Audit and Assurance Manager - Deloitte - Dubai, UAE
Posted date [2026-05-01]
(ID: 44724)
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Job Snapshot
Role: Audit and Assurance Manager
Location: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Accounting and Finance
Function: Audit
Experience: Minimum 6+ years in public accounting, auditing, and audit management
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
An excellent Audit and Assurance Manager opportunity is available with Deloitte in Dubai, UAE for experienced finance professionals with strong expertise in audit leadership, compliance, and financial reporting. This Audit and Assurance Manager role focuses on managing complex audit engagements, strengthening internal controls, ensuring IFRS compliance, and delivering high-quality assurance services while supporting strategic business growth and stakeholder confidence.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Accounting and Finance
Function: Audit
Salary: 28000-40000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Audit and Assurance Manager plays a critical leadership role within Deloitte by managing end-to-end audit engagements, overseeing audit teams, and ensuring compliance with international accounting standards and regulatory requirements. This role combines audit strategy, stakeholder management, professional scepticism, and risk assessment while helping clients maintain financial integrity and operational excellence across diverse industries.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage full audit engagements across financial reporting, compliance, and assurance functions
* Build trust and credibility by balancing multiple stakeholder expectations while providing constructive challenge on engagement issues
* Review transaction flows, control testing, and audit documentation early in the audit cycle to assess planned audit approaches effectively
* Evaluate internal controls and recommend mitigating audit procedures when controls are found to be ineffective
* Apply professional scepticism to assess fraud risks, governance issues, and possible financial misstatements
* Identify opportunities to add value by integrating specialists and drawing expertise from across Deloitte teams
* Participate in group risk assessment and scope audit work performed by component auditors across group engagements
* Prepare and review referral instructions and assess responses from component auditors accurately
* Run regular audit file checks and ensure work papers are complete, accurate, and properly archived
* Coordinate engagement scheduling and communicate responsibilities and deadlines clearly to all audit team members
* Maintain strong communication with client management regarding project plans, deadlines, fees, and engagement expectations
* Review testing results to challenge assumptions, management assertions, and the reliability of supporting data
* Ensure full compliance with auditing standards, accounting regulations, ethical standards, independence requirements, and quality control procedures
Ideal Profile
* Minimum 6+ years of experience in public accounting, auditing, audit management, budgeting, business planning, or strategy roles
* Previous experience with Big 4 Audit Firms is highly preferred
* Degree in Accounting or related field
* International accounting qualification required such as CA, ACCA, or CPA
* Strong knowledge of IFRS and best practice financial reporting standards
* Proven ability to ensure accounting and auditing standards are consistently applied across audit engagements
* Strong understanding of Deloitte audit methodology and professional accounting standards
* Ability to thoroughly review audit documentation for completeness, adequacy, and timely completion
* Strong leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management capabilities
* Fluent in English reading, writing, and speaking
* Preference given to bilingual candidates with Arabic and English language skills
Skills Set
* Financial statement audit
* Audit and assurance management
* IFRS compliance and reporting
* Internal controls assessment
* Risk management and fraud detection
* Audit documentation review
* Stakeholder communication and engagement management
* Group audit coordination
* Leadership and team supervision
Why Join Us
* Join one of the world’s most prestigious professional services firms with strong regional and global exposure
* Competitive tax-free salary with senior leadership career progression opportunities
* Access world-class audit training, mentorship, and executive development programmes
* Lead major audit engagements with top regional and international clients
* Gain advanced exposure to strategic audit planning and complex financial reporting environments
* Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance professional environment
* Build a rewarding long-term leadership career within Deloitte’s Audit and Assurance division
About the Company
Deloitte is one of the world’s largest and most respected professional services firms, delivering audit, assurance, consulting, tax, financial advisory, and risk advisory services across global markets. In Dubai and across the Middle East, Deloitte helps organizations strengthen financial integrity, solve complex business challenges, and achieve sustainable growth while offering professionals exceptional career development and world-class leadership opportunities.
