Deloitte UK Jobs – Senior Manager

About the job

Your opportunity

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Manager to join the Audit Quality and Risk Management team to assist with root cause analysis.

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of 2 years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Your role

The role involves interaction with various stakeholders of all seniorities, to understand root causes of quality findings or deficiencies highlighted through internal and external review processes or through ISQM 1 evaluation. The Senior Manager will work closely with the Audit Quality Monitoring and Measurement leadership team as well as several other senior stakeholders across the Audit business.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Lead in the performance of root cause analysis, including the planning, scoping and reporting of RCA activities to leadership;
• Project management of key stakeholders in the RCA process including the resolution of any operational challenges;
• Liaising with other internal Audit Quality and Business Unit leadership to consider the impact of findings and root causes identified on the wider business;
• Input into the design of remedial actions to address identified root causes;
• Driving continuous improvement through innovation and transformation, embracing change and challenging the way we do things to develop new ways of working;
• Being part of a wider community, helping to grow our department and develop our strategy; and
• Working in a diverse team within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.

Your work, your choice

At Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our audited entities. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you.

Location: United Kingdom, with travel to London

Work pattern: This is a permanent full-time opportunity

Your professional experience

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Audit experience and a relevant accounting qualification, such as the ACA, CPA or ACCA or equivalent;
• Experience in working on audit engagements, preferably of large and/or listed entities;
• Ability to hold challenging discussions with an open mindset;
• Ability to analyse data, identify trends and consider the impact of the analysis on the wider operations of the business;
• A commitment to audit quality and demonstrable experience of applying professional scepticism;
• A proven track record in establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with senior stakeholders;
• Report writing, presentation and interpersonal skills, including excellent written and verbal communications skills;
• Strong leadership skills both on engagements and in an office environment;
• Experience of motivating and developing high performing teams;
• The ability to build relationships across the firm
• The ability to identify and drive the use of best practice to deliver improvement and development in the firm’s practices
• The ability to drive creative thinking, connect ideas and insights from other industries and businesses

Essential

• ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent
• Senior manager in external or internal audit

Desirable

• Understanding of ISQM1
• Internal Audit Quality Monitoring/Practice review experience
• Experience of auditing large and/or listed entities

Your service line: Audit & Assurance

In an industry best known for looking back, Deloitte looks beyond. Our Audit & Assurance team understand the most important decisions are the ones we are yet to make. Crafting the future in an informed and clear-sighted way means understanding current conditions, as well as the trends that are shaping tomorrow. That is why we use our expertise in audit to show where things stand now, and to help inform the next step. With the assurance we provide, we help our clients to look ahead with strength and confidence across all of their accounting, regulatory and transaction needs.

Innovation is the key, underpinned by audit quality. You will be joining a diverse team of experts capable of delivering meaningful and durable change for both our clients and our profession.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints. This can mean that you and your “Immediate Family Members” are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process.

About Deloitte

Our Purpose & Strategy

To make an impact that matters for our clients, our people and society – defines who we are and what we stand for. Our purpose provides the foundation for our strategy and our aspiration to be the undisputed leader in professional services: this is not about size, it’s about being the first choice. The first choice for the largest and most influential clients, and the first choice for the best talent.

What do we do?

Deloitte offers global integrated professional services that include Audit & Assurance, Consulting, Financial Advisory, Legal, Risk Advisory and Tax Consulting. Our approach combines intellectual Leadership, industrial expertise, insight, consulting & problem solving capabilities whatever the role, technology revolutions and innovation from multiple disciplines to help our clients excel anywhere in the world.

Beyond the UK: Deloitte North and South Europe

The UK is part of Deloitte North and South Europe (NSE), the second largest member firm in the Deloitte network. Deloitte NSE combines operations in Belgium, Central Mediterranean (Italy, Greece, Malta), Ireland, the Middle East (Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestinian Ruled Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen), the Netherlands, the Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Switzerland and the UK. Deloitte NSE brings together 2,700 partners and over 50,000 people, combining our unmatched breadth and depth of capabilities in audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, and tax and legal across the region. Being part of Deloitte NSE supports our aspiration to be the undisputed leader in professional services and will create more opportunity and growth for our people.

What do we value?

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for maximum impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Being a Leader at Deloitte

Cultural fit and purpose-led Leadership is crucial for Deloitte. Our leaders always set the example and inspire their colleagues. They make quality time for people and take an interest in them. They know what matters to people – both inside and outside work – and value them as individuals; always finding opportunities to develop them while showing respect and appreciation.

We expect colleagues at all levels to embrace and live our purpose and our leadership culture by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters. We know Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, but our Leadership Charter helps all of our people understand what we’re looking for:

• We live our purpose: we act as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognising others for the impact they make
• We develop talent: we develop high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities
• We drive performance: we deliver exceptional client service; maximise results and drive high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders
• We believe positive influence can make an impact that matters: we influence clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people
• We move, together, towards a strategic direction: we understand key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligning people to objectives and setting priorities and direction.