Deloitte South Africa: Manager (Forensics)

Deloitte, one of the country’s leading professional services firms, provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services through nearly 3 600 people in 8 cities in South Africa and 16 cities in Southern Africa. Deloitte is the South African member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Deloitte South Africa recruits Manager (Forensics)

Job Description

SERVICE DELIVERY

• Delight the client
• Develop a complete understanding of the client’s objectives
• Translate client objective into value added service delivery
• Provide continuous feedback to clients
• Evaluate evidence against prevailing legal norms and standards
• Adhere to professional code of ethics and D&T standards in delivery to the client
• Promote inventive solutions
• Take responsibility for the product delivered to partner for review
• Design effective method of communicating evidence, results and recommendations to the client

WINNING AND RETAINING BUSINESS

• Networking to introduce new clients (both internal and external)
• Maintaining close relationships with Managers of other business units
• Establish and develop executive trust relationships with clients to secure recurring work
• Promote cross selling
• Active involvement in presentations to clients/conferences/workshops
• Support professional associations within the forensics environment to profile expertise
• Formalize personal targets

RESOURCING (Ensure that the job is adequately resourced and manage these efficiently at all times)

• Identifying optimal resources for the assignment in terms of skills and technical ability
• Ensure high staff utilization and productivity
• Promote national utilization of resources and transferability of skills base
• Provide effective on-the-job training
• Provide mentorship
• Complete performance evaluations for junior staff members on a regular basis as specified

ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

• Maintain AS2 master file
• Determine the investigation approach
• Take responsibility for the risk assessment
• Prepare letter of engagement to standard
• Maintain acceptable levels of fee recovery
• Manage WIP effectively
• Manage billings
• Fee collection
• Take responsibility for own utilization
• Manage all administration related matters on the assignment/project
• Take responsibility for assignment risk management by adherence to standard operating procedures with regard to
• Client risk assessment and documentation
• Limitation of liability
• File retention and back-up
• Independence clauses

Key Attributes

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates a professional work ethic and integrity
• High attention to detail
• Self-starter who is able to work independently
• An ability to interact effectively with people
• An ability to maintain a balance between technical and interpersonal skills
• Applies conceptual thinking and cognitive flexibility
• Logical reasoning skills
• Demonstrates high integrity and commitment to work ethics
• Applies integrative cognitive skills
• Demonstrates skills at conflict and hostility management
• The ability to work independently whilst producing and delivering results
• An effective time manager and planner
• Effective delegation skills
• Conscientious, client focused approach
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the industry and specialized areas of the forensics environment
• The ability to actively develop and maintain executive relationships with both internal and external clients
• The ability to apply knowledge of quality processes and risk procedures
• An ability to identify requisite area of self-development, both technical and other

• B Com with Articles
• LLB / B.Proc / B. Luris with Articles
• Or
• Matric with a minimum of 5 years experience gained in a forensics environment
• Relevant degree/diploma in Forensic Investigations would be highly advantageous
• An Accounting related degree or diploma would be highly advantageous

Travel

• Must be in possession of a valid drivers license and own vehicle.
• Must be able to travel as required at short notice, both nationally and internationally.

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