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About the Division

Africa Talent is a Deloitte business that was grown out of a distinctive and clear purpose for making an impact on the African continent by identifying, training and developing local talent to provide global solutions to our clients. The ethos of our organisation is characterised by vision, purpose beyond profit and an appetite to innovate and deliver creative, high impact solutions to urgent client challenges.

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration, and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte – Africa Talent - is where you will find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

What impact will you make?

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, innovative and results oriented Leader with a strong commercial background, to join our team. The role will report directly into the CEO and Board of Directors of Africa Talent and can be based either in South Africa or in Europe.

The successful candidate will be able to discover or create new opportunities to enhance organisational results, seek and take on new challenges with enthusiasm and establish and maintain positive working relationships with others to achieve Africa Talent’s goals.

As COO, you will provide leadership and be responsible for overseeing Africa Talent’s operations, procedures, and support systems, including financial management, human resource management, administration and technology. In addition, together with the Africa Talent CEO, you will be responsible for building and developing relationships across Deloitte’s member Firm’s in order to position Africa Talent as a leading talent hub which can supply high skilled resources to meet specific client demands.

As COO you will focus on ensuring that all operational elements of the member Firm relationship relationships run effectively.

Main Responsibilities

The COO will be accountable to CEO and the Board of directors for the following:

• Provide management and leadership direction including contributing to the development of strategic plans and the development and implementation of policies
• Oversee daily operations across Africa Talent, working with the respective Leaders across the business to ensure sustained and optimized performance.
• Together with the CEO, build and maintain mutually beneficial global relationships across the member Firm network to ensure that the strategic objectives of Africa Talent are driven
• Be able to evaluate performance by analysing and interpreting data and metrics
• Lead annual planning, pricing, and budgeting process including allocation of financial resources, financial reporting, while contributing to resource mobilisation
• Lead financial management and reporting for programme and institutional expenditure against approved plans/budgets
• Oversee development of human resource management and related policies, and report on their implementation to the CEO and Board
• Ensure timely development, refinement and upgrading of financial and operational management systems to ensure effective and robust management Africa Talent’s financial reporting
• Ensure mitigation of risks through accurate maintenance of accurate financial reporting and risk mitigation strategies to ensure alignment with all Deloitte’s requirements
• Provide oversight on administration and operational functions that fall under enablement support

Minimum Qualifications

• CA (SA) or MBA or Relevant Commercial/Science or Technology Postgraduate Degree from a recognised university
• Be a member in good standing registered with a relevant professional body

Minimum Experience

• Possess strong financial management experience and skills including but not limited to budgeting/forecasting and, stakeholder management
• Previous demonstrated experience as a commercial leader in a large organisation
• Demonstrated experience working within a large global network where your focus has been on working across member Firms to build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships and to ensure operational effectiveness in the model
• Be proficient in accounting systems, grants, and financial management systems
• Have knowledge and experience in design, implementation and monitoring systems of financial management, controls, and accounting systems
• Have demonstrable experience in relationship management across a large professional services organization
• Have ability to link financial results to programme and operational performance drivers and provide value add insights to a large organization
• Previous experience in a client-facing role within a Consulting or professional services organisation

Desired Experience

• 14 years relevant working in a related or client facing role; 7 years of these in a senior management / leadership role

Skills Required:

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able deliver multiple engagements on time and within budget
• Demonstrated experience working across different cultures in a global network which has provided you with an appreciation for diversity inclusive of cultural diversity.
• Proven ability to make decisions and the right judgement calls in complex projects and situations
• Creates a culture of trust, ownership and accountability across teams and projects
• On the job coaching for managers and professional staff and taking accountability for multiple large engagements
• Manages large engagement / multiple engagement deadlines holistically, identifying risks and escalating
• Drives continuous improvement
• Custodian of the business, shaping offerings that we need to proactively take to the market

How You Will Grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University Leadership Centre. https://deloitte.zoomforth.com/du

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