Manager | Audit & Assurance | Controls Assurance | Bahrain

Deloitte Development LLC; Manama; On-site; BHD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Development LLC in Bahrain is seeking an experienced Manager for Audit & Assurance – Controls Assurance. You will participate in proposals, oversee day-to-day engagements and work with teams to address accounting, reporting and operational issues on client projects.

You will leverage your IFRS knowledge and leadership skills to drive audit quality, risk management and stakeholder communication while coordinating with global Centers of Excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in auditing, preferably with Big Audit Firms.
• Degree in Accounting, ACCA and CPA qualified.
• Experience implementing IFRS 9, 10, 15 and 16.
• 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 while ensuring deliverables meet work plan and deadlines.
• International accounting qualification is desired: ACCA, CPA or SOCPA.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing); bilingual Arabic/English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in client proposals and oversee day-to-day operations of engagements.
• Tackle accounting, reporting and operational issues with the team.
• Build trust with stakeholders by understanding service level expectations and what matters to them.
• Deliver high-quality services with awareness of regulation and risk management on business processes and controls.
• Adapt referral instructions to outline the scope of procedures and audit focus.
• Liaise with onshore and offshore Centers of Excellence in delivering tasks.
• Track deliverables from component auditors and understand their relevance.
• Link risks, controls, procedures and findings across the EMS file in a timely manner.
• Explain audit quality milestones and how they contribute to audit quality.
• Understand audit plan timings and be prepared to challenge earlier completion when appropriate.
• Develop relationships beyond the finance function to apply professional skepticism.
• Be aware of risks around the engagement lifecycle and relevant protection policies.
• Demonstrate ability to apply AI in an audit context to improve efficiency and quality, including prompt engineering and structured problem-solving.
• Exercise professional scepticism when using AI outputs; validate accuracy and completeness.

Skills

Staff supervision

Audit planning

Client proposals

Education

Degree in Accounting

ACCA and CPA

SOCPA (desirable)

Job description

Manager | Audit & Assurance | Controls Assurance | Bahrain

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Manager | Audit & Assurance | Controls Assurance | Bahrain

In your role as a Controls Assurance – Manager, you will participate in client proposals and oversee day-to-day operations of engagements. You’ll closely work with the team to tackle accounting, reporting and operational issues. You will leverage your various skillsets to be an agile contributor to the practice, and you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Builds 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
• Liaises effectively with onshore and offshore Centers 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
• Demonstrates ability to apply AI in an audit context to improve efficiency and quality (e.g., relevant use cases), including prompt engineering fundamentals and structured problem-solving.
• Exercises professional scepticism when using AI-generated outputs—validates accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness before use in audit documentation/workpapers.
• Understands responsible AI expectations in professional services, including governance/risk considerations, confidentiality and data integrity, and use of firm-approved AI tools (including Deloitte-specific tools where applicable).

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

Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting, ACCA and CPA qualified.
• Experience in implementing IFRS 9,10,15 and 16.
• 8+ years of experience, 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: ACCA, CPA or SOCPA
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing). Preference will be given to Bilingual candidates (Arabic/English).).