Risk Advisory – Internal Controls and Assurance – Strategic Risk – Senior Manager at Deloitte

The main purpose of the job is to support the business area leadership in the implementation of strategic plans through the effective management of teams
Focus on the management and delivery of client engagements, as well as sales and practice development.
Develop high-performing people and teams, leading and supporting them to make an impact that matters, and setting the direction to deliver exceptional client service

Specialised Technical Capabilities:

Leads the Design, Development, and Implementation of Strategic Risk Projects:

• Ability to set the stage for forward-looking, comprehensive, and sustainable risk management strategies by providing subject matter expertise, strategic advisory, and facilitating key decision making
• Advises client on key internal audit trends, best-practices, hot topics and high impact areas of focus that should be considered when developing internal audit plans
• Advises top leaders and board of directors (e.g., CEO, CRO, Board, Risk Committees, and Business and Functional Heads) on leading risk management practices, and is able to articulate to executives why risk is a strategic issue
• Anticipates future risks and their implication on the client’s business by critically understanding / analyzing how key trends and uncertainties are impacting their market; helps clients proactively anticipate and adapt
• Helps client leadership gain a clear understanding of the value drivers that influence risk appetite
• Guides risk leaders on defining strategies and tactics to ensure risk appetite is an integrating component of the enterprise’s strategic objectives and plans
• Helps client leaders establish cooperative relations with external auditors / other risk management functions to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall audit process
• Provides internal audit leaders with strategic recommendations to ensure buy-in and support from key client’s stakeholders
• Helps client leaders build influence within their organization and with critical external stakeholders

Risk Strategy:

• Ability to leverage a keen understanding of the client’s strategy to influence and advise client’s senior leadership on key risk decisions
• Anticipates internal and external implications of the client’s strategy
• Applies a strong understanding of client’s strategy and advises client’s senior leadership accordingly
• Helps clients develop sustainable strategic risk management programs to address and prepare for an array of enterprise-wide risks
• Uses insight-based approaches to help clients clarify priorities and develop risk strategy that adapts to change in the business environment

Risk Assessment and Mitigation:

• Ability to ensure an effective risk assessment compilation and mitigation plan execution in alignment with the enterprise risk framework, risk culture, and overall business strategy
• Partners with client’s senior leaders to define scope and strategic planning for strategic, functional and operational risk assessment and mitigation programs
• Provides teams with strategic guidance by leveraging an in-depth understanding of the client’s risk culture, key industry trends, and leading practices
• Influences client’s senior business leaders (CXO’s) including the CRO, CGO, CCO, CTO, and CLO to effectively implement risk mitigation solutions
• Facilitates workshops with senior leaders to enable risk governance processes and develop strategic responses to internal and external risks including emerging risks, risk scenarios and risk sensing capabilities
• Maintains a diverse network of resources across the Firm to leverage during the assessment process to ensure all risk facets are considered

Technical competencies:

• Expertise in strategy, governance, risk and or compliance field with excellent industry and business knowledge
• Strong business acumen
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Sales and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage and execute projects
• Demonstrated execution of complex projects to profitable outcomes
• Skilled in drafting and presenting client proposals
• Excellent report writing skills
• Good financial knowledge

Behavioural Competencies:

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Sound mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong client delivery focus
• Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Sound problem solving ability

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:

• Appropriate Honours degree in Accounting, IT, Engineering, Environmental Management

Desired qualifications:

• CA(SA), CIMA, Appropriate risk accreditation, BSC Engineering or similar BSC degree, MBA, equivalent Honours degree and professional certification

Experience:

• 7 -10 years in a client facing role responsible for business development, strategy, risk and business consulting; 3 -5 of these in a management role
• Experience in advising senior client executives and GRC functions, including strategic risk, control transformation and business transformation programs