Assurance Assistants - Audit & Assurance – Assurance job at Deloitte

About Deloitte

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. This is the lens for which our global strategy is set. It unites Deloitte professionals across geographies, businesses, and skills. It makes us better at what we do and how we do it. It enables us to deliver on our promises to stakeholders, while creating the lasting impact we seek.

Harnessing the talent of 450,000+ people located across more than 150 countries and territories, our size and scale puts us in a unique position to help change the world for the better—by bringing together the services we provide, the societal investments we make, and the collaborations we advance through our ecosystems.

Deloitte offers career opportunities across Audit & Assurance (A&A), Tax & Legal (T&L) and our Consulting services business, which is made up of Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory (SR&T) and Technology & Transformation (T&T).

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises, and the public sector, with offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Ethiopia.

A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Uganda and within the East Africa market.

Are you ready to apply your knowledge and background to exciting new challenges? From learning to leadership, this is your chance to take your career to the next level.

About the Hiring Business Unit

Deloitte Audit & Assurance has a singular commitment to integrity, independence, and transparency, which informs everything Deloitte does to protect the public interest. By bringing bright minds, effective processes, and world-class technologies from across our global network while drawing on our years of experience and local expertise, we push ourselves to deliver quality and enhance trust beyond your expectation.

What we offer:

• Audit services
• Assurance services

Deloitte’s Assurance services can help your organization reduce risk, accelerate performance, and meet the assurance demands of regulations and standards. Our services and solutions:

• Help organizations advance transparency, relevance, and the quality of information disclosed to the markets and investors to meet regulatory and attestation requirements.
• Provide specialized audit analytics and internal control services for external audit clients, including reviews of financial statements, reporting on internal controls, and other attest services related to financial reporting.
• Assist clients in navigating the complexities, risks, and opportunities in their extended enterprises by:
  • Proactively managing and monitoring risks presented by third-party relationships
  • Helping companies address regulatory and marketplace demand.

Deloitte (Uganda) Limited currently has exciting opportunities for dynamic individuals to join our Assurance team as Assurance Assistants. These positions will be based in our Kampala office in Uganda on a fixed term basis.

Job Description

Main purpose of the job

The role provides an opportunity to work with diverse teams of people and clients where the assistants will get to experience the rich, collaborative culture of our professionals.

The successful candidates will ensure that client and Firm’s expectations are met by delivering high quality services and maintaining high utilization levels.

What you will do

• Learn and apply Deloitte standards, procedures and methodologies on assignments;
• Ensure assigned work is completed within agreed time frames and carried out per approved methodologies and standards and within agreed budgets;
• Ensure availability of accurate and timely data on assigned tasks as required including using available knowledge sources optimally;
• Keep abreast with technical developments in the profession and the country, in order to anticipate client needs, and offer value added and practical business solutions;
• Raise issues with manager as identified in area of focus that may affect the quality of data and delivery or timelines of the engagement;
• Develop productive working relationships with client staff;
• Manage information security risk in area of client engagement in alignment with Deloitte policies;
• Maintain own development and knowledge in specialized area; and
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• At least a second-class upper bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related field from a recognized university;
• A minimum of 16 points at A level or equivalent
• A first Grade in 'O' Level (with at least credit 3 in English and Mathematics) or equivalent;
• Attainment or pursuance of a relevant professional qualification such as Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) is an added advantage;
• Proficiency in computer applications (Excel, Word, Power Point etc.);
• Willingness to travel (within Uganda); and
• Be a Ugandan citizen.

Behavioural competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Exhibit maturity and initiative with a strong sense of teamwork;
• Strong client delivery focus;
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease; and
• Sound problem-solving ability.

Technical Competencies

• Strong analytical skills; and
• Focus on quality and risks

• Learn and apply Deloitte standards, procedures and methodologies on assignments;
• Ensure assigned work is completed within agreed time frames and carried out per approved methodologies and standards and within agreed budgets;
• Ensure availability of accurate and timely data on assigned tasks as required including using available knowledge sources optimally;
• Keep abreast with technical developments in the profession and the country, in order to anticipate client needs, and offer value added and practical business solutions;
• Raise issues with manager as identified in area of focus that may affect the quality of data and delivery or timelines of the engagement;
• Develop productive working relationships with client staff;
• Manage information security risk in area of client engagement in alignment with Deloitte policies;
• Maintain own development and knowledge in specialized area; and
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Exhibit maturity and initiative with a strong sense of teamwork;
• Strong client delivery focus;
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease; and
• Sound problem-solving ability.
• Strong analytical skills; and
• Focus on quality and risks

• At least a second-class upper bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related field from a recognized university;
• A minimum of 16 points at A level or equivalent
• A first Grade in 'O' Level (with at least credit 3 in English and Mathematics) or equivalent;
• Attainment or pursuance of a relevant professional qualification such as Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) is an added advantage;
• Proficiency in computer applications (Excel, Word, Power Point etc.);
• Willingness to travel (within Uganda); and
• Be a Ugandan citizen.