Company Description
Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services. Our global network of member firms and related entities in more than 150 countries and territories (collectively, the “Deloitte organization”) serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies. Learn how Deloitte’s approximately 312,000 people make an impact that matters at www.deloitte.com.
At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.
About the Division
Our Audit & Assurance services go beyond merely meeting statutory requirements. We help our clients perform better and achieve their business objectives. We listen to their needs, think about the business implications and tailor our approach accordingly. Click here to read more about our Audit & Assurance practice.
About Division
Financial Services Advisory (“FS Advisory”) is an established advisor within the financial services industry. Our vision is to be the leading provider of advisory services to financial services institutions and corporate treasury operations across Africa.
Our service offering includes:
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Credit Risk
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Balance Sheet Management (Including Enterprise Risk Management, Stress-testing and Economic Value)
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Valuations
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Regulatory Advisory
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Regulatory Assurance.
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IFRS Advisory
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Treasury, Liquidity and Capital Management
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ESG and Sustainable Finance
The FS Advisory team comprises a strong mix of business, risk and regulatory practitioners with a technical appreciation for both financial modelling and programming disciplines. In so doing we are able to bring our clients practical solutions that look to address their end-to-end strategic and business model requirements.
What impact will you make?
Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivaled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.
Job Description
Primary purpose: To lead business development and client engagements in ESG and Sustainable Finance. Such client engagements / projects may include current state assessments; model reviews and validations; solution / model design, build and implementation.
Secondary purpose: To lead business development and client engagements in other FSA services as outlined above.
Qualifications
You would need to have the following qualifications and experience
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CA (SA) or degree / honours/ Masters in Financial Risk Management or a related field.
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ESG and Sustainable Finance work experience (Required)
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Work experience in financial risk management or regulatory environment of a bank (required) or insurer (preferable)
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Started or completed studies towards CFA, PRM or FRM (preferable)
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Experience in financial risk management in either a banking (required) or insurance (preferred) entity, e.g. treasury, market risk, credit risk, operational risk, stress testing, risk appetite, economic & regulatory capital, recovery / resolution planning
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Experience with governance, policies and controls with respect to financial risk management
Additional Information
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.
In addition to living our purpose, you will be expected to:
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Contribute to a high-performing team
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Deliver exceptional client service; maximize results and drive high performance while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders
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Influence clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people
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Understand key objectives for clients and Deloitte; align people to objectives and set priorities and direction
What you will do / Specialized Competencies
You will be primarily responsible for leading client engagements and growing the business.
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Analyse developments within South Africa and key markets which have a strong influence on local regulatory developments.
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Identify clients and sectors impacted by the regulatory developments.
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Develop tailored sector and client-specific solutions in response to opportunities identified and assists clients in executing on these.
Through the adoption of a strategic and forward-looking approach, we help our clients understand trends and the changing regulations and the impact that this can have on their strategies and underlying business models. The team possess several experts, who focus on interacting with those individuals at our clients charged with accountability to manage their organisation’s response to changes in financial services environment.
- Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.
At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.
