Associate Director - Controls Assurance & Advisory

Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

Client Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and oversee complex controls assurance, governance, risk advisory and internal audit engagements for medium and large organisations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, providing strategic insights that support informed decision-making.
• Deliver high-quality, commercially focused outcomes that address client challenges while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Provide thought leadership across governance, risk, compliance, controls transformation, operational resilience, and assurance frameworks.
• Ensure engagements are delivered efficiently, meeting quality, budget, and risk management requirements.

Practice Growth & Business Development

• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand client engagements and support practice growth.
• Contribute to proposal development, presentations, market initiatives, and business development activities.
• Support the advancement of Deloitte's market profile through industry participation, thought leadership, and networking activities.
• Collaborate across Deloitte's wider service offerings to deliver integrated solutions to clients.

Leadership & People Development

• Lead, coach, and develop Managers, Senior Consultants, and Consultants to support successful engagement delivery.
• Create an inclusive, high-performing team environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Support workforce planning, engagement management, and capability development initiatives across the practice.
• Champion Deloitte's values and foster a culture where everyone can thrive.

Qualifications

Your Expertise

• Approximately 8-12+ years' experience in governance, risk, controls assurance, internal audit, advisory, consulting, or related professional services environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex client engagements and managing senior stakeholder relationships.
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk management, internal control frameworks, regulatory compliance, and assurance methodologies.
• Experience designing and delivering business process improvement, operational risk, controls transformation, or assurance programmes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality outcomes in complex environments.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience contributing to business development, client growth, and practice development initiatives.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distil complex concepts into clear and practical recommendations.
• A passion for developing people, building inclusive teams, and creating positive client outcomes.

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Experience working within professional services, consulting, government, financial services, or large corporate environments.
• Exposure to project risk, third-party risk, enterprise risk management, or large-scale transformation programmes.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, or equivalent.

Contract Opportunity

This is a Wellington-based contract opportunity for up to six months, with the possibility of extension depending on business requirements and project demand. This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of high-profile client engagements, applying your expertise where it can make an immediate and meaningful impact.

If you're an experienced risk, controls, internal audit or advisory professional looking for a challenging contract role where you can quickly add value, we'd love to hear from you.

Additional Information

So, who is Deloitte in Aotearoa?  

We are driven to create an impact that matters at every opportunity. Supported by a strong leadership team and member firms from over 150 countries across the globe, Deloitte New Zealand is in the business of solving complex problems.   

Over our 175-year history, we have built a reputation for impactful delivery across audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and technology services.   

Deloitte in Aotearoa recognises the uniqueness of our country identified in our founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi.  We uphold our responsibility(s) to the founding document and acknowledge Māori as the Tangata Whenua/Indigenous people.   

Our workplace and culture 

We are driven by our desire to create positive outcomes for our clients, communities, and people.  Our purpose is to make an impact that matters. Everything we do is with intent - the intent to make a meaningful difference. 

Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values, including ‘taking care of each other’ and ‘fostering inclusion’, is essential to ensuring everyone feels included at work and able to reach their full potential.  

For us to succeed and thrive as an organisation, we understand the importance of creating a culture where diverse perspectives matter and where everyone is given an equal opportunity to grow and develop. 

Deloitte New Zealand rewards 

We hold a simple belief – that our people’s hard work should be recognised and rewarded beyond their remuneration. 

We have reimagined what ‘work’ looks like and how we can empower all our people to create a work experience that is distinct to their needs. Founded on concepts of trust, balance, wellbeing and the importance of personal connection, this is the Deloitte experience. 

We offer 

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Exposure to complex and high-profile client engagements.
• The opportunity to work alongside experienced leaders and subject matter specialists.
• A collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Access to Deloitte's extensive networks, resources, and thought leadership.
• A focus on wellbeing, inclusion, and professional growth.
• The opportunity to make an immediate and meaningful impact.

Does this sound like the sort of role and organisation for you? Then apply now! We’d love to hear from you. 

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under-represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours or qualifications aren't a perfect match.

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