Position description

Job title

Senior Advisor - Operational Risk & Internal Control (Financial Services)

Function

Advisory - Senior Advisor

Roles & Responsibilities

We are seeking a high-potential operational risk professional to help modernize and strengthen ourclient's risk and internal control frameworks across our Financial Services (FS) activities (both banks and insurance companies). You will act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, driving pragmatic, data-driven improvements in how we identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate non-financial risks (NFR). This role combines hands-on delivery with thought leadership and offers a path to people and/or portfolio management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance core operational risk management activities:
  • Designing, implementing, maintaining and improving Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA)
  • Risk Appetite and Key Risk Indicators (KRI) framework design and monitoring
  • Incident and loss event management (root cause analysis, remediation tracking)
  • Scenario analysis and stress testing for operational risk
• Drive next-generation initiatives:
  • Third-party and outsourcing risk management (including concentration and contractual risk)
  • Operational resilience (impact tolerances, mapping, testing), including ICT risk management
  • Train clients on risk culture
  • Assist in performing assessments of risk culture
  • Horizon scanning for emerging regulatory expectations; translate into actionable plans
• Modernize risk and control frameworks for clients:
  • Rationalize and optimize control libraries; reduce duplication and improve effectiveness
  • Apply automation and AI/analytics to risk monitoring and control testing where viable
  • Design and implement control assurance approaches integrated with GRC tooling
• Partner with stakeholders:
  • Advise client's on risk-based decision making and control design
  • Prepare and deliver risk reporting to senior management and committees of our clients
  • Support audits, regulatory engagements, and remediation programs at our clients
• Contribute to governance and continuous improvement:
  • Develop policies, standards, and methodology documents
  • Coach junior team members and foster a strong risk culture
  • Assist in go-to-market initiatives to further develop the business

Location

Zaventem HQ

Skills & Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in operational risk and internal control within Financial Services
• Hands-on expertise with:
  • RCSA facilitation and methodology, including experience with GRC-tooling
  • Risk Appetite and KRI framework design, thresholds, and dashboards
  • Incident management processes and tooling; root cause analysis
  • Scenario analysis, including severity/frequency estimation and control effectiveness
  • Testing of controls
• Strong understanding of:
  • Third-party risk frameworks and due diligence
  • Operational resilience concepts (critical services, mapping, impact tolerances, testing)
  • ICT and cyber risk basics; alignment with frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) is a plus
  • Conduct & culture risk indicators and supervisory expectations
  • Relevant regulations and guidelines as applicable to your market
• Experience with GRC platforms and data/reporting tools
• Exposure to AI/automation use cases in risk and control testing or continuous monitoring
• Strong analytical skills; ability to interpret risk data, trends, and control effectiveness
• Excellent documentation and policy writing; clear and concise risk reports and memos
• Organized with particular attention to financial hygiene of the projects (timely filling out of timesheets, keeping the planning up-to-date, attending all mandatory training, sending out invoices at correct day rates on a monthly basis)
• Fluency in Dutch and English is mandatory, French is a plus
• Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Economics, Finance, B

We offer

As a certified Top Employer we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package with a great number of extra-legal benefits (premium electric company car + charging card, net daily and monthly allowances, bonus, Apple/Android personal device and many other benefits tailored through our cafeteria plan).
• Flexible work arrangements to ensure a healthy work-life balance (picking up kids from school, doctor's appointment, working from home,...) and the possibility to work from anywhere 20 days per year.
• Comprehensive insurance package including group insurance with full KPMG contributions, hospitalization insurance and optional outpatient options (dental & eye care, medical consultations and registered medication).
• Career development opportunities combined with trainings based on your personal goals and aspirations.
• An inclusive, international culture where personal growth, mutual trust and lifelong learning is fostered.
• A buddy and performance manager to support and guide you throughout your career at KPMG.
• Great team building activities and sport & wellbeing events (Brussels Marathon, Antwerp 10 Miles, 1000 kilometers for KOTK, river clean-ups, plant a tree and many more...) through our Together@KPMG & KPMG Foundation programs.

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Contract type

Permanent

Full time/ Part time

Full-time

Position location

Job location

Europe, Belgium, Brussels Office - Zaventem HQ

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of experience required

3 to 5 years

Languages

• English (Very good knowledge)
• Dutch (Very good knowledge)
• French (Very good knowledge)