Data & Regulatory Reporting - Director

Risk Advisory | Financial Risk Management - Data & Regulatory Reporting - Director

Deloitte , established globally in 1845, is the world's largest and leading professional services firm, providing audit and assurance, tax, consulting, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. We are present in more than 150 countries, and as the world's largest management consulting business, Deloitte is distinct in its ability to help clients solve their most complex problems, from strategy to implementation.

Deloitte has a proud legacy in the Middle East region, with an uninterrupted presence since 1926, and is present across 23 offices in 15 countries with 7,000+ professionals in the Levant region and the wider GCC.

We have served as trusted advisors for clients for almost 100 years and contributed to the advancements and growth of the professional services industry in the region.

We have received numerous awards in the last few years, such as Brand Finance's strongest and most valuable "commercial services" brand in the world for the 6 th consecutive year (2024), the Great Place to Work® and Best Workplaces™ in the UAE (2022-2023), the Great Place to Work® and Best Workplaces™ in the KSA (2022-2023), "World's Most Attractive Employers" (2023), the Middle East Tax Firm of the year (2023). These awards are a recognition of how Deloitte makes an impact that matters to its clients, talent, and society.

We invest in outstanding people of diverse talents and backgrounds and empower them to achieve more than they could elsewhere. Our work combines advice with action and integrity. We believe that when our clients and society are stronger, so are we. Our organization has grown in scale and diversity, providing services across the region, with our shared culture remaining the same. We aim to help clients realize their ambitions, make a positive difference in society, and maximize the success of our people. This drive fuels the commitment and humanity that run deep through our every action.

Our Purpose

Deloitte makes an impact that matters. Every day we challenge ourselves to do what matters most-for clients, for our people, and for society. We serve clients distinctively, bringing innovative insights, solving complex challenges, and unlocking sustainable growth. We inspire our talented professionals to deliver outstanding value to clients, providing an exceptional career experience and an inclusive and collaborative culture. We contribute to society, building confidence and trust in the markets, upholding the integrity of organizations, and supporting our communities.

Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact:

- Lead the way.
- Serve with integrity.
- Take care of each other .
- Foster inclusion.
- Collaborate for measurable impact.

During your tenure as Financial Risk Management Director, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

- Actively participate in decision making with engagement management and seek to understand the broader impact of current decisions.
- Generate innovative ideas and challenge the status quo.
- Facilitate use of technology-based tools or methodologies to review, design and / or implement products and services.
- Play substantive / lead role and engagement planning, economics, and billing.
- Assist in retention of professionals.
- Participate in training efforts.
- Identify opportunities to cross-sell other services.
- Demonstrate a general knowledge of market trends and competitor activities.
- Build and nurture positive working relationships with clients with the intention to exceed client expectations.
- Participate in proposal development efforts.
- Participate in "add-on" sales to client.
- Support the leadership in the development of applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate Deloitte.
- Be proactive and driven to continually learn accounting framework (IFRS/IPSAS etc.) amendments and updates to local regulation.
- Manage a portfolio of clients assigned by leadership, maintaining a relationship of trust and continuing business with strategic clients.
- Contribute to continued growth and profitability for Deloitte, by identifying and capitalizing on business development opportunities in existing and potential clients for own and other areas of the firm.
- Collaborate with colleagues across service lines to strengthen Deloitte proposition within the ME market.
- Demonstrate complex accounting into sizeable solutions addressing clients challenges and objectives across a variety of clients.
- Assist clients with the challenges surrounding GL and management reporting.
- Develop and review policy and procedures, including process maps across accounting.
- Provide insights on key risks and challenges in ERP/Financial system implementation projects.
- Assist clients with identifying their accounting/reporting challenges by carrying out root cause analysis and developing solution for the same.
- Assist the team manager for engagement planning and overall project management.
- Assist the team and client with preparation of Business Requirement Document (BRD) encapsulating all requirements from business stakeholders.
- Assist clients with preparing financial statements as per applicable accounting framework.
- Assist clients with transforming their finance function, restructuring processes, management reporting and design of control framework.
- Draft Target operating model (TOM) for Finance departments leveraging client input and strategy.
- Preparation of approach/ methodology in proposals in response of client RFP.
- Interact and develop relationship with key client staff and engaging in a professional and confident manner.
- Document complex business processes by applying a variety of techniques, tools, and technologies to identify operational inefficiencies and non-compliant situations.
- Ability to navigate multiple commitments on a regular basis to balance tasks across various client commitments.
- Ensure adherence to the firm's polices.
- Build, motivate and manage junior staff while managing expectations of projects managers within Deloitte and client.
- Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
- Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent. Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
- Actively focus on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.

Leadership Capabilities:

- Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
- Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
- Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
- Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
- Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.

Requirements: