Job Description
What does this team do? This role sits within the Risk and Controls Consulting persona. For a reminder, please follow the link to the website: Early Careers Consulting | Deloitte UK. Finance Transformation (FT) is a set of offerings within the Technology and Transformation team, that assist finance executives with assessing their finance strategy. We help clients design and implement changes that improve the overall value and effectiveness of their finance function. In Controls Advisory, we assist organisations in understanding risks associated with their end-to-end processes, including both automated and manual processes, and their IT landscape. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including controls framework design, next generation controls operating model re-design, controls culture enhancement and controls automation, including the use of AI. In addition, we support management to gain assurance on the operation of their control frameworks. You will collaborate with clients, business and finance controls teams, and technology risk specialists to define their control requirements and help them unlock their full potential. What skills and academic qualifications do I need? You must be in the penultimate year of your course, or going on to a masters. You need to be on track to achieve a predicted degree classification of 2:1 or above in any discipline. You must be graduating by September 2027. Duration of the programme: 6-weeks. What kind of work will I do? This role will provide you with opportunities to work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to establish your knowledge of risk, controls and technology across multiple industries. This includes establishing knowledge of key technologies such as AI and then learning how we apply this to drive improvements throughout the control lifecycle from identifying risks to implementing, monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of controls. This includes but is not limited to: Risk Assessment: Shadowing team members during walkthroughs to observe and learn how the client’s operations are reviewed, and how key risks are identified and assessed. Control Design & Implementation: Gaining insight into how controls are designed and implemented to address risks and ensure compliance with internal policies, legislation, and regulatory requirements, including how deficiencies are remediated. Monitoring: Observing the process of testing the effectiveness of key controls and understanding how any control deficiencies are evaluated. Change Management & Risk Mitigation: Learning about the delivery of change initiatives that support effective risk management and help build a strong controls culture. Technological Advancement: Developing an understanding of current strategies and control requirements, including the use of advanced technologies such as AI and cloud solutions to meet internal and regulatory needs. Stakeholder Communication: Understand how risks and issues are managed and how communication is handled with internal management and client stakeholders. Where will I work? At Deloitte we recognise how important face-to-face interaction is for your development in a new role. We also understand that our people need flexibility, which is why we operate a hybrid system, with a combination of office and home working. If you’re in a client-facing role, you might be expected to attend client sites on certain days, while your meetings will be a mix of online and in-person events. Please note your final assessment and induction will also be in-person, to give you the opportunity to network and build relationships. All our work spaces are accessible, however, if you require further flexibility due to a health condition or caring responsibilities, please discuss this with our team. You can find further information on our parent and carer policies here. How will I develop? Given Control Advisory’s breadth of services, you will have opportunities to take part in a wide variety of work, finding new environments to grow and develop across your 6-week programme. You will have access to the largest and most important organisations in the world, as well as world class experts within Deloitte, all of which allow you to truly build a solid foundation to develop your career. Some of your areas of learning focus will include: Controls Advisory competencies and knowledge (supplemented through project work) across a wide array of subjects, such as risk management, change transformation and assurance, assessments and programme management. Controls Advisory business skills such as communication, presentation, and business writing. Benefit from regular training sessions and access to our extensive online learning portal, empowering you to pursue independent learning and get an insight into industry trends. Shadowing members of the team to get hands-on experience within the Business Process Controls. How to interpret business strategic and objectives and transform those into requirements an