About Deloitte

Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte has more than 456,800 professionals all committed to becoming the standard of excellence of professional services firms.

Deloitte’s professionals are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities, and enjoy an environment of continuous learning, challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. All our professionals are united by our shared values, a set of core principles that guide our collective behavior. They set the expectations we have for one another and define how we, as stewards of Deloitte, should behave. They provide common ground to unite us across cultures and geographies. And, importantly, they help us to earn the trust and respect of our key stakeholders. Our shared values are: Lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact.

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector; with offices in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, and in the process of expanding our operations by re-opening an office in Ethiopia.  

A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Kenya and within the East Africa market.

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best - because that’s how you make an impact.

About the Department

It takes a high-powered network of internal support professionals to keep Deloitte going strong. The internal services function provides a wide variety of support services to our organisation and people.

Rewarding career opportunities are available in:

• Human resources
• Information technology
• Marketing and Communications
• Financial support services, and much more.

As with all the functions in Deloitte, a core set of competencies is associated with each internal service area. An overall understanding of value-added client service, the experience to work in multi-functional and cross-border teams, strong business acumen, and the instinct to think and act globally are essential for advancement within Internal Client Services.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join our Internal Client Services - Quality Independence Risk & Reputation Department as a Risk Analyst. 

Job Description

This role will be responsible for providing critical support to the Africa member firm and its practitioners in respect of all firm independence related matters through:

• Perform timely and accurate GIMS Reviews
• Perform accurate and timely updates to GIMS users’ and immediate family members’ portfolio information
• Accurate and complete upload of user added holdings and subsequent upload of supporting documentation
• Provide prompt assistance to GIMS users
• Where possible breaches are identified - timeously escalate to appropriate team members
• Assist the Senior Manager with action items on user dashboards.
• Follow-up and escalation of individuals who did not adhere to deadlines

Key Performance Areas

1. Strategic Impact

• Supports the implementation of strategy within area of responsibility by conforming to plans set by the Director of Independence in area of responsibility:
  • Systems of quality control processes
• Stay abreast with the latest developments and requirements and ensure that Deloitte Africa practitioners are up to date and informed.

2. Independence Subject Matter Expertise

• Perform timely and accurate GIMS Reviews.
• Perform accurate and timely updates to GIMS users’ and immediate family members’ portfolio information.
• Accurate and complete upload of user added holdings and subsequent upload of supporting documentation.
• Provide prompt assistance to GIMS users.
• Where possible breaches are identified - timeously escalate to appropriate team members.
• Assist the Senior Manager with action items on user dashboards.
• Follow-up and escalation of individuals who did not adhere to deadlines.
• Assist with the accurate and timeous enrolments of users to GIMS.

3. Development of self and team

• Participates in sessions where learnings identified are taken to the business through e-learnings, in person training, presentations and or firm communication
• Provides assistance to the Manager in ensuring that any Global mandated communications are drafted and shared with the business in line with the QIRR Communication Strategy.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Qualifications 

• 1-2 years work experience
• Basic understanding of independence aspects affecting the audit environment.
• General knowledge of the applicable regulatory bodies (IESBA/IFAC/SEC/PCAOB etc.)
• General knowledge / understanding of ISIN numbers, Listing Symbols, Collective Investment Funds, Asset Managers, Subsidiaries, Associates, Securities Accounts, Bonds, Structures Products, Notes, Exchange Traded Funds etc. and Corporate Group Structures
• Knowledge of relevant Deloitte Policy Manuals on Independence would be an advantage, (if an internal Deloitte candidate).

Desired Experience and Qualifications

• A degree in financial management/commercial/business qualification
• 2 years’ work experience, ideally within a similar function
• Display a general level of understanding of Deloitte Policy Manual 1420 on Independence, especially relating to Financial Interest and the Global Independence Monitoring System (GIMS) / IESBA Code of Ethics with respect to Financial Interests

Behavioural competencies

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Desire to develop self
• Client delivery focus
• Adaptable
• Focus on quality and awareness of risk
• Problem solving ability
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.

Technical Competencies

• Basic financial knowledge and understanding.
• Experience in drafting professional presentations and reports for review.
• Excellent analysis and report writing skills.
• Proficient in MS Office suite.
• Focus on quality and risk.
• Basic business acumen.

 Your role as a leader

At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters.

Leadership Capabilities

Living our Purpose - Identifies and embraces our purpose and values and puts these into practice in their professional life.

Influence - Builds relationships and communicates effectively in order to positively influence peers and other stakeholders.

Performance drive - Seeks opportunities to challenge self; teams with others across businesses and borders to deliver and takes accountability for own and team results.

Strategic direction - Understands objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns own work to objectives and sets personal priorities.

Talent development - Develops self by actively seeking opportunities for growth, shares knowledge and experiences with others, and acts as a strong brand ambassador.

Why Deloitte?

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.

Deloitte opens the door to a career that can cross borders virtually and physically across the African continent and globally to gain experience and access projects beyond our borders. We value difference, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and thinking styles.

Our purpose

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. #Makinganimpactthatmatters

Recruiter Tips

We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Deloitte to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your interview, we suggest that you do research to know some background about our firm and the business area you are applying to.

If you meet the above requirements, please visit our website and apply online:

Deloitte East Africa Careers portal. 

Your details will be treated with confidentiality and will not be shared with any third party.

Your details will be treated with confidentiality and will not be shared with any third party.

Closing Date: 14 June 2024

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not ask individuals to pay any fees or money as part of the recruitment process. Women and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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.