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At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.

About the Division

Our Audit & Assurance services go beyond merely meeting statutory requirements. We help our clients perform better and achieve their business objectives. We listen to their needs, think about the business implications and tailor our approach accordingly. Click here to read more about our Audit & Assurance practice.

Your activities will be pivotal in the protection of our Firm’s reputation of integrity and quality, which is our key selling point. This role assists the Africa Audit Quality and Risk team in understanding risk themes and events as they develop by conducting risk analysis of developments across specific industries and for specific clients. The role will encompass daily analysis of risk, industry, and market and investor information from various sources and across technological platforms to disseminate risk intelligence to the Africa Audit Quality and Risk team.

• Post graduate qualification in Accountancy or Post Graduate qualification in Economics/Finance
• Desired Qualifications: CA(SA)

Experience

• 3+ years working experience if CA(SA), 
• 4+ years’ experience in an environment providing exposure to risk and compliance in banking sector and/or other industries, with 1+ year managerial experience
• Financial Services experience 

Technical Competencies

• Excellent analytical, research, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to produce accurate, detailed materials in high pressure environment.
• Ability to adapt in order to stay ahead of the curve in a continuously changing risk landscape.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with team, multi-task and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiatives.
• Passionate about investor, risk and market intelligence.

Specialized Competencies

• Delivering on challenging audit engagements across the insurance industry
• Sustain Profitability
• Proactively contribute to the business strategies of the firm in all aspects
• Talent Management
• Risk and quality Management

Behavioural

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent presentation skills
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong client delivery focus
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Sound problem solving ability

* Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.