Senior Associate, Independence - Conflicts COE

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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Independence Conflicts COE to join our Business Processing Group organization.

Responsibilities:

• Review proposed engagements to identify potential conflicts of interest, determine appropriate conflict-mitigation strategies, and communicate strategies to the engagement team
• Work with engagement teams to ensure that steps are taken to manage identified potential conflicts, while protecting client confidentiality; respond to inquiries from engagement teams regarding conflicts of interest, the conflict system generater (Sentinel), and the progress of engagement requests 
• Liaise with conflict resolvers in other countries, client-facing teams, and Risk Management professionals to manage conflicts of interest on cross-border engagements
• Develop awareness/familiarity of the relevant firm’s compliance policies, auditor independence rules, conflict of interest rules and systems that support the Sentinel procedures
• Provide recommendations to improve productivity and client service, and participate in control activities to support the system of quality control
• Support implementation of conflicts policies, protocols, tools; deliver conflicts-related training if necessary

Qualifications:

• Three years plus prior working experience for a professional services firm, accounting firm and/or understanding of conflict of interest preferred
• Bachelors’ degree from an accredited university, Master's degree preferred
• Experience with handling sensitive and confidential information and the ability to interpret complex information and identifying issues
• Strong organizational, analytical and time management skills and proficient with Internet-based research tools
• Experience working independently, managing competing priorities and diverse initiatives under tight timelines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and ability to build relationships and communicate with people at all levels, including senior partners in the firm

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