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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.

Regional Audit Delivery Centres (Impact Centres) support Audit and Assurance engagement teams with the completion of Audit processes and engagement support administrative activity as part of the wider Audit Transformational Programme. The Impact Centres are designed to support teams across the audit engagement lifecycle through providing a range of support services to reduce the levels of administrative work placed on practitioners. Impact Centres support more efficient and cost-effective working practices, whilst improving quality standards. The activity undertaken within the Centres will evolve as they become embedded into the audit life cycle and as Deloitte Way Workflows are launched and implemented. 

• Establishing a quality function within the Africa Regional Audit Delivery Centre.
• Establishing quality initiatives for example Quality processes that monitor the quality of the work executed and delivered to on site teams, establishing quality KPIs and driving business and team behavior, establishing quality reporting processes and how actions are driven through the business.
• ISQM 1 implementation & deployment. Implementation & Deployment support for System of Quality Control and ISQM1 compliance for other business process owners.
• Root Cause analysis, approval of remedial Action Plans and tracking execution of remedial changes needed.
• Approval of catalogue services and ensure within framework.
• Quality liaison/SME for dealing with all related queries. 

To qualify for this role you must have:
•    A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification
•    Hons and further qualifications will be an advantage
•    At least 10 years of professional experience and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in an internal audit role.
•    A minimum of 5 years of experience at a management level
•    Articles and professional certifications required (CA/CIA/etc)
•    Experience in a highly regulated environment
•    Experience in a big four audit firm will be an advantage
•    External audit or risk management experience will be an advantage

• Ability to critically analyse processes to understand the control environment (including information technology, internal controls and risk management related aspects), and the interdependencies linked to this.
• Ability to identify risks and controls in business processes.
• Experience analysing the root cause of process inadequacies and efficiencies. Understand and utilise how controls drive behaviour and how to incorporate this into design of controls
• Proven experience in designing fit for purpose recommendations to the business
• Able to have difficult conversations when needed and remain steadfast in holding the line on quality
• Obtaining stake holder buy in as needed to move solutions and initiatives forward
• An understanding and some experience in process optimisation especially working with key principles
• Experience in risk rating, heat mapping and prioritising of risks and processes based on rating scales.
• Project management experience.
• Stake holder management with junior as well as senior colleagues.

You will be based in the Regional Audit Delivery Centre in Johannesburg.

This is a permanent role. We do encourage careful consideration of agile ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients.

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.