Chief of Staff

Company Description
At
Deloitte,
our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. This is the lens for which our global strategy is set. It unites Deloitte professionals across geographies, businesses, and skills. It makes us better at what we do and how we do it. It enables us to deliver on our promises to stakeholders, while creating the lasting impact we seek.

Harnessing the talent of 450,000+ people located across more than 150 countries and territories, our size and scale puts us in a unique position to help change the world for the better—by bringing together the services we provide, the societal investments we make, and the collaborations we advance through our ecosystems.

Deloitte offers career opportunities across
Internal Client Services, Audit & Assurance (A&A), Tax & Legal (T&L)
and our Consulting services business, which is made up of
Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory (SR&T)
and
Technology & Transformation (T&T).
Are you ready to apply your knowledge and background to exciting new challenges? From learning to leadership, this is your chance to take your career to the next level.

Job Description
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 unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

Main Job Purpose:
As the Chief of Staff you will assist the Audit Leaders in the formulation and implementation of Audit Large & Complex strategy. This involves providing strategic input/support as well as operational support across all Audit Large & Complex areas.

Influence

• Build deep relationships across a diverse network and uses a flexible influencing style to gain buy-in and drive impact

Strategic Direction

• Translate the broader strategy into a compelling team vision and goals; aligns the team and sets priorities to achieve objectives

Competitive Edge

• Apply deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement

Inspirational Leadership

• Establish a strong leadership brand and inspires followership through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others

Qualifications

• Minimum CA(SA) or CIMA
• High level understanding of an Audit Business
• 7 years working experience in a Senior Management role within professional services/Consulting/Advisory
• 5 years in a client facing role; 3 of these in a management role

To qualify you should display the following:

• Excellent leadership skills with an emphasis on communication and problem-solving
• Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Aptitude to critically challenge business plan and underlying assumptions in a logical, evidenced manner
• Understanding of Audit business areas and regions strategy and challenges
• Advanced Excel skills
• Notable experience on providing strategic insights to business area leaders
• Complex project management experience
• Ability to design, interpret, communicate, and implement strategy
• Demonstrate execution of complex projects within timeframes and cost
• Experienced in development and delivery of professional presentations
• Excellent report writing skills
• Excellent industry and business knowledge
• Strong facilitation and consensus building skills
• Exceptional presentation skills with the ability to present clearly and transmit directives from one business area to another
• Solid financial knowledge
• Natural ability and instinct to build and maintain trusted relationships with leadership and colleagues
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Focus on quality and risk
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Exceptional business acumen

Additional Information
Note: The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive. Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.
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