Job description
Connect to your Industry
Deloitte's Portfolio Financial Services business offers the opportunity to work with dynamic, entrepreneurial and high growth financial services businesses.
We are seeking an experienced Assistant Manager to work in our Financial Services centre based in Guernsey. All of the most prominent banks in London, through to E-gaming and tech businesses have divisions on the island. We thrive on working with high growth clients and supporting them on their ambition plans through providing a differentiated audit experience.
In return, you will get new challenges in a dynamic, supportive and fast-growing department at an exciting time in the evolution of the audit industry as we also develop the audit of the future. We are looking for individuals with ambitions to progress their career to become signing Directors. You will have access to market leading training and development tailored to your personal interests and ambitions. We will provide you with the opportunities, skills and knowledge to progress, working with our people and clients
Guernsey is also home to a thriving investment management alternatives industries, including private equity, real estate and debt funds. Guernsey is also the principal non-UK jurisdiction for listings on the London Stock Exchange, which include FTSE 250, and with the increasing regulatory landscape and impact on corporate governance, it is a great opportunity to interact with company board members and build on market presence.
In addition to financial services, our clients span hospitality and leisure, construction, technology, media and communication, consumer business, energy and resources industry and the public sector, offering opportunities for you to apply your knowledge to a broader range of businesses too. We are also very integrated with our Jersey office in the Channel Islands, which provides opportunities to expand your local network.
Connect to your career at Deloitte
Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, 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.
Connect to your opportunity
As a member of our growing team you will report to a Manager, Senior Manager or Director/ Partner:
* Work effectively in an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
* Supervise our field teams to successfully execute audit engagements.
* Manage client relationships day to day.
* Mentor and coach junior members of our team.
* Help to drive our continuous improvement in audit methodology and develop new ways of working through innovation and transformation.
* Participate in practice management activities, including facilitation of internal training courses and staff development.
* Engage with and support wellbeing activities with the team and the wider Portfolio function.
* Support the development of our practice, potentially through facilitation of internal training courses or staff development.
Our Guernsey office in the Channel Islands offers beautiful beaches around every corner, a mild climate, out-standing landscapes well suited to a variety of sports (and extreme!) and with no commute. It really is a fantastic place to live and work.
Our mentor and buddy system will help you settle in quickly and you'll find all the facilities you'd expect from a prominent global firm, along with great harbour views! We make sure that the work you do, the support you get and experience you gain will leave you in no doubt as to how you want to take your career forward.
Our bright and contemporary open-plan offices make it easy to build collaborative and inspiring relationships between teams and different parts of the business.
Our staff have diverse backgrounds and nationalities creating an exciting and inspiring culture where we celebrate and thrive on our differences. it's another great strength that helps staff build the skills and knowledge they need to work effectively in a global business world.
Connect to your skills and professional experience
To qualify for the role you must have:
• Hold or be in the final stages of achieving a relevant professional qualification, e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA, ICAS or overseas equivalent.
• Experience as an external auditor, preferably with some financial institution experience.
• Knowledge of external or internal auditing techniques (including planning meetings, risk assessment, audit scoping, devising audit approach, controls testing, substantive testing and the communication of any findings).
• Group audit experience is preferable but not required.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including oral/written communication, and team management.
• Highly motivated approach, with a proven ability to work on own initiative within a challenging work environment.
• Good with organisation, planning and coaching skills.
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 detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.
Connect to your business - Audit & Assurance
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.
Connect with your colleagues
"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 & Assurance
Our hybrid working policy
You'll be based in Guernsey with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites,
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.
Connect to your return to work opportunity
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 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.
Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.
Connect to your next step
A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.
Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers