Director, Insurance, External Audit, Large & Complex Audit & Assurance

Our team combines the latest audit tools, technological innovations and agile processes and procedures to deliver high quality audits. We are proud of our role performing work in the public interest and our audit team is dedicated to the highest standards of independence, professional objectivity, and technical excellence.

We audit a broad range of listed organisations and their subsidiaries in the UK and internationally, as well as other public interest entities such as banks and insurers. We also have vast audit experience in the private sector, including entrepreneurial and high growth businesses. We have strong industry credentials across the financial services and corporate landscape and can draw on a wide range of specialists and experts across our extensive global network.

In the insurance audit team, we work with a wide range of businesses, from listed insurers (life and non-life) to the top international insurance brokers, Lloyd's syndicates and many more across the UK. The team has seen consistent growth in recent years, and this is due to continue making it a very exciting time to be joining the team. We are looking to expand our team of focused, aspirational, and collaborative insurance practitioners, and as such we are offering the opportunity to join as a Director in our Insurance Audit Group to support this challenging and rapidly expanding business. You can expect senior level exposure and variety. You will work with some of the most influential companies in the UK and internationally, offering expert insights across the whole business. Innovation is key for us, 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.

As a Director in Insurance You'll:

• Lead our most complex engagements reporting into your Partner.
• Assume signing responsibilities (subject to regulatory approval) on certain audit engagements.
• Supervise multi-location teams (including specialists) to successfully execute engagements in accordance with Deloitte methodology and quality standards, and work to deadlines.
• Lead the change in driving our technological adoption and making continuous improvement in audit methodology.
• Actively engage with business development, including leading audit tenders, helping to develop Deloitte's insurance thought leadership to deliver insight to clients.
• Lead on other assurance projects drawing on your skills around accounting, controls and regulation.
• Assume people leadership responsibility including coaching, staff appraisals and overseeing practice management activities, including facilitation of internal training courses and leading community initiatives.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You must have the following in order to qualify for this role:

• Experienced Auditor with a relevant accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CA, ICAS or equivalent.
• Life Insurance or Bulk Purchase Annuity sector experience gained through leading complex external audits and assurance engagements.
• Experience of leading diverse engagements and cross-border audit teams, including specialists.
• Knowledge of auditing methodology including risk assessment, scoping, devising and audit approach, controls testing and substantive testing.
• Engagement and people leadership gained through overseeing large complex audits.
• Communication skills developed through report writing, presentation and interpersonal skills, including excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Proven ability to use initiative to investigate and resolve problems.

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 of our people. That's where the true insight is found. We're redefining the future of audit. Come join us.

Our independent audits help to build trust and confidence, equipping the companies we audit and their stakeholders to make better informed decisions based on meaningful information. By combining the latest audit tools, technologies and procedures to deliver high quality audits, we're able to deliver work we are truly proud of.

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 with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships.

Throughout my time at Deloitte, the focus on people, quality and innovation has been constant. I've been able to work on challenging audits in a technology-enabled environment, while continuing to learn, grow and develop at every stage of my career.

The home office of this role is London, Bristol or Reading. At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. 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.

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break? 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.

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. 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.

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.