The Conflicts Center of Excellence supports our audit engagement teams in meeting their regulatory requirements related to identifying potential conflicts of interest. If you demonstrate good judgement in a risk-management environment, are inquisitive, and enjoy working on a challenging, client-service oriented team, we’d love to discuss an opportunity for you in the Conflicts Center of Excellence (Conflicts COE)!

Work you’ll do

As an Analyst in the Conflicts CoE, you’ll use your analytical, research and investigative skills to:

• Work closely with Conflicts CoE Managers and Senior Managers, Lead Client Service Partners, Deloitte Independence Directors, Audit engagement teams, global Conflicts teams, and teams across Deloitte’s businesses to support audit teams in maintaining auditor independence and identifying potential conflicts of interest.
• You will support engagement teams with:
• Submitting conflict checks to a centralized Conflicts team
• Following up with relevant US and Global contacts to obtain feedback on services and relationships
• Assessing of services and relationships for risk categorization
• Applying independence rules and policy to client-specific fact patterns
• Preparing final independence assessments to be reviewed by Managers and Senior Managers
• Raising potential conflicts to Managers and Senior Managers for evaluation
• Engagement with the global Independence & Conflicts Network as needed
• Engagement with Enterprise Portfolio Management team as needed
• Work on various projects at the direction of Managers and Senior Managers, to prepare internal documentation and educational materials, as well as presentations to the external stakeholders of the process (i.e., the broader Independence & Conflicts Network, engagement teams, audit practice, etc.)
• Assist Managers and Senior Managers in the development of procedures, and implementing process improvements for the Conflicts CoE
• Work collaboratively with team members in India

The successful candidate will possess:

• Strong oral and written communications
• Outstanding attention to detail along with strong technical, organizational and analysis skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Good working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint, experience working with MS Teams, Outlook
• Excellent business writing skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Client-service oriented mindset
• Interest in untangling puzzles

The team

The Conflicts CoE team performs a critical quality-assurance and risk-management function for the Deloitte U.S. firm, helping the organization remain unbiased and free from conflicts-of-interest, in fact and appearance, when providing services to attest/audit clients. Independence requirements are defined by specific sets of policies, external rules and regulations, so maintaining both the independence of the Deloitte U.S. firm and its professionals is essential to the business and reputation of Deloitte.

Risk & Brand Protection (R&BP)

Our reputation starts with you—this belief is core to R&BP Office, which brings together six essential core areas that shape our culture—we collectively work with our businesses to inspire new standards of integrity, trust, and performance to make an impact that matters and to better serve our clients, our communities and our people. With our people’s help, we distinguish Deloitte as the clear leader in professional services, making Deloitte the first choice for clients and talent. Together, we protect, preserve, and enhance our reputation and distinguish Deloitte as the undisputed leader in professional services, strengthening our brand, and each other.

Independence & Conflicts Network (ICN)

Independence is integrity, professional skepticism, intellectual honesty, and objectivity — freedom from conflicts of interest. The people of Deloitte must remain unbiased and free from conflicts of interest with our clients, in fact and appearance. Deloitte's independence requirements are defined by specific sets of policies and external rules and regulations to help us remain independent when providing service and creating business relationships.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors’ degree
• Years of experience 1-2
• Ability to travel 0-10%, on average, based on rare travel for team meetings
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Preferred:

• Experience of Independence requirements for professional auditing firms

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

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