Experienced Senior Associate, Delivery Centres, Quality & Risk and USI, Audit & Assurance

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Delivery Centres is a diverse team, supporting the operation, quality and integration of our Audit Delivery Centres within the wider NSE audit practise. This role is based in the Central Audit Delivery Centre team supporting both Quality and Risk and United States India (USI) through a split role.

This is an opportunity to work in a small, close-knit team in an industry that is continuously growing and expanding. The tasks are interesting and varied, and you will be in contact with various key stakeholders in the business, giving you the chance to test and develop your technical and compliance skills alongside building relationships with the wider team and within Delivery Centres themselves. Within this team, you will embed yourself into a number of ongoing initiatives with quality at it's heart in order to make a measurable impact to audit quality and the wider practice. We can offer flexible working, adapting a hybrid working methodology of being both in the office and at home.

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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 measurable 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.

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We are looking to recruit an experienced Senior Associate to join the Audit Delivery Centres (“ADC”) Team across both NSE and UK. Our team provides support to Deloitte's Delivery Centres including but not limited to; Regional Audit Delivery Centre, Project Management Centre of Excellence, Subsidiary Accounts Completion Centre and United States India (USI) which operate from India under an extended team model. The role provides a mixture of operational and compliance monitoring support, escalating any quality risks to the Central Audit Delivery Centre Quality and Risk and United States India Central team and looking at ways to minimize risk, monitoring controls and improving processes.

Quality and Risk key responsibilities include:

• Supervising and leading the collation and co-ordination of data requests from a magnitude of contacts across the UK and NSE member firms.
• Formatting and drafting complex deliverables on MS Powerpoint and Excel ready for first review.
• Organise and arrange meetings with key stakeholders on MS Outlook and Teams.

USI Central Team key responsibilities include

• Formatting and drafting complex deliverables on MS PowerPoint ready for first review.
• Working with a variety of stakeholders in relation to USI integration.
• Performing data analysis and formulating key insights and identifying trends using MS Excel.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You have excellent knowledge of the audit industry and phases alongside a high attention to detail and the ability to escalate when required. You will be able to problem solve and consider innovative ways to proactively contribute to the improvement of quality within Delivery Centres and support the team with a number of projects.

Essential:

• Ability to create presentations on MS PowerPoint using data analysis skills from Excel.
• Competent in numeracy and comfortable working with data.
• Producing deliverables following a suitable briefing and supervision, including meeting management, data collection forms, slide production.
• Confidently use MS Outlook and Teams to arrange and organise meetings with key stakeholders
• Ability to work autonomously.

Desirable:

• Professional background in external or internal Audit, Compliance or Risk background.
• Understanding and experience of delivery centres and or shared services.

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 (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). 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, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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Connect with your colleagues

“At Deloitte you will be joining a diverse team of experts capable of delivering meaningful and durable change for both our clients and our profession. Innovation is key for us, underpinned by audit quality.”

“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 extensive training offered at Deloitte is unparalleled and was crucial for me at the start of my career. The firm is also the industry leader in the tax financial investors space, which gives me the opportunity to work and learn alongside highly skilled individuals on a variety of exciting projects.”

“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

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in either Cardiff or Newcastle with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role. The opportunity will require some travel to London - as a guide the frequency would be bi-monthly.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

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 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 well-being 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.

Connect to your next step

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 our purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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