Assurance: Accounting & Reporting Advisory (ARA) – Associate Director

We are looking for a visionary leader with a passion for accounting and reporting, internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), and finance optimisation, to join our ARA team and help our clients navigate the ever-evolving landscape of regulatory, and business complexities, by driving excellence and delivering holistic and innovative solutions.

You will lead end-to-end design, implementation, remediation, maintenance & monitoring assignments, ensuring our clients’ accounting policies, processes, controls, and systems are robust and future-ready.

This is a unique opportunity for a senior and dynamic CA(SA) professional to act as a trusted advisor to clients driving excellence in corporate reporting outcomes. You will be required to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, as well as winning new business, and delivering impactful results in both the JSE listed and SEC regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic insights and technical guidance to clients on complex accounting and reporting matters.
• Lead and deliver complex projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective execution.
• Mentor and develop high-performing teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders at all levels.
• Deliver professional presentations and high-quality reports to support client decision-making.
• Contribute to business development and the growth of our Assurance Services team with an understanding of the adjacent offerings.
• Assess and enhance the design effectiveness and remediation of internal controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Define finance policies and implement best practices in financial reporting, consolidation, and control frameworks.
• Mentor and develop high-performing teams, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• 12+ years’ experience in a senior finance, external audit, or professional services role
• CA(SA) designation with a strong technical background in financial controls, reporting, and accounting.
• Registered Auditor designation would be beneficial. Proven experience within   the financial close and reporting process
• Demonstrated business acumen and a client delivery focus.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, managing change and ambiguity with ease.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Knowledge of PCAOB audit requirements or equivalent experience would be beneficial.
• Excellent senior client relationship (C-Suite) management and communication skills.

Technical Competencies:

• Understanding of the audit and advisory businesses, and their interaction with wider firm locally and globally, strategy and challenges
• Project management experience
• Ability to interpret, communicate and implement strategy.
• Demonstrated execution of complex projects within the timeframes and budget.
• Experienced in development and delivery of professional presentations.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal with all levels of staff & leadership
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Excellent mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.
• Strong client delivery focus
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Able to lead and facilitate executive business and technical stakeholder engagement.

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.

Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive.  Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

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• Upfront Payment Requests: Deloitte will never ask for any upfront payment for background checks, job training, or supplies.
• Requests for Personal Information: Be wary if you are asked for sensitive personal information, especially early in the recruitment process and without a clear need for it. Fraudulent links or contractual documents may require the provision of sensitive personal data or copy documents (e.g., government issued numbers or identity documents, passports or passport numbers, bank account statements or numbers, parent’s data) that may be used for identity fraud. Do not provide or send any of these documents or data. Please note we will never ask for photographs at any stage of the recruitment process.
• Unprofessional Communication: Scammers may communicate in an unprofessional manner. Their messages may be filled with poor grammar and spelling errors. The look and feel may not be consistent with the Deloitte corporate brand.

 

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