About Africa Talent

Africa Talent by Deloitte (Africa Talent) is a separate legal entity based in South Africa and was formed between Deloitte Africa and Deloitte Netherlands in order to meet the growing demand for Talent in Africa and Europe; and to establish a competency centre that can compete with other delivery centres in India and beyond. While incorporated in South Africa, the goal is to recruit and develop Talent throughout Sub Saharan Africa in order to service the diverse needs to enable projects at our clients. Talent employed, will have the full experience of Deloitte, while getting both local and international exposure to a diverse set of clients, working remotely from Africa.  It will take advantage of the demographic reality of Africa as a future source of talent for both Africa and Europe and at its core is the goal to create employment in Africa and invest in African talent.

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.

This new team is a true encapsulation of hybrid work whereby you gain access and exposure to learn from and engage with colleagues in South Africa and the Netherlands, while working virtually from your local Deloitte office, or from home.

What impact will you make?

You will join Deloitte Denmark Risk Advisory, working remotely from South Africa, as a member of our IT and Specialized Assurance team. We help clients transform the ways in which they leverage people, technology, processes, and controls to address their financial and operational risks and drive performance within their business operations. As Assistant Manager your passion lies in improving business processes, systems and related controls in an everchanging IT landscape. Through analysis, implementation, advice and audits you support our clients in achieving a reliable, secure and responsible IT environment. An IT audit typically evaluates and reports on the procedures and control environment around the IT systems in place within an organization with a view to achieving more effective management of the risks to which the entity is exposed. We do so in the following ways:

• We identify risks and weaknesses, thus enabling the definition of solutions for introducing controls over processes supported by IT.
• We help organizations take advantage of new and innovative technologies and better manage their risks through advisory and managed services.
• We advise on general IT controls and audit application controls within the area of ​IT audit and support financial auditing tasks.
• We provide clients with assurance reports on several topics, including general IT controls in an outsourcing environment, application and process controls, protection of personal data, and the GDPR (e.g. ISAE 3402, ISAE 3000, SOC).
• We support and transform internal audit functions to provide relevant and timely insights to Executive Management and the Board on a wide range of risks.
• We work across functions within Deloitte to provide our clients with the right set of skills.

In your role as participating Team Lead you are the voice of the client. As Assistant Manager you are expected to give the client a heads-up for possible problems and then act as a sounding board to find solutions. At the same time, you will service and expand your personal network. We strive to foster an inclusive culture founded on collaboration, curiosity, and high ambitions. We offer you a strong and often life-long professional network allowing you to unfold your full potential.

How you will make an impact

You will lead the team by performing interviews, guiding consultants, and be the main contact person for the client. For IT Audit and Third-Party Assurance (e.g. ISAE, SOC) projects you will test design, implementation and operating effectiveness for relevant controls in the system. In your report you will give your client a good, solid advice that matches the risks of the organization, the people and their work ethic. Related projects can be very diverse and vary from small scale engagements to long-term IT Audits for the annual statement and Third-Party Assurance (e.g. ISAE, SOC) projects.

You will get the opportunity to work both on audit and advisory assignments to provide you with different experiences and learning opportunities. Your responsibilities will increase fast as the learning curve is steep.

What we expect from you in this role

Based on client needs and your skill set and preferences, the focus of your assignments may vary within these topics:

• Analyzing business processes to identify risks and provide advisory for optimization purposes
• Providing deep insights into existing and emerging risks in different processes and organizations through examination and evaluation of an organization’s information technology infrastructure, policies, and operations;
• Performing wide-ranging IT audits and IT reviews to provide our clients with practical recommendations to protect corporate assets and ensure data integrity and alignment with the organization’s overall goals;
• Supporting our clients’ internal audit projects to identify areas for improvement and provide related recommendations to the Executive Management.

If you like the challenge of this function description and meet the following profile criteria, we would like to meet you!

Minimum qualification

• A completed Bachelor and/or Master level degree in accountancy, risk management, business administration, economics, finance, mathematics, or information technology; but not limited hereto (master is preferred)

Experience & Skills

• + 5 years of relevant work experience; preferably within IT Audit, IT Assurance and Third Party Assurance from another big professional services firm
• Passion for advising clients in the area of IT risk management and technology
• Experience with IT Audit of ERP platforms and infrastructure like SAP GRC, S/4HANA, Windows, SQL databases etc.
• Managing, leading and supporting lower-level staff and take charge of delivering on your areas of responsibility
• You have the ability to work independently, but also as a team player, with strong time management skills
• You adapt easily to changing circumstances, as you enjoy facing new challenges every day
• You are a strong communicator, analytical, proactive, and know how to tackle a problem
• Fluent in writing and speaking English
• Result-oriented, stress resistant and team player, who can also motivate the team

What you can expect from us:

If you choose IT & Specialized Assurance as the next step in your career, you can expect that we:

• Give you excellent opportunities for personal and professional development
• Let you work in a dynamic international environment
• Do our utmost to integrate you well in our team, including opportunities to get closer to your colleagues

Click the apply button above if you are ready to join our team.

Send your application and CV as well as other relevant documents. We process applications and arrange interviews on a continuous basis, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible.

Read more about IT & Specialized Assurance [IT & Specialised Assurance (ITSA) | Deloitte Southern Africa]. Deloitte values diversity in thought, educational background, and professional competencies to keep an innovative approach to the market and our clients’ needs. Therefore, we encourage all qualified individuals to apply for the position regardless of personal background.

We look forward to connecting with you!

* 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.

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.