Senior, Audit & Assurance

About the organization

Deloitte is a globally recognized professional services firm with a strong reputation for quality, impact, and client service. The firm has been acknowledged with multiple honors in recent years, including recognition as a leading employer in the Middle East, a top consulting firm, and an award for training and development excellence in the region.

Our purpose

The organization is committed to delivering meaningful impact for clients, employees, and society. Its teams focus on innovative thinking, solving complex business problems, and enabling sustainable growth. The workplace is built around strong collaboration, inclusion, and a shared responsibility to strengthen confidence, trust, and integrity in markets and communities.

Values

• Lead the way
• Act with integrity
• Support one another
• Encourage inclusion
• Work together to create measurable impact

Role overview

This senior audit role in Audit & Assurance is based in Qatar and is focused on leading and supporting high-quality audit delivery. The position requires strong professional judgment, client relationship skills, a practical understanding of risk and regulation, and the ability to coordinate effectively across teams and audit stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop trust with stakeholders by understanding their expectations and what matters most to them.
• Deliver high-quality audit services with awareness of how regulation and risk management affect business controls and processes.
• Gather key background information about the entity, including important statistics and industry-specific matters, before the engagement starts.
• Tailor referral instructions so they clearly define the scope of procedures, areas of audit focus, and the intended audience within the group audit structure.
• Work closely with onshore and offshore Centres of Excellence, ensuring delegated work is well understood and supported with complete, accurate information.
• Monitor deliverables from component auditors and assess their relevance and importance to the engagement.
• Connect risks, controls, procedures, and findings across assigned sections of the EMS file in a timely manner.
• Understand audit quality milestones, how teams demonstrate completion, and how those milestones support overall audit quality.
• Appreciate the timing of the audit plan and be ready to challenge whether certain work can be completed earlier in the cycle.
• Prepare documentation with reviewer questions in mind and clearly distinguish accounting judgments from auditing judgments.
• Build relationships beyond the finance function to better understand the business and apply professional skepticism.
• Recognize risks related to the engagement lifecycle, the regulatory environment, and practice protection requirements.
• Supervise staff, review client financial records, analyze data, draft detailed audit reports, and address accounting research issues.
• Plan and manage engagements and teams while ensuring work is completed to specification and on deadline.

Leadership expectations

• Strengthen understanding of the organization’s purpose and values while looking for ways to create impact.
• Show a strong commitment to learning and development and represent the brand positively when attracting talent.
• Take ownership of performance and keep responsibilities on track.
• Continue building communication and relationship-management capabilities.
• Understand how daily work supports team and business priorities.

Requirements

• A degree in Accounting or a related discipline is required; a postgraduate degree is preferred.
• At least 4 years of experience in public auditing and accounting, ideally with a Big Audit Firm.
• Ability to supervise staff, examine client records, compile and interpret data, prepare detailed audit reports, and resolve accounting research matters.
• Proven capability to plan and manage engagements and people while meeting agreed workplan requirements and deadlines.
• International accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, or CPA is preferred, with CA preferred most strongly.
• Strong command of English in reading, speaking, and writing.
• Bilingual candidates with Arabic and English proficiency will be given preference.

Additional information

This opportunity is located in Doha, Qatar, and is a full-time, on-site position. No salary, stipend, start date, or application deadline was specified in the source information.

Who can apply

Professionals with the required accounting qualification and at least 4 years of public audit and accounting experience, especially those with Big Audit Firm experience and strong English skills. Candidates who are bilingual in Arabic and English are preferred.

Working arrangement

This role requires working from the office in Doha. No alternative remote or hybrid arrangement was mentioned.

Qualifications and professional profile

The position calls for someone who can manage audit engagements, guide team members, maintain high standards of audit quality, and communicate effectively with clients and internal stakeholders.