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Our Assurance practice encompasses skills across regulation and finance with a deep analytics capability. We harness these to provide Assurance to those charged with governance, serving the public interest. Working in Assurance means you will have an opportunity to work alongside leading experts, as we help build and enhance trust between businesses and the public, by responding to emerging issues and protecting the public interest. Providing assurance to help businesses become more resilient, agile and better prepared for the future.

To be resilient, businesses must be ready to respond to current and future challenges and opportunities. They are increasingly being required to be more transparent with their reporting, to drive trust and confidence in the market, and protect the wider public interest.

Assurance builds, maintains and develops confidence. We provide independent assurance by assessing the risks and underlying processes, providing conclusions as to which risks are being managed and mitigated in line with the business' appetite for risk. Deloitte's assurance offerings help those charged with governance to understand their business and build trust amongst key stakeholders and regulators.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

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We are looking for an Assistant Manager to join the Markets Assurance Insurance team in London to support the regulatory and strategy work we do with firms across the industry, including FTSE 100 insurers, insurance intermediaries, and Lloyd's and London Market insurers.

Your responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will take a lead role in supporting the delivery and management of client engagements, working closely with more senior members of the Markets Assurance team and effectively leading a small team of juniors on each project.
• You will understand our clients' industry and the issues they face whether as a new entrant to the market, an acquirer of a competitor or as an insurer looking to wind down its business, and provide them with relevant advice. The combination of your specialist and core assurance skills, industry expertise and on-going investment in this area will allow you to anticipate complex business problems for our clients and recommend appropriate action.

You will be:

• Part of a team to provide professional services across the insurance lifecycle described above.
• Writing content as part of client high quality deliverables including written reports, working papers, and summary excel analyses.
• Responsible for day-to-day delivery of project objectives, including the management of junior staff, direct interaction with clients, and regular reporting to senior internal and client stakeholders.
• Driving Project Management, including budgeting, reporting and risk management
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders across Deloitte to provide our clients with best in class expertise and offerings
• Managing your own time to work on multiple engagements and/or business development activities
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders at clients.
• Training and developing junior members of the team.

You will be quick in developing an advanced understanding of your clients' business needs and key risks and you will be responsible for creating and maintaining strong client relationships, ensuring that we are adding value to clients' businesses and that the relationships we create outlast the individual projects.

The projects we work on from client to client can vary a lot and therefore you need to be prepared to adapt quickly to new situations and enjoy variety. Often, we are part of cross-service line teams delivering our expertise on large scale engagements which will give you the opportunity to also build a strong internal network.

Another key aspect to the role is practice management, including preparing budgets, resourcing and client billing, and proactively engaging with the wider activities of the team.

You will be responsible for supporting the training and development of junior members of the team and your role will be key in helping to continue to develop a diverse team with an inclusive culture where people are recognised for their contribution.

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To qualify for the role you must have:

• A background in Insurance which could be from a regulatory, strategy or project role in industry, experience from another professional services firm or from the PRA or FCA
• Strong understanding of insurance firms' businesses, structures, and strategies, ideally across more than one area e.g. brokers, retail insurers, Lloyd's syndicates, InsurTech
• Working knowledge of or an interest in UK regulatory requirements and an emerging regulation
• The ability to generate ideas and use flexible thinking to problem solve
• Experience of working on multiple projects or engagements at any one time
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – both written and verbal
• Experience in delivering presentations and pitches
• Experience in conducting stakeholder interviews
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Strong aptitude with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Confident client presence and ability to build contacts and develop relationships
• Ability to develop effective working relationships internally and with clients
• Strong team leaderships skills and proven ability to lead challenging projects and large team
• Positive and ambitious attitude, and ability to work on own initiative
• Educated to degree level or equivalent required

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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.

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“Deloitte is known for its flexible working environment and the support it offers to new parents. As a first-time mother I was a bit nervous joining the team, but the people around me have made it easy for me to manage my career around personal commitments. “

“I assumed the culture would be very corporate, however, I have worked with people who have different personalities and approaches to the way they work. We do have a clear brand, but everyone is encouraged to be themselves.”

-Alice, Audit and Assurance

“The team I support works with one of Deloitte's biggest clients. To be involved with such an influential client so early in my career is really rewarding; I love it.”

-Owen, Audit and Assurance

The progression at Deloitte is steady and I've always felt in control of my own career path. You can learn something new here every day which I really enjoy.

-Ali, Audit and Assurance

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Location: The home office of this role is London based with occasional domestic and international travel

Your Work, Your Way: We call our hybrid working vision Deloitte Works. And it does. We trust you to make the right choices around where, when and how you work. You'll be able to make decisions about how you work best, to be collaborative, learn from colleagues, share your experiences, build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Having great conversations with your team and your leadership paves the way for great collaborative ways of working

You'll have all the support you need to succeed, including robust tech and home workstation set-up guidance, as well as access to a variety of flexible working spaces and all sorts of social activities for you to join. We're continually innovating our working practices too, so you can expect to see new and exciting technology developments coming soon. The future of work is evolving fast and we're already leading the way by enabling flexibility for our people and making it easy for us all to connect and collaborate.

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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 two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers