Audit Assurance Senior (Malta & Gozo)

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We are currently seeking ambitious team players with exceptional analytical skills and a well-rounded personality to become part of our dynamic assurance team in our Malta and Gozo offices.

Our Assurance team is a dedicated team of professionals within the Audit and Assurance service line with deep technical accounting and financial reporting skills and in-depth industry knowledge.

We are a client-facing group used to dealing with the practical application of accounting and financial reporting requirements and are experienced in advising clients on challenging and complex technical matters. We work closely with the Deloitte's Global Centres of Excellence to ensure a consistent robust response to accounting questions posed. As such, our team are uniquely positioned to assist companies with the accounting and financial reporting challenges they face on an ongoing basis.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a challenging international environment, focusing on continuous learning and dynamic teamwork, both locally as well as overseas, you're ready for Deloitte !

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Your role as an Auditor Senior will focus on the proactive and accountable execution of all the assigned projects, aligning work priorities and objectives to clients' needs, exhibiting full ownership regarding quality of work both at individual and at team level, positively influencing your internal and external stakeholders by adopting a clear, empathetic and impactful communication style.

You will be required to share your knowledge and expertise with more junior colleagues, being a role model for them in pursuing our purpose, to "make an impact that matters".

As one of the largest audit practices, joining us will mean working with some of the leading practitioners in the industry, for some of the leading organisations in the world both locally and globally as well as working towards a career goal that we will entirely shape together.

During your tenure as an Auditor Senior, you will demonstrate and develop the ability to : 

• Build trust and credibility with stakeholders by seeking to understand their service levels expectations and what matters to them individually.

• Develop strong working relationships with the client & client staff where needed delegating to junior team members, provide on the job training and provide feedback.

• Use of the relevant internal and external knowledge databases and exploitation of the relevant information to benefit clients and the firm.

• Discuss business cycles and entity staff from all relevant parts of the business and document it, using process flow diagrams, flow of transactions and relevant controls.

• Advising clients on IFRS accounting queries.

• Assessing the impact of new accounting standards such as IFRS 9, 15 and 16 and assisting clients with implementation.

• Performing accounting policy and financial statements reviews.

• Assisting our clients with analytics and ways to develop and improve the financial reporting process.

• Ensure that any professional, technical or client service problems are communicated in a timely fashion to the appropriate individuals.

OUR REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate will preferably possess the following qualifications and experience :

• Candidates must be in possession of a university degree in Accountancy, or have completed their ACCA or ACA professional qualification.

• Strong commitment and proven record of professional and client service excellence.

• A minimum of two years of audit experience with a good knowledge of IFRS.

• Sound computer literacy ; MS Word, Excel, Power point and Outlook.

• Outstanding communication - both spoken and written (in particular, business report writing) and people skills.

• Good team player.

ABOUT AUDIT AND ASSURANCE

Our Audit and Assurance practice delivers to clients audit assurance and advisory services of the highest quality.  We cover a wide range of industries and markets, from financial services in multinational corporations to smaller, owner-managed businesses.  As the commercial world grows ever more fiercely regulated, the role of the corporate auditor has never been more critical.  Our distinctive audit approach and investment in technology enables our Audit team to deliver seamless global accounting and auditing services.  We are forward thinking, risk focussed and insights based.

Our local audit function comprises approximately 120 professionals whilst the assurance team is comprised of a focused team of 6 individuals and currently experiencing exponential growth.  Our team is highly trained and fully committed to provide audit and assurance services to the highest standards.  A substantial number of our professional staff have had the opportunity to work alongside their counterparts and develop their skills with overseas Deloitte offices namely in leading European financial services centres.  These skills translate into higher quality work which add value to our clients.

For further information and to apply please visit our website via the apply button below.