Basic information Location Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Reading, St Albans Service line Audit & Assurance Date published 24-Nov-2021 Req # 7797 Job description Your opportunity

Our Assurance practice encompasses skills across regulation and finance with a deep analytics capability. We harness these to provide Assurance to those charged with governance, serving the public interest. Working in Assurance means you will have an opportunity to work alongside leading experts, as we help build and enhance trust between businesses and the public, by responding to emerging issues and protecting the public interest. Providing assurance to help businesses become more resilient, agile and better prepared for the future.

To be resilient, businesses must be ready to respond to current and future challenges and opportunities. They are increasingly being required to be more transparent with their reporting, to drive trust and confidence in the market, and protect the wider public interest.

Assurance builds, maintains and develops confidence. We provide independent assurance by assessing the risks and underlying processes, providing conclusions as to which risks are being managed and mitigated in line with the business' appetite for risk. Deloitte's assurance offerings help those charged with governance to understand their business and build trust amongst key stakeholders and regulators.

Financial Assurance

For those charged with governance, the focus on setting clear, high quality reporting standards has never been greater. The Financial Assurance team specialise in assuring the financial statement, transactions and accounting. By collaborating with other teams and our global network of specialist, they deliver assurance that protects the public interest and fosters even greater levels of trust, underpinned by our priority focus on quality.

Our 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 are seeking experienced professionals with an audit and 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.

We are proud to offer flexible working arrangements which allow our people to choose the most suitable working arrangement that works for them. Whether this is working 4 days per week, taking the summer months off work, or more flexibility around your working pattern, we consider both formal and informal working arrangements that allow our people and our clients the best outcome.

If you would like to hear more about our flexible working arrangements, please let us know.

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 your transition back into the workplace after a career break of 2 years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Your role

Deloitte's UK Financial Instruments Audit and Assurance Treasury team provides a full range of high value external audit services specialising in Treasury activities.The team specialises in the financial services sector and leads treasury audits for a broad range of financial institutions. In addition, the team leads and is involved in a number of assurance engagements relating to Treasury and financial instruments.

Responsibilities

As a member of our team, reporting to a Manager or Senior Manager, you will have responsibility for:

• Field managing Treasury audit engagements, including management of day to day client relationships;

• Providing specialist support to external audit teams, including valuations of complex financial instruments (derivatives, repurchase agreements and loans held at fair value), hedge accounting and financial instrument classifications;

• Planning and delivering a range of audit and assurance services to clients who are active in complex financial instruments;

• Supporting on responding diligently to client queries;

• Supporting business development activities such as the development of proposals. Ability to develop proposals with minimal oversight for audit and assurance tenders;

• Supporting on Deloitte's audit thought leadership to deliver insight to clients;

• Participating in practice management activities, including facilitation of internal training courses; and

• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive culture where people are recognised for their contribution.

• Supporting on challenging the way we do things and develop new ways of working through innovation and transformation;

Your work, your choice

At Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you.

We are currently recruiting across a range of locations. Your home office can be one of the following:

London;Scotland (Edinburgh or Glasgow)North regional practice (Manchester, Leeds or Newcastle)Midlands regional practice (Birmingham); orSouth regional practice (Reading, Bristol, St Albans or Cambridge).

Work pattern: This is a permanent opportunity. The role can be worked on a full-time / part-time basis.

Your professional experience

Experience performing external audits (preferably on trading business or treasury functions)Experience with valuation of financial instruments (including derivatives) and hedge accounting is preferredDesire to continue to develop knowledge on market practices over accounting and valuation of financial instrumentsKnowledge of auditing techniques including risk assessment, scoping, devising and audit approach, controls testing and substantive testingExperience managing small to medium sized audit engagementsReport writing, presentation and interpersonal skills, including excellent written and verbal communications skills

Your Service Line: Audit & Assurance:

In an industry best known for looking back, Deloitte looks beyond.

As the leading experts in Audit & Assurance, we help build and enhance trust and transparency between businesses and the public, by responding to emerging issues and protecting the public interest. Our expertise covers audit and assurance services across all sectors, enabling stronger systems of quality control and risk capability. We help companies, investors and the general public make more informed decisions by adhering to the highest standards of independence, professional objectivity and technical excellence.

Innovation is key for us, underpinned by audit quality. At Deloitte you will be joining a diverse team of experts capable of delivering meaningful and durable change for both our clients and our profession.

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. 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. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process.

About Deloitte

Our Purpose & Strategy

To make an impact that matters for our clients, our people and society - defines who we are and what we stand for. Our purpose provides the foundation for our strategy and our aspiration to be the undisputed leader in professional services: this is not about size, it's about being the first choice. The first choice for the largest and most influential clients, and the first choice for the best talent.

What do we do?

Deloitte offers global integrated professional services that include Audit & Assurance, Consulting, Financial Advisory, Legal, Risk Advisory and Tax Consulting. Our approach combines intellectual leadership, industrial expertise, insight, consulting & problem solving capabilities whatever the role, technology revolutions and innovation from multiple disciplines to help our clients excel anywhere in the world.

Beyond the UK: Deloitte North and South Europe

The UK is part of Deloitte North and South Europe (NSE), the second largest member firm in the Deloitte network. Deloitte NSE combines operations in Belgium, Central Mediterranean (Italy, Greece, Malta), Ireland, the Middle East (Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestinian Ruled Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen), the Netherlands, the Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Switzerland and the UK. Deloitte NSE brings together 2,700 partners and over 50,000 people, combining our unmatched breadth and depth of capabilities in audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, and tax and legal across the region. Being part of Deloitte NSE supports our aspiration to be the undisputed leader in professional services and will create more opportunity and growth for our people.

What do we value?

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 maximum 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.

Being a Leader at Deloitte

Cultural fit and purpose-led leadership is crucial for Deloitte. Our leaders always set the example and inspire their colleagues. They make quality time for people and take an interest in them. They know what matters to people - both inside and outside work - and value them as individuals; always finding opportunities to develop them while showing respect and appreciation.

We expect colleagues at all levels to embrace and live our purpose and our leadership culture by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters. We know leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, but our Leadership Charter helps all of our people understand what we're looking for:

• We live our purpose: we act as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognising others for the impact they make

• We develop talent: we develop high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities