Africa Talent by Deloitte (Africa Talent) is a standalone division of Deloitte, owned by Deloitte Africa and Deloitte Netherlands, based in South Africa. Our goal is to meet the growing demand for Talent in Africa and Europe; by recruiting and developing 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 space is a true encapsulation of hybrid work, whereby individuals and teams gain access and exposure to learn from and engage with their global colleagues, while working virtually from their local Deloitte office or from home.

What impact will you make?

We have entered a period that will see businesses transform like never before. The Finance function sits at the center of this change, playing a key role which is seeing the demands of the CFO and their team increase. In response, we have established a CFO Advisory business at Deloitte which delivers innovative, bespoke solutions to CFOs in some of the world’s leading businesses, developing sustained relationships as a trusted adviser supporting and advising on their management responsibilities.

The accounting team is a critical and integrated part of our CFO Advisory business – leading relationships and supporting our clients in the application and consideration of accounting, under both IFRS and/or US GAAP, as they address a wide range of disruptive events – including M&A, regulatory change and technology transformation.

We have an exciting opportunity to join us and be a core part of a wider team advising and shaping the leading Finance teams of the future.

We work across multiple industries (including Consumer, TMT and Public Sector) and with both private and listed businesses. Joining our team will provide great opportunities to work on transactions, particularly with private equity, where we work closely with other M&A teams across Deloitte. 

We are looking for candidates with a strong accounting and finance background who can demonstrate a mix of accounting expertise, operational finance, project management, and client relationship experience and skills.

You will provide internal audit services to our clients on both a co-source and an outsource basis, and advise our clients in areas such as audit methodology, agile audit delivery and functional transformation. In addition, you will have the opportunity to deliver External Quality Assessments as well as ongoing quality assurance support at large and high profile clients.

Due to the ongoing focus of regulators and other stakeholders on robust internal controls, many of our clients are asking for support as they design and embed enhanced governance and control frameworks. This offers our internal audit practitioners exciting opportunities to work on a wide range of controls advisory projects. 

Responsibilities will include:

• Actively participating in and managing the delivery of high-class internal audit and controls advisory services to a range of clients;
• Leading project teams and developing junior team members to reach their potential;
• Regularly using a range of internal audit methodologies and approaches, including advanced techniques such as Data Analytics and Agile Internal Audit;
• Managing client relationships and working with client staff; 
• Developing internal audit and controls advisory opportunities with new and existing clients;
• Building relationships with experts across Deloitte to deliver client focused assurance solutions; 
• Working with our clients on implementing or reviewing aspects of their processes;
• Applying your experience to practical business scenarios; and
• Managing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A graduate degree, or relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, IIA, CIRM, MCT or equivalent);
• 5- 6 years prior experience of working in an Internal Audit, Quality Assurance, Risk
• Management or Compliance role;
• FS: Experience in the financial services sector, either as part of a Financial Services Institution, in an internal audit or advisory capacity to similar organisations, or in the regulation of such Institutions;
• Experience of internal auditing techniques (including risk assessment, audit scoping, devising audit approach, controls testing, substantive testing);
• Strong interpersonal skills, including oral/written communication, guidance & influencing skills, including team management;
• Experience in developing project deliverables (proposals, reports, presentations) to a high standard;
• Highly motivated approach, with a proven ability to work on own initiative within a stimulating work environment and good organisation, planning and coaching skills, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

We are always interested in talking with professionals about their next career experience. If you have a passion for learning from talented people and benefit from the support of a global organisation and network, apply online now.

If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.

At Africa Talent by 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 reasonably accommodating 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.