Global Audit & Assurance Technology Controls - Risk & Compliance Senior Consultant (12 - 18 mon ...

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As a Technology Controls - Risk & Compliance Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for driving the day-to-day Technology Controls activities to effectively identify regulatory, legal, privacy and other compliance risk exposures. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring quality, data protection and security matters related to our innovative audit products and solutions, environments, and frameworks, throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This exciting and challenging role invites you to drive quality as part of the SDLC process and ideate ways to creatively solve challenges around legal, risk, regulatory and privacy matters.

This role will utilize established risk and control frameworks to ensure that development, hosting, deployment and other risk decisions around our audit products and solutions comply with existing firm policies, professional standards, laws and regulations, and other internal and external requirements. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including product owners, technology leaders, data scientists, Global A&A risk, regulatory and privacy teams, among others. Your responsibilities will include assisting other Technology Controls team members with reviewing functional and nonfunctional requirements (i.e., user stories and acceptance criteria), identifying technology risks and associated mitigations, reviewing test plans and test scripts to ensure alignment with user stories and controls requirements, review testing results, and project management and reporting.

Join our team of insightful professionals that apply a streamlined, intelligent approach to auditing, enabled by innovative, generative AI driven tools and technologies. At Deloitte, we prioritize quality and continuous improvement, driving greater value for our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Drive quality as part of the SDLC, focusing on quality, data protection and security matters related to our generative AI driven products and solutions.
• Utilize established risk and control frameworks to ensure compliance with firm policies, professional standards, laws, and regulations.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their roles and responsibilities in the overall IT control structure.
• Assist in reviewing functional and nonfunctional requirements to identify technology risks, identify associated mitigations.
• Perform initial product risk assessments, applying the firm's risk framework, challenging assumptions throughout the SDLC.
• Review test plans and test scripts to ensure alignment with functional requirements and review testing results.

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, or other related degrees.
• Experience in Audit or Risk Assurance (preferably with experience working on large and medium-size audits performed in accordance with the PCAOB standards).
• Internal controls and audit knowledge and prior experience reviewing and/or establishing business processes and controls in large public companies subject to PCAOB standards.
• Experience with establishing and/or reviewing controls over accuracy and completeness of key business reports.
• Ability to apply concepts of risk assessment and professional skepticism.
• Familiarity with data analytics and/or technology fueled by machine learning/AI.
• Strong project management skills to keep multiple projects organized and deliver results under tight, demanding deadlines for a high-volume of products and releases while maintaining high-quality and precision.

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Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in the UK with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

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We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

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