Quality & Risk Officer - Mena jobs at Ey in Pakistan, Islamabad

About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality, visually engaging materials that effectively communicate strategic business concepts. Prior experience in a consulting or professional services firm is an advantage but not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop visually impactful PowerPoint presentations for client deliverables, proposals, and internal communications.
• Format and structure Microsoft Word and PDF documents to meet professional, brand, and quality standards.
• Create compelling visual narratives, infographics, charts, and illustrations to support data storytelling and presentations.
• Collaborate with consultants and project teams to transform business insights into clear, engaging visual formats.
• Ensure brand consistency, design accuracy, and linguistic clarity across all materials.
• Maintain and enhance a centralized library of templates, styles, and design assets for use across projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Communication, Marketing, Business , or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in presentation and document design roles.
• Advanced proficiency in:
• Microsoft PowerPoint - template design, animation, charts, infographics
• Microsoft Word - document structure, professional formatting, layout design
• PDF tools - Adobe Acrobat or similar – editing, merging, and form creation
• Adobe Creative Suite - including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign , for data visualization and design tasks
• Data visualization and design tools such as Canva or Figma
• Strong understanding of visual storytelling, layout design, and branding principles .
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines.

Certifications Expected

• Microsoft Office Specialist – PowerPoint (Expert Level) .
• Any certification in Presentation Design, Visual Communication, or Graphic Design .
• Adobe Certified Professional (Illustrator or equivalent Adobe certification) – demonstrating proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or InDesign for design and visualization tasks.

About MENA Tax Quality

MENA TQ’s primary focus and responsibility is to support our client teams with provision of timely, quality advice and guidance to enable them to deliver high quality work, manage risk effectively, innovate, develop business, maintain market presence, and remain in compliance with regulatory, legislative, and internal EY requirements continuously and consistently.

In addition to day-to-day and defined TQ responsibilities, we get involved in specialized projects, assist with development and updates of policies and guidance as part of global and local efforts, and support the MENA Tax and Law practice in the execution of different strategies and developments.

Your key responsibilities

Technical elements:

• Assist with consultations, responding to quality and compliance related queries from the business
• Support various project initiatives, tracking events through resolution
• Participate in policy and guidance research, review and drafting
• Support the delivery of TQ training to Client teams
• Provide ad-hoc cover on some projects during holidays

Administrative elements

• Support the broader team with administrative and operational needs
• Scheduling and coordination of meetings – prepare and circulate calendar invitations, assist in finalizing meeting documentation and presentations
• Occasional support with organizing business travel and itineraries
• Maintain the TQ Sharepoint sites (uploading documents and information, managing access and issues if and when any arise)

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Undergraduate/University degree
• 3+ years prior, related work experience preferably in Compliance, Quality, Internal Audit, Legal or Risk Management functions or in other fast-paced international organization.
• Good command of English (written and spoken)
• Proficiency in working with Outlook and all Microsoft Office products. IT literate, savvy in working with technology in general, ability to promptly learn to work with new systems and tools, detect issues and able to initiate their resolution
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, problem-solving and time-keeping abilities. Previous EA/PA experience is a plus
• An eye for detail and oriented towards continuous improvement
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to effectively partner and collaborate with other functions on various initiatives
• Able to balance the need to be approachable and supportive with the requirement to be resolute and resilient in challenging situations
• High degree of flexibility, professionalism and integrity

Ideally, you’d also have

• A good command of Arabic (written and spoken)
• Experience working with Power BI or other analytics platforms
• The ability to be future-focused and able to consider and adapt to new and developing areas of the business.

To support the significant growth of our Technology Risk service in MENA, EY is looking to hire highly qualified resources. Specifically, as part of this job posting, we are looking for a Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager. Working across many different industries, this role will be responsible for executing and leading IT and cybersecurity projects. It is all about listening to our clients, asking the better questions, and supporting them in areas where there are no off-the-shelf solutions.

Your key responsibilities

An existing track record of successful engagement delivery in Technology Risk is expected of all candidates for this role. A Big 4 background or comparable consulting experience is highly advantageous. A broad background across IT and Cybersecurity is expected with specific experience in the following areas:

• Expertise in Risk and Governance Frameworks, including IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, NIST), ISO 27001 standards, information security principles, policy development, and risk assessment.
• Proficiency in IT Systems Audit, encompassing planning, execution, audit methodologies, complex IT environment evaluation, control weakness identification, and effective communication of findings.
• Comprehensive knowledge of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), covering ITGCs, ITACs, SOX requirements, supporting financial audits with IT expertise, and strong liaison skills with financial auditors.
• Good understanding around the application systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics and operating systems and databases.
• Strong understanding of Business Continuity Planning (BCP), including BCP/DRP principles, business impact analyses, recovery strategy development, and plan testing.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, including common threats, vulnerabilities, basic principles, and contributions to cybersecurity discussions.
• General Skills: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, project management, organizational, leadership, client service, and business development skills.

Skills and attributes for success

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or in a related field.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CISA, CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor) are preferred.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in IT audit, information security, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of ITGC/ITAC, information security frameworks, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.