Manager - Audit & Assurance (Banking & Financial Services)

Job title: Manager - Audit & Assurance (Banking & Financial Services)

Company Description

Join us. But be you. At Deloitte, you'll do more than just join something, you'll add something. You've found a place that values your curiosity, passion, and desire to work alongside brilliant people on the things that really matter. There really is only one question: What impact do YOU want to make?

The team you’ll join:

Our Auckland-based Audit Team is looking for a Manager with significant Financial Services industry experience, particularly auditing large banking and financial institution clients. In this role, your purpose will be that of a manager within the business, positively influencing teams and delivering exceptional client service across complex audit engagements. The role will primarily focus on banking and financial services organisations, with opportunities to support related advisory engagements.

Job Description

The impact you’ll make:

• Leading and overseeing the day-to-day operations of audit engagements for banking and financial services clients.
• Managing multiple audit engagements concurrently while ensuring quality, efficiency, and exceptional client service.
• Maintaining up-to-date technical knowledge of regulatory, statutory, and compliance requirements relevant to the banking and financial services sector.
• Preparing business reports and management letters for clients, highlighting key findings, risks, and recommendations.
• Managing audit teams, including coaching, mentoring, and developing junior team members.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships across a range of financial institutions.
• Leading audit engagements and ensuring delivery in accordance with Deloitte quality standards.
• Presenting audit findings and recommendations to senior client management and key stakeholders.
• Reviewing reports, memoranda, financial statements, and other audit deliverables.
• Applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address complex audit, accounting, and risk-related matters.
• Working with banking and financial services clients on matters relating to financial instruments, regulatory reporting, and IFRS requirements.
• Collaborating across teams and service lines to deliver exceptional client outcomes.

Qualifications

Your expertise:

• 2+ years' experience as an Audit Manager within a professional services environment.

• Proven external audit experience working with large banks, financial services organisations, insurance entities, or other regulated financial institutions.

• Experience working in a Big 4 audit environment.

• Strong technical audit and statutory reporting expertise.

• Strong knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

• Experience auditing complex financial services organisations, including exposure to banking products, financial instruments, and regulatory reporting requirements.

• Proven ability to build and maintain effective client relationships with senior stakeholders.

• Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff and leading audit teams.

• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior client management.

• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to understand complex audit, accounting, and risk advisory matters.

• CA qualified (or equivalent).

• Strong communication skills and the ability to positively influence clients, teams, and individuals.

• Commitment to delivering high-quality client service and collaborating across teams.

• Essential Requirement

• Candidates must have recent external audit experience working with large banks, major financial institutions, insurance entities, or other regulated financial services organisations.

• Additional Information

• So, who is Deloitte in Aotearoa?

• We are driven to create an impact that matters at every opportunity. Supported by a strong leadership team and member firms from over 150 countries across the globe, Deloitte New Zealand is in the business of solving complex problems.

• Over our 175-year history, we have built a reputation for impactful delivery across audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and technology services.

• Deloitte in Aotearoa recognises the uniqueness of our country identified in our founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We uphold our responsibility(s) to the founding document and acknowledge Māori as the Tangata Whenua/Indigenous people.

• Our workplace and culture

• We are driven by our desire to create positive outcomes for our clients, communities, and people. Our purpose is to make an impact that matters. Everything we do is with intent - the intent to make a meaningful difference.

• Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values, including ‘taking care of each other’ and ‘fostering inclusion’, is essential to ensuring everyone feels included at work and able to reach their full potential.

• For us to succeed and thrive as an organisation, we understand the importance of creating a culture where diverse perspectives matter and where everyone is given an equal opportunity to grow and develop.

• Deloitte New Zealand rewards

• We hold a simple belief – that our people’s hard work should be recognised and rewarded beyond their remuneration.

• We have reimagined what ‘work’ looks like and how we can empower all our people to create a work experience that is distinct to their needs. Founded on concepts of trust, balance, wellbeing and the importance of personal connection, this is the Deloitte experience.

• We offer

• Flexible work arrangements – work in a way that suits you, us and our clients best

• Subsidised professional qualifications and paid professional memberships

• Subsidised health insurance

• Income protection insurance

• 22 days annual leave

• Social events, social sports teams, and monthly firm drinks

• A focus on wellness and well-being

• Community focused volunteer days

• A focus on the environment and sustainability

• Plus much more

• We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under-represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours or qualifications aren't a perfect match.

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