Deloitte Hiring for Senior Conflict Manager at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Full Time

The Risk & Brand Protection (R&BP) teams are strategic enablers of growth by proactively identifying and managing quality, risk, professional conflicts of interest, and other business risks that Deloitte faces in the marketplace. On a broader scale, R&BP protects, preserves, and enhances our reputation by helping our senior executives identify, assess, manage, and respond to top-tier risks and crises or incidents that could undermine the firm’s brand and reputation.

As part of ICN, you will help the Deloitte US Firms remain independent, unbiased, and free from conflicts of interest when providing services to clients or entering into relationships with third parties. Conflicts of interest standards and independence requirements are defined by specific sets of policies, external rules and regulations. Being free from conflicts of interest and maintaining the independence of the Deloitte US Firms is essential to the business and reputation of Deloitte.

Work you’ll do

A management position in the ICN Conflicts team provides a challenging opportunity for high visibility and frequent consultation with proposal teams, Lead Client Service Partners (LCSPs), Functional Risk Leaders, ICN Partners, Principals, Managing Directors (PPMDs) and DTTL member firms in identifying and resolving potential conflicts of interest and independence related issues. We assist practitioners of all the US Firms’ subsidiaries and interact with other DTTL member firms, exposing us to all of Deloitte’s business and service offerings.

As a Senior manager in ICN, you will be expected to build relationships with conflicts professionals across the DTTL Conflicts network, independence consultations network and functional risk leaders to stay up to date on emerging business trends, independence and regulatory developments in order to assist engagement teams identify and manage conflicts of interest. Candidates will oversee the work of staff and will also be active participants in managing and improving internal process flow.

Day-to-day activities include:

• Work independently on complex technical issues in a demanding and fast paced environment with senior members of the firm

• Provide consultations to PPMDs, engagement teams, and DTTL Member Firms regarding conflicts policies and procedures and assist with the resolution of developing issues

• Manage and provide direction to staff

• Participate in hiring activities and conducting performance appraisals

• Perform reviews on conflict checks

• Formulate and implement policies and procedures

• Coordinate review and update of critical conflicts data and processes (including process improvement, project design and development)

The team

As part of Risk & Brand Protection, the Independence & Conflicts Network team performs a critical consultative, quality-assurance, and risk-management function for the Deloitte US Entities.

Qualifications

Required:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• 8+ years of work experience

• Excellent verbal and written business communication skills

• Strong analytical, technical, and organizational skills with an emphasis on detail

• Self-directed, adaptable to changes in the work environment/rules/directions

• Demonstrated ability to handle difficult discussions with senior executives / PPMDs

• Demonstrated ability to manage a team amidst multiple projects

• Demonstrated commitment to professional growth and a willingness to learn or take on new skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Limited sponsorship may be available

Preferred:

• Prior public accounting or financial services experience

• Prior data management, business analysis, quality-assurance, or risk-management experience

• Prior project and people management experience

• Experience interacting with or managing database-driven applications in support of business processes

• Knowledge of professional and regulatory requirements that affect public accounting firms (IFRS / AICPA / SEC / PCAOB), including restrictions on the services that may be provided to audit clients

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.