Senior | Audit | Audit & Assurance | UAE FY27

Deloitte Middle East; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Middle East in Abu Dhabi and Dubai is seeking a Senior in Audit & Assurance to contribute to high‑quality audits and effective risk management. You will build trust with stakeholders, liaise with global Centres of Excellence, and guide engagement teams through planning, execution, and reporting.

The role requires 4+ years in public audit, a degree in accounting, and fluent English (Arabic/English bilinguals preferred).

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or related field. Graduated degree is desired.
• 4+ years of experience in public auditing and accounting, preferably with Big Audit Firms.
• Supervise staff, inspect client financial records, compile and analyze data, prepare detailed audit reports and resolve accounting research issues.
• Demonstrate ability to plan and manage engagements and people along with ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.
• International accounting qualification is desired: CA, ACCA, or CPA. Preferably CA.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing). Preference will be given to bilingual candidates (Arabic/English).

Responsibilities

• Build trust and credibility with stakeholders by understanding their service levels and what matters to them.
• Delivers high quality services by applying awareness of regulation and risk management on processes and controls.
• Takes responsibility for understanding key statistics and industry matters about the entity before engagement.
• Adapts referral instructions to outline the scope of procedures and engagement focus.
• Liaises with onshore and offshore Centres of Excellence for task delivery, ensuring accurate information sharing.
• Assists in tracking deliverables from component auditors and understands relevance and importance.
• Links risks, controls, procedures and findings across the EMS file in a timely manner.
• Articulates audit quality milestones and how milestones contribute to audit quality.
• Understands audit plan timings and is prepared to challenge timing where appropriate.
• Prepares documentation anticipating reviewer questions and distinguishes accounting vs auditing judgements.
• Develops relationships beyond finance to understand the entity's business and apply professional skepticism.
• Maintains awareness of risks around engagement lifecycle and regulatory environment.

Education

Degree in Accounting or related field

Graduated degree is desired

Job description

Position Summary

Location

Abu Dhabi, Dubai

Audit & Assurance | Senior

During your tenure as a Senior in Audit & Assurance, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Build trust and credibility with stakeholders by seeking to understand their service levels expectations and what matters to them individually.
• Delivers high quality services by demonstrating a practical awareness of the impact of regulation and risk management on business processes and controls.
• Takes responsibility for understanding key statistics and industry matters about entity before engagement begins.
• Adapts template referral instructions to clearly outline the scope of procedures to be performed, including the areas of audit focus. Understands the structure of the group audit and for whom the referral instructions are intended.
• Liaise effectively with onshore and offshore Centres of Excellence in the delivery of relevant tasks, understanding the scope of work delegated to them and the importance of providing accurate and complete information to them.
• Assists in tracking deliverables from component auditors and seeks to understand the relevance and importance of these.
• Appropriately links risks, controls, procedures and findings from allocated sections across the EMS file on a timely basis.
• Can articulate the audit quality milestones, the ways in which teams demonstrate completeness of milestones, and how the audit quality milestones contribute to audit quality.
• Understands the rationale behind the timings of the audit plan and is prepared to offer challenge around whether work can be performed earlier in the audit cycle.
• Prepares documentation by anticipating questions that reviewers may ask and distinguishes accounting judgements and conclusions from auditing judgements and conclusions.
• Understands that it is important to develop relationships beyond the finance function in order to better understand the entity's business and apply professional skepticism.
• Has a practical awareness of the risks around the engagement lifecycle and regulatory environment, and relevant practice protection policies.

Leadership Capabilities

• Build 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.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or related field. Graduated degree is desired.
• 4+ years of experience in public auditing and accounting, preferably with Big Audit Firms.
• Supervise staff, inspect client financial records, compile and analyze data, prepare detailed audit reports and resolve accounting research issues.
• Demonstrate ability to plan and manage engagements and people along with ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.
• International accounting qualification is desired: CA, ACCA, or CPA. Preferably CA.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing). Preference will be given to Bilingual candidates (Arabic/English).

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