Risk & Independence Analyst at Deloitte Consulting

About the Department

The Risk Independence & Legal function deals with any issues that potentially expose Deloitte to risk. The risk, independence and legal issues impacting the firm are varied and may include reputational, operational, litigation and regulatory risk.

Risk Management is about identifying and managing risks to the firm. This includes checks necessary to ensure that the individual professionals act and make decisions that achieve the objectives of the firm, comply with professional and legal requirements and that are ethical.

The role of Independence is not only to make sure there is an effective compliance framework in place, but also to raise awareness of the issues involved and encourage consultation whenever questions or concerns arise.

The Legal Counsel team provides internal legal assistance to the Firm in Company secretarial, disputes management, litigation and compliance.

Main Purpose of Job

Deloitte currently has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join our Internal Client Services department – Risk and Independence team as a Risk & Independence Analyst. The holder of this position will be responsible for providing assistance in execution of specific tasks in order to ensure continued financial viability and integrity of the firm.

Job Description

• Refresh and regular maintenance of the Independence and Quality Intranet site.
• Client and engagement acceptance testing/monitoring.
• Monitoring and facilitation of E Learning.
• Carry out local and international conflict checks, analyse the results and report back as requested in standard format.
• Assist with carrying out background checks (open sources, DESC IREL, Eastern REL) for potential new clients and new engagements, analyse the results and report back in standard format.
• Assist team as required.

Key performance areas

• Make a strategic impact to the firm through independently assisting the team to deliver services within defined strategic objectives.
• Has effective working relationships within client business to better understand their requirements.
• Operational effectiveness by providing the team with detailed reporting on status of deliverables on a regular basis.
• Understands context of own delivery against timelines.
• Actively work to address identified development areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience.
• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university with a minimum upper second class.
• Professional qualification will be an added advantage.
• Experience in a professional services firm will be an added advantage.

Additional Information

Technical/ Behavioural Competencies

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrably planning and organizational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• High professional and ethical standards for handling confidential information.
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.
• Problem solving ability.
• Good business acumen.

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters. 

Leadership / Behavioural Capabilities

Living our Purpose - Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.

Influence - Focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.

Performance drive - Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.

Strategic direction - Seeks to understand how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and Deloitte Global.

Talent development - Demonstrates commitment to personal learning and development; understands his/ her potential role as a brand ambassador.

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.