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Job Description

• To provide audit technical support and focused interventions to the public audit practice in Deloitte Africa by way of formal and informal consultations to support high quality audits.
• Develop and lead audit learning interventions.
• Author or review audit support content in response to professional standards (ISA-based Audit Approach Manual)
• Provide coaching to engagement partners and teams to improve the quality of the audit file. 
• Specialize in the application of ISA and IFRS. 
• Responsible for thought leadership, consultations with the audit practice and clients as well as the development of managers in Audit Technical.
• Develop high-performing people and teams, leading and supporting them to make an impact that matters, and setting the direction to deliver exceptional client service.
• Furthermore, specific engagement support is provided related to financial statements, SENS releases. 

Qualifications

• Registered CA(SA)

Experience

• 3 years working experience
• 2 years in a client facing role; 3 of these in a management role desired

Key Performance areas

• Strategic Impact: Supports the Senior Manager on delivery of designated engagement / project, managing the implementation of the agreed deliverables.
• Client Impact: External/Internal: Manages and maintains oversight of deliverables of team on client engagements.
• Operational Effectiveness: Communicates detail of Audit Engagement Agreement to teams and maintains level monitoring of adherence by all parties.
• Development/Growth of Team: Shares expertise and knowledge with team members and counselees on an ongoing basis.
• Budgets / Profitability: Manages engagement budget through accurate budgeting,  cost control and profitability management.

 Differentiators for this specific role

• Wining Business: Contributes to the regional and business areas winning business opportunities and targets, including contribution to Industry Manager initiatives and cross service line selling and collaboration.

Leadership Capabilities

• Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make.
• Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities.
• Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders.
• Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people.
• Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction.

Technical and Professional Capabilities

• Stakeholder Focus: Leverages a deep understanding of audit and risk advisory services and stakeholder needs to deliver high quality engagement.
• Become experts in risk assessments and audit responses: Takes an independent view and contributes heavily in developing and challenging the risk assessment and controls testing strategy and designing appropriate audit responses for risks.
• Integrate engagement teams and manage referred work: Collaborates effectively across Deloitte functions to deliver a seamless audit that is responsive to stakeholder needs.
• Make appropriate use of tools, guidance and methodology: Provides appropriate guidance to the audit team in relation to the application of tools, guidance and methodology in delivering the audit.
• Manage project plans to optimize engagements: Proactively manages the project plan through efficient use of resources and tracking delivery of assigned tasks, guiding team members’ prioritization.
• Formulate reasonable judgements and conclusions in order to deliver informative and timely outputs: Uses judgement and consults appropriately when dealing with complex matters, applying an appropriate level of professional scepticism.
• Apply Ethical and Professional Standards: Understands their business security, ethical and compliance responsibilities, displaying best practice and actively encouraging appropriate behaviours of engagement teams.

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Job Description

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Manager to lead the implementation of a new program in the Independence function of the Africa firm, as a fixed-term contractor for 10 months.
• Independence is an area of continued scrutiny by regulators and the work we do evolves with the frequent changes in regulatory demands. As a consequence of continuous scrutiny and the need for our people to declare their financial interests we are implementing an automated brokerage import program which will include publicly available financial institutions and brokers, who provide investments and pensions. The program will support personal independence compliance whilst helping partners and staff to manage their financial planning.

The responsibilities of this role include (not limited to):

• Engage with management of asset managers of financial institutions and investment brokers targeted for participation in the automated brokerage import program.
• Provide day to day management support for the team with all activities relating the program.
• Deliver on the activities involved in the roll out and implementation of the automated monitoring of investments.
• Communicate the benefits of the automated brokerage import program to the firm via webinars, consultations, and other channels.
• Ensuring that prompt and regular communication and support is maintained between all internal and external parties to ensure seamless and consistent service levels are maintained at all times, reporting exceptional matters to Senior Management.

Qualifications

• CA (SA) or B.Com Accounting or Finance Degree equivalent.

Professional experience

• 8 - 10 years working experience in a professional/financial services organisation or a compliance/regulatory environment.
• A background in financial services would be advantageous; or
• Pension & financial investment product knowledge
• Project management experience
• 4 years’ experience of people management and team development.
• Excellent communication skills, proven ability to adapt style to suit audience and objectives.
• Proven and effective time management skills within a complex and challenging role.
• Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to ensuring delivery to the highest standards.
• Demonstrable influencing and negotiating skills.
• Strong analytical, consultative, decision making and organisational skills.
• Strong report writing skills and attention to detail.

Key Performance areas to succeed in this role:

• A self-starter and willingness to work independently.
• A general curiosity and broad understanding of the world, and an interest in business affairs and human behaviour, to be able to understand where risk might come from and how it can be dealt with
• Lateral thinker capable of strategic and analytical thinking, with pragmatic approach to problem-solving and an ability to grasp abstract concepts/complex situations 
• Problem solving involving discernment in resolving outcome and independent follow through
• Excellent verbal and business communication skills. Willingness to interface with senior management and staff locally and globally
• Good sense of urgency/prioritization and know when to seek guidance
• Reliable and punctual
• Team player, able to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Accountability - take ownership
• iBe proactive
• Excellent inter-personal skills, including facilitation and presentation skills
• Mature attitude with the ability to apply sound judgement to matters
• Project experience, to understand the dynamics of the project environment and the related issues
• Strong personal attributes relating to discipline, meticulous attention to detail, assertiveness, change and getting things done
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and results-driven environment, and an ability to work under pressure, coupled with strong conflict management and negotiation and influencing skills.

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Job Description

• As an experienced Chartered Accountant, this is your opportunity to become a part of a thriving, industry leading Forensic Practice. As a multinational organisation we can offer you the breadth and depth of project management experience you are looking for. We can provide you with access to state-of-the-art technology, labs and the opportunity to work with clients on high impact matters across the continent.

Main Purpose of Job

• Leading Forensic Investigations: Overseeing and conducting in-depth investigations into suspected financial crimes, fraud, and other irregularities. Manage teams to conduct a variety of forensic investigations for clients in industries such as government, law enforcement, corporate, financial services, and legal sectors. This includes investigations related to fraud, accounting, employee misconduct, regulatory enforcement, integrity due diligence, and anti-bribery and corruption.
• Developing Investigation Strategies: Designing comprehensive investigation plans, identifying key stakeholders, and determining appropriate investigative techniques.
• Analysing Evidence: Collecting, preserving, and analysing evidence to support or refute allegations.
• Collaborating with Law Enforcement: Working closely with law enforcement agencies to coordinate investigations and pursue legal action when necessary.
• Providing Expert Testimony: Serving as an expert witness in legal proceedings, providing clear and concise explanations of findings.
• Training and Mentoring: Developing and delivering training programs to educate employees about fraud prevention, detection, and reporting.
• Implementing Fraud Prevention Measures: Assisting in the development and implementation of internal controls and policies to prevent fraud and other misconduct. 

Project Management & Client Engagement

• Working on multiple projects within the realm of Forensics Investigations – delivering within scope, budget and quality.
• Project management overview to track, monitor and ensure delivery of client projects within constrained timelines.
• Strengthen stakeholder relationships internally and with key clients through effective delivery.
• Aligning team to firm scheduling and utilisation – ensuring team’s hours are captured correctly.
• Manage business relationship and contracting process with service providers.

Team & Self Development

• Ideally, you will have a genuine interest in learning and implementing new methodologies to further advance the tools used within the team.
• You will be expected to develop junior staff in their careers and contribute to the on-going management of the practice

Communication

• Consistent, effective and timeous communication with the functional leader, team members and stakeholders
• Regular feedback and update to functional leader on the status of projects

Technical Competencies

• Ability to interpret financial statements, contracts, policies and procedures for different client industries
• Experienced in interpreting and assessing contracts and agreements for their accounting implications
• Crafting reports for various stakeholders, including client management and board-level committees
• Strong skills in valuations, financial modelling, analysis, and reporting
• Knowledge and application of regulatory risk and finance obligations
• Experience in managing contracting and risk due diligence
• Reporting on regulatory risk items that affect investigations
• Desire to build a career within Forensics

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Honours degree in Accounting
• Completed articles
• Qualified CA (SA)
• CFE or ICFP or FPSA

Minimum Experience

• 5 years post articles experience working and delivering client projects within a large Consultancy/Advisory Firm
• Experience in Ligation support or dispute resolution
• Experience in understanding client operations and processes, together with risk, finance and compliance procedures
• Experience in providing advice and interpreting financial information to identify anomalies

Competencies

Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Collects, assimilates, and analyses relevant data and uses standard processes and tools to help surface insights and solutions

Delivery Excellence

• Manages own work against the project plan to ensure a superior client experience

Manages Quality & Risk

• Complies with quality standards, risk rules, and confidentiality guidelines to deliver results

Technical 

• Synthesise professional principles, Legal, Regulatory, IT & Forensic methodologies to perform basic routine tasks under full supervision
• Demonstrate an understanding of forensic concepts and methodology 

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Main Purpose of Job

• The purpose of the role is to support the delivery of Integration and Separation engagements throughout the M&A lifecycle covering Operational DD, Synergies, Integration/Separation assessments, Detailed integration/separation planning, separations and integrations implementation (functional workstream support and running/supporting the Integration/Separation Management Office).

Key Performance areas:

• Steering discussions and interviews with management, and collaborating with industry experts to gain deeper insights to support clients
• Experience in end-to-end lifecycle of integrations and separations: Assessments, Detailed planning Day1/100 and Implementation
• Experience in integrations/separations supporting detailed planning and implementation of functional workstreams (HR, Finance, Operations, IT, Legal, etc.)
• Experience with supporting the Integration/Separation Management Office
• Experience in Operational, synergies assessment, including identification of transitional services and costing
• Experience in facilitating client workshops and stakeholder management activities
• Good reporting writing, presentation skills and communication skills
• Experience in designing proposals

 Functional Competencies:

• Experience in end-to-end lifecycle of integrations and separations experience in top-tier corporate institution(s) or consulting firm(s)
• Experience of leading and coaching internal or external project teams
• Proficiency in delivering change management and transformation initiatives e.g., technology or business process changes

Technical Competencies:

• Knowledge of the M&A process / transaction lifecycle / deal process and various parties within it
• Excellent financial and analytical skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Aptitude to critically challenges business plan and underlying assumptions in a logical, evidenced manner
• Ability to knowledgeably discuss strategy and implications of options with clients
• Natural ability and instinct to build and maintain trusted relationships with colleagues and clients
• Strong facilitation and consensus building skills
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present clearly in presentation or pitches including senior level stakeholders

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree (Accounting, Commerce, Finance, Engineering, or related field, etc.)

Minimum Experience:

• 5 – 8 years’ experience related to transaction (ideally, M&A, Integrations, Carveouts or equivalent)

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Job Description

• The RFR bursary programme provides an opportunity for a student from an institution classified as Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs) (as outlined in the HDIs section) to complete an Honours / Master’s degree in any relevant degree (as outlined in the Qualifications section) at the University of Pretoria (UP) / University of the Witwatersrand (WITS).

The bursary will provide the following:

• Tuition costs for the Honours/Master's degree;
• Student accommodation or equivalent accommodation for the duration of the degree;
• Study material;
• A monthly stipend; and
• Any administration costs (e.g. registration costs).
• In addition to financial support, the bursary consists of additional support to assist in the completion of the Honours / Master’s degree, for example, training, tutoring, etc.

Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs)

The selection of the bursary student will be from students currently studying at one of the following institutions classified as Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs):

• University of Fort Hare;
• University of Limpopo;
• University of Venda;
• Walter Sisulu University;
• University of the Western Cape;
• University of Zululand;
• Mangosuthu University of Technology; or
• Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

Qualifications

• Eligible students are students studying an undergraduate or Honours degree, specialising in any of the following relevant fields at the HDIs outlined above:
• Computer/Data Science/Analytics;
• Mathematical Sciences/Statistics;
• (Applied/Financial) Mathematics;
• Quantitative Risk Management;
• (Applied) Statistics; or
• Any other relevant degree.
• When applying for the RFR bursary programme, please provide evidence of your application for any of the above specialisations at UP and / or WITS. Only students who have applied to UP and / or WITS will be considered for the RFR bursary programme.

Additional Information

• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills.
• Technical proficiency and an eagerness to expand skills and develop knowledge. The ability to thrive in a busy environment with multiple deliverables.
• The ability to interact in a team environment.
• The ability to find innovative solutions to complex and often unusual challenges.
• Flexibility i.e. the ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and changing requirements