Senior | Audit | Audit & Assurance | KSA - Saudi National

Deloitte Middle East; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Middle East is seeking an experienced auditor to lead engagements, supervise staff, inspect client records, and deliver high‑quality audit reports. You will liaise with onshore and offshore Centers of Excellence, apply professional skepticism, and ensure milestones align with the audit plan while maintaining regulatory awareness.

A degree in accounting and 4+ years' public auditing experience are required, with English fluency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• 4+ years of public auditing and accounting experience, preferably with Big Audit Firms.
• International accounting qualification such as SOCPA, CA, ACCA or CPA is desirable.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking, and Writing).

Responsibilities

• 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, ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.
• Liaise effectively with onshore and offshore Centers of Excellence to deliver tasks accurately and timely.
• Understand the structure of the group audit and the referral instructions for the scope of procedures.
• Articulate audit quality milestones and how they contribute to overall audit quality.
• Develop relationships beyond the finance function to understand the entity's business and apply professional skepticism.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Degree in Accounting or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Understand 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.
• Understand 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

• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in public auditing and accounting, preferably with Big Audit Firms.
• An international accounting qualification is desired: SOCPA, CA, ACCA, or CPA.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking, and Writing).