Senior Data Scientist - Audit Quality & Risk Department

Company Description

Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services. Our global network of member firms and related entities in more than 150 countries and territories (collectively, the “Deloitte organization”) serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies. Learn how Deloitte’s approximately 312,000 people make an impact that matters at www.deloitte.com.

About the Division

Our Audit & Assurance services go beyond merely meeting statutory requirements. We help our clients perform better and achieve their business objectives. We listen to their needs, think about the business implications and tailor our approach accordingly. Click here to read more about our Audit & Assurance practice.

Job Description

The Data Scientist is a specialist skill set within the Quality and Risk team in Deloitte Audit business. The main purpose of the role is to create and facilitate appropriate access to data for key stakeholders creating visibility for the business.

What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Statistics/Computer Science/ Engineering/ Mathematics (or combination of)

Experience

• 5-10 relevant experience
• Expert level knowledge of SQL
• Advanced EXCEL
• Experience using PowerBI or similar tools
• Visual Studio
• Demonstrated ability to identify problems and provide solution

Key Competencies:

• Modelling of complex business problems.
• Identifying opportunities to improve business processes
• Building tailor made SQL solutions for monitoring and automation of controls.
• Development of exception reports and Powerbi dashboards for stakeholders in the business
• Utilising Store procedures to create routines that maintain reporting and automated controls.
• Identify and build appropriate models/other solutions for use in the company's operations
• Creating logic links between data from various systems to facilitate cross system reporting
• Automation of controls in the business processes       
• Design and Implement automated data comparisons to trigger certain processes
• Simplifying complex manual processes into simple automated (or semi-automated) processes,
• Engaging with stakeholders across the business

Additional Information

Behavioural

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent presentation skills
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong client delivery focus
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Sound problem solving ability

* Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.