Assistant Manager, Accounting Advisory, Financial Services in London

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. 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 specialists, 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 and technical professionals with an accounting assurance and/or 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.

The role offers a variety of exciting opportunities to add value to our clients through a range of projects, including complex accounting assurance services, pre and post transaction support, GAAP conversions and new accounting standard support. The extent of our offerings will ensure you gain an unrivalled breadth of varied and well-rounded experience working with some of the most complex, fastest growing and exciting companies across the globe.

The Accounting Advisory group is a dedicated team of IFRS and UK GAAP experts that seek to use the accounting standards constructively and positively to help clients achieve their desired objectives – be it providing expert input and challenge to transactions or providing the assurance that their IFRS or GAAP reporting will stand up to scrutiny.

We are currently recruiting for the following industry groups:

• Banking and Capital Markets (including Blockchain and Digital Assets)
• Commodities across metals, energy and agri commodities

Responsibilities:

• You will be part of a team providing high quality accounting advice to our clients, specifically:
• Challenging firms on the implementation and application of new accounting standards and accounting for new products and structured transactions
• Assisting the lead subject matter experts for the audit teams on structured transactions and complex accounting judgements
• Providing seamless joined up expert input alongside other Deloitte teams such as tax, risk, and regulatory experts
• Providing transaction accounting support to audit teams and assurance clients
• Performing accounting policy and financial statements reviews
• Working as part of diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution
• Technical accounting research and delivering high-quality technical outputs, such as accounting memorandums, structuring papers, regulatory analyses, and client presentations.
• Assist in organising and providing technical trainings.
• Contributing to business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients.
• Independently and proactively run risk formalities to onboard a client.

We are looking for candidates who, in addition to the above:

• Want to be better than the rest at using IFRS and/or UK GAAP to solve firm issues
• Want to learn how to build internal and external networks
• Can contribute in practice development and thought leadership activities
• Are open to sharing their knowledge, experiences and lessons learned with the team

To qualify for this opportunity, you must have the following experience/skills:

• Experience of working within the accounting team of a professional services firm, accounting policy department or front office within relevant industry or delivering large listed IFRS or UK GAAP audits within relevant industry
• A relevant accounting qualification (ACA or equivalent)
• Ability to work on accounting input for complex IFRS and/or UK GAAP accounting issues
• Practical understanding of businesses within the industry you are applying for
• Clear and confident written and spoken communication, including presentations, with the ability to explain complex topics simply.
• Strong people skills, able to build good relationships and work confidently with stakeholders at all levels
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to understand and work with complex information.
• A practical problem solver who makes sound decisions and uses technical accounting knowledge to find effective solutions.
• Self-motivated and resilient, able to work well under pressure.

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.

Businesses need to be resilient and transparent in their reporting to build trust and confidence. Assurance practitioners play a key role in achieving this through independent review and challenge of management's views on a range of regulatory and reporting requirements, whether financial, operational or compliance in nature.

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).

You'll be based in London with hybrid working. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.