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Manager, Accounting and Controls Advisory, Audit & Assurance
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For those charged with governance, the focus on setting clear, high-quality financial reporting, robust accounting judgements, effective finance processes, and reliable control environments has never been greater. Our Accounting & Controls Advisory team specialises in assurance over financial statements, transactions, accounting and internal controls skills helping clients respond to complex accounting, regulatory, controls, and finance change requirements. By collaborating with other teams and our global network of specialists, we deliver assurance that protects the public interest and fosters even greater levels of trust, underpinned by our priority focus on quality.
Our Audit & Assurance clients include some of the largest, most successful, and fast-growing companies across the globe. They are complex, influential, and exciting. You will be principally focused on improving the reliability and efficiency of finance processes and controls for external financial reporting with an impressive portfolio of clients. We advise clients on how to enhance their finance and reporting functions by combining deep technical accounting and controls expertise with technology-enabled solutions, helping them improve the quality, efficiency, and transparency of financial reporting.
We are seeking experienced and technically skilled professionals with a background in accounting and controls assurance, and/or industry background to join our fast-growing team, share in our vision, support our growth plans, and make an impact that matters on our clients, our people, our business, and society.
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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.
What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.
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We're looking for an ambitious Manager to join our growing Insurance practice. This role involves providing expert guidance on accounting and reporting processes, including complex accounting assurance services, technical accounting advice, financial reporting support, finance transformation, pre- and post-transaction support, GAAP conversions, and the assessment of internal control environments, including control design and operating effectiveness across the insurance market.
The breadth of our offerings will ensure you gain an unrivalled range of varied and well-rounded experience working with some of the most complex, fastest growing, and exciting insurance companies across the globe. The role will also involve supporting large-scale transformation programmes, including post-merger integration and cost optimisation initiatives.
You'll work within a dedicated team, collaborating firm-wide to drive business development and establish Deloitte as a thought leader in this field.
As a Manager in our Accounting & Controls Advisory team, you will provide high-quality accounting advice to our clients, specifically:
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- Lead Transformative Projects: Direct and deliver impactful Insurance transformation projects for our global clients, guiding teams to exceptional results while providing expert finance advice.
- Cultivate Key Client Relationships: Build and nurture strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, becoming their trusted advisor on all matters related to Insurance finance, including the interpretation, implementation, and ongoing application of standards covering IFRS 17, IFRS 9, and beyond.
- Provide Expert Technical Advice: Advise clients on IFRS, Solvency UK, and UK GAAP accounting matters, including complex accounting queries, financial statement reviews, and technical accounting papers.
- Foster Team Collaboration: Collaborate closely with senior leadership and mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of excellence and knowledge sharing within the Insurance practice.
- Drive Practice Growth: Play a pivotal role in expanding our insurance practice through thought leadership, knowledge sharing, team development, and identifying new market opportunities.
- Leading and supporting clients in strengthening their internal control environments, including SOX controls.
- Designing, reviewing, and overseeing the testing of controls (design and operating effectiveness) across insurance processes.
- Advising clients on finance transformation programmes, ensuring controls are effectively embedded within new and evolving processes.
- Driving the documentation and review of end-to-end insurance processes, ensuring clear linkage between risks, controls, and reporting outcomes.
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Essential
- Significant experience across insurance audit, industry, or advisory environments, with exposure to complex insurance accounting, transactions, internal controls, and/or finance transformation.
- Deep knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP, and Solvency UK, including practical IFRS 17 experience.
- Broad knowledge and awareness of developments in Insurance regulation.
- Understanding of technology and the impact of AI and automation on the Insurance industry.
- Commercial awareness of the issues and challenges faced by Insurance CFOs.
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end insurance processes and associated risks.
- Experience in risk and control frameworks, including control design, assessment, and testing, with exposure to SOX requirements.
- Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence at all levels.
- Qualified ACA/ACCA accountant or equivalent.
- Strong people management and development skills with a focus on team growth.
- Solution-oriented with the ability to continuously adapt to changing requirements and a strong focus on quality.
Desirable
- Experience in large-scale multi-year finance implementation or transformation programs.
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We know it's not just about the numbers. Often, we let the technology take care of those. It's about the creative and collective thinking or our people. That's where the true insight is found. We're redefining the future of audit. Come join us.
Assurance
Businesses need to be resilient and transparent in their reporting to build trust and confidence. Assurance practitioners play a key role in achieving this through independent review and challenge of management's views on a range of regulatory and reporting requirements, whether financial, operational or compliance in nature.
Personal independence
Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further details as you progress through the recruitment process, or you can contact the Independence team upon request.
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- "Deloitte is known for its flexible working environment and the support it offers to new parents. As a first-time mother I was a bit nervous about joining the team, but the people around me have made it easy for me to manage my career around personal commitments." - Deloitte Employee
- "I assumed the culture would be very corporate; however, I have worked with people who have different personalities and approaches to the way they work. We do have a clear brand, but everyone is encouraged to be themselves." - Alice, Audit and Assurance
- "The team I support works with one of Deloitte's biggest clients. To be involved with such an influential client so early in my career is really rewarding; I love it." - Owen, Audit and Assurance
- "The progression at Deloitte is steady and I've always felt in control of my own career path. You can learn something new here every day which I really enjoy." - Ali, Audit and Assurance
Our hybrid working policy
You'll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.
At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.
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Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?
For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills and help you transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.
Our commitment to you
Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.
We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for
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