Assistant manager, audit quality, centre of excellence, audit & - united kingdom, tyne and wear

your opportunityas part of our drive to deliver distinctive audit to our clients, we have established centres of excellence to support our client engagement teams throughout the uk. join us and you'll be joining a growing team of independent risk reviewers (in external audit) where you will develop best practice and play a key role in helping deliver a high quality service to our clients.

our established training programmes will provide you with an opportunity to develop both your technical and soft skills and, our internal technical training is recognised for cpe credit purposes by all the major professional institutes.

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 roleas a qualified accountant with external audit and accounts experience, you'll have the strong technical and risk management skills to perform professional standard reviews (psr).

liaising daily with our client engagement teams, you'll provide them with remote support in completing risk management and quality reviews associated with the audit of statutory accounts.

responsibilities include:

performing an independent risk focused review of the statutory accounts, group reporting and the underlying audit workholding constructive discussions, challenging senior members of the engagement team on the appropriateness of and approach to identified audit riskschallenging the engagement team to ensure that results of testing and judgements are adequately documentedliaising with engagement teams on resolution of any issues, including coordinating appropriate escalation of issues within the departmentcompletion of gaap compliance reviews of statutory accounts to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standardsproviding added value for engagement teams and the wider audit practice, supporting them in delivering the 'distinctive client experience' by collating insights and considering their wider communication throughout the firmmanaging diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution your work, your choiceat deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. we carefully consider flexible ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients.

almost all of the work can be undertaken remotely, or from a uk deloitte office. this means there is very little travel involved and it gives our people the option to choose their working pattern (whether this is full time, part time, more flexibility around working pattern or simply taking the summer months off). please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you.

location: your home office will be newcastle or leeds.

work pattern: this is a permanent contract opportunity. the role can be worked on a full time or part time basis.

our team members work a variety of agile working patterns. tell us what arrangement works for you and we'll try to accommodate.

your professional experience

aca/acca qualification (or equivalent);previous experience of working with ifrs and uk or us gaap reporting standards;ability to constructively challenge, articulate and able to demonstrate discretionunderstanding of risk management, professional scepticism and attention to detailable to display initiative, proactivity, professionalism and confidencediligence, hard work and co-operation to be an effective member of the teamarticulate and able to demonstrate discretionstrong interpersonal and communication skillsability to prioritise workload and work under pressure with a flexible approach your service line: audit & assurance in an industry best known for looking back, deloitte looks beyond.

our audit & assurance team understand the most important decisions are the ones we are yet to make. crafting the future in an informed and clear-sighted way means understanding current conditions, as well as the trends that are shaping tomorrow. that is why we use our expertise in audit to show where things stand now, and to help inform the next step. with the assurance we provide, we help our clients to look ahead with strength and confidence across all of their accounting, regulatory and transaction needs.

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

personal independenceregulation 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 & strategyto 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.

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