Business Relationships Associate (RM)

Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for conducting comprehensive research on third-party companies to gather information regarding their corporate structures, including their officers and directors. This position is critical to evaluating the permissibility of various business relationships in compliance with SEC, AICPA, and IESBA independence rules and firm policies. You will also be tasked with monitoring approved business relationships for changes in ownership structure to ensure ongoing compliance. This individual will report on operational achievements and issues to the JESS Business Relationship Senior Associate and Risk Management Independence Client team members who are accountable for supported work.

Responsibilities

• • Conduct comprehensive research on third-party companies to gather detailed information about their corporate structures, including officers and directors.
• • Utilize various resources and apply analytical and critical thinking skills to assess inquiries and determine their relevance and compliance with KPMG US firm policies.
• • Evaluate business relationship inquiries for compliance with SEC, AICPA, and IESBA independence rules and firm policies.
• • Monitor approved business relationships for changes in ownership structure to continuously assess their permissibility.
• • Draft detailed memos and document conclusions based on research findings and assessments.
• • Collaborate with onshore and offshore team members to ensure accuracy and completeness of gathered information and assessments.
• • Interface with Audit, Advisory, Tax and BPG professionals to provide guidance, resolve questions on matters of basic to intermediate complexity regarding the application of professional independence standards.

Required Skills

• • Collaboration & Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization, to accomplish objectives. Building and maintaining mutually beneficial partnerships while leveraging information and achieving results.
• • Stakeholder Management - Capable of building strong professional relationships with the ability to influence all levels across the organization.
• • Problem-Solving – Identifies problems and uses logic, judgement, and data to evaluate alternatives and recommend solutions to achieve the desired organizational goal or outcome.
• • Drive Quality - Develops and monitors processes and organizes resources to achieve desired results.
• • Risk Management - Plans and implements measures that will avoid, overcome or compensate for elements of risk.

Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• • Minimum of three (3) years’ relevant work experience in risk management.
• • Demonstrated experience in compliance, research, and corporate governance.
• • Proficiency in understanding and applying SEC, AICPA, and IESBA independence rules.
• • Solid verbal/written communication, problem-solving, analytical, and independent judgement skills to support an environment driven by customer service and teamwork.

Additional Information and Instructions

• Special Conditions Associated with the Job:

  • • Expected to work in a fast-paced team environment.
  • • Will be working primarily in a paperless environment and expected to be using information systems for the entire workday to access data or perform activities.
  • • May be required to work extended hours periodically or on public holidays.

Compensation and benefits are very competitive and will be commensurate with experience. We thank all interested applicants; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About KPMG

KPMG in Caricom is a member firm of KPMG International, and is comprised of offices in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean operating as one integrated business. KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories with more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world.

Share This Job