignments⠀as well as⠀their⠀delivery⠀planning⠀and⠀execution
• Managing⠀the⠀assigned⠀projects⠀and tasks⠀meet⠀required⠀deadlines⠀and⠀quality⠀expectations
• Managing⠀stakeholder⠀expectations⠀on an⠀ongoing⠀basis,⠀both⠀internally⠀and client⠀facing
• Facilitating⠀client⠀committees/workshops,⠀having the⠀capacity⠀to manage⠀a room of⠀senior and⠀knowledge⠀participants⠀in order⠀to steer⠀them⠀toward⠀specific⠀meeting⠀goals
• Shaping⠀and⠀editing⠀formal⠀reports⠀and⠀presentations⠀prepared⠀by team⠀analysts⠀and⠀consultants⠀ahead of⠀Senior⠀Manager/Director/Partner⠀review⠀stages
• Mentoring⠀and⠀development⠀of junior⠀staff –⠀our people⠀and their⠀careers⠀are at the⠀centre of⠀everything⠀we⠀do
• Supporting⠀business⠀development⠀initiatives⠀(including⠀contribution⠀and⠀delivery⠀of⠀proposal⠀and sales⠀pitch⠀work)
• Undertaking⠀industry⠀research⠀and⠀thought⠀leadership⠀covering⠀the key⠀market⠀sectors/target⠀clients

Education/ Professional Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Islamic Finance focus is a plus
• Certified Sharia Advisor and Auditor (CSAA) by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) or equivalent
• CIA - Certified Internal Auditor would be a plus

Experience Required:

• Industry⠀experience⠀in Islamic⠀financial⠀institutions⠀or Islamic⠀finance⠀advisory⠀role at a⠀consulting⠀organisation
• Consulting⠀experience⠀in the⠀areas of⠀financial⠀services⠀advisory⠀including⠀but not⠀limited⠀Internal⠀Sharia⠀Audit,⠀Sharia⠀Compliance,⠀Product⠀Structuring⠀and⠀Islamic⠀regulatory⠀advisory
• Knowledge⠀of the⠀overarching⠀Regulatory⠀Frameworks⠀in the UAE⠀(Central⠀Bank of⠀UAE⠀regulations,⠀Higher⠀Sharia⠀Authority⠀directives⠀and AAOIFI⠀Sharia⠀Standards)
• Experience⠀of working⠀in and/or⠀with large⠀scale⠀organisations
• Strong⠀knowledge⠀of one or⠀more of⠀the core⠀Financial⠀Services⠀industries⠀(i.e.⠀Banking,⠀Takaful⠀and Asset⠀Management)⠀with an⠀awareness⠀of⠀emerging⠀trends in⠀the⠀regulatory⠀landscape
• Experience⠀in core⠀principles⠀of Islamic⠀Sharia
• Experience⠀in dealing⠀with⠀Central⠀Banks and⠀Supervisory⠀Authorities⠀and⠀advising⠀on⠀regulatory⠀examination⠀findings⠀and⠀supervisory⠀reviews on⠀Licensed⠀Financial⠀Institutions

Skills:

• An ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to manage a number of tasks and work under pressure
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• Excellent people management, communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong attention to detail and commitment to quality delivery
• Excellent MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills