Manager Controls Assurance

Use your Internal Control expertise in an advisory role to help clients move forward and make a real impact. At Deloitte.

Job Description

• Manage teams to support the delivery of high-quality work by providing strategic direction on engagements, developing timelines, managing budgets, and ensuring attention to detail. Ensure quality standards while effectively delivering on your projects.
• Support in the rationalization or improvement of client control frameworks. Identify problem areas and risks for the client and provide concrete advice and actionable ideas.
• Provide insights and advice to enhance the finance-operating model, making day-to-day operations more efficient and effective for the organization.
• Support Deloitte Assurance leadership with go-to-market activities related to Control Assurance and multidisciplinary projects, and identify opportunities for current clients to drive growth and expand service offerings through business development.

Working within our Assurance team in Amsterdam means being part of a young, growing and ambitious community with highly motivated colleagues. From the moment you start, you will contribute to building our integrated, technology driven Control Assurance service offering at Deloitte.

Qualifications

You know how to inspire others and always remain detail-oriented. Above all, you dare to be yourself—the true you with your own strengths, worldview, and personality. Furthermore, as a Manager in Controls Assurance you should possess the following qualifications:

• (Post) Master’s degree in Accountancy, Controlling, Finance, or Economics.
• 6+ years of experience in Audit, Internal Control, or a similar role, preferably with Big 4 experience.
• Hands-on experience in leading projects on setting up, documenting, and evaluating risk and control frameworks over financial reporting at both entity-level and process-level. This includes familiarity with methods for identifying, assessing, and mitigating related risks, as well as familiarity with frameworks such as COSO.
• Expert knowledge of financial systems and processes, with the ability to provide insights into improving and automating financial operations.
• Strong analytical skills, problem identification and solving abilities, and close attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively communicate insights and advice to stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
• Good knowledge of financial reporting standards (IFRS; NL GAAP and US GAAP) and relevant work experience with GRC software (e.g., Workiva) with a focus on optimizing and automating business processes, software selections, and digital transformations is a plus.
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written; proficiency in Dutch is also beneficial.
• Collaborative mindset focused on delivering high-quality and valuable solutions to clients, along with a strong ability to build and maintain client relationships.

Additional Information

As a Manager in Controls Assurance, you operate in an advisory role. You use your knowledge of accounting, internal control, and finance maturity to advise clients on internal controls over processes relevant for financial reporting. You investigate complex issues, make recommendations and observations, and translate them into powerful and pragmatic solutions for the client. You provide valuable insights and advice to enhance the finance operating model, making day-to-day operations more efficient and effective. Your focus is not only on technical aspects; you also play a crucial role in engaging with clients and building meaningful relationships to make an impact. Through your involvement in various advisory projects, you continuously expand your expertise, enabling you to offer high-quality advisory services that drive meaningful improvements for clients.