Audit Interns

About Deloitte

Deloitte provides industry-leading audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to nearly 90% of the Fortune Global 500® and thousands of private companies. Our professionals deliver measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in capital markets, enable clients to transform and thrive, and lead the way toward a stronger economy, a more equitable society and a sustainable world. Building on its 175-plus year history, Deloitte spans more than 150 countries and territories. Learn how Deloitte’s approximately 415,000 people worldwide make an impact that matters at www.deloitte.com

Deloitte’s professionals are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities, and enjoy an environment of continuous learning, challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. All our professionals are united by our shared values, a set of core principles that guide our collective behaviour. They set the expectations we have for one another and define how we, as stewards of Deloitte, should behave. They provide common ground to unite us across cultures and geographies. And, importantly, they help us to earn the trust and respect of our key stakeholders. Our shared values are: Lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact.

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises, and the public sector; with offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and in the process of expanding our operations by re-opening an office in Ethiopia.

A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Uganda and within the East Africa market.

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best – because that’s how you make an impact.

About the Department

Deloitte’s Audit service offering utilizes a comprehensive methodology designed to bring our extensive professional and technical resources to audit engagements in an efficient, and cost-effective manner. In our audit process, we combine a rigorous risk and needs analysis, diagnostic processes, and a client service assessment structured to provide our clients with a superior audit clearly focused on them.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for six (6) dynamic individuals to join our Audit team as Interns. These positions will be based in our Uganda office in Kampala.

Click here to read more about our Audit practice.

Main purpose of the job

You will provide effective support to the Audit team while ensuring timely delivery of work on a series of exciting and challenging Audit engagement projects. The successful candidate will gain good hands-on experience in various aspects of Audit.

What you will do

• Learn and apply Deloitte standards, procedures and methodologies on assigned tasks;
• Ensure assigned work is completed within agreed timeframes and carried out per approved methodologies and standards;
• Ensure availability of accurate and timely data on assigned tasks as required including using available knowledge sources optimally;
• Raise issues with the manager as identified in area of focus that may affect the quality of data and delivery or timelines of the engagement;
• Manage information security risk while executing assigned tasks in alignment with Deloitte policies;
• Maintain own development and knowledge; and
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned to you from time to time.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university and graduated in 2023 or 2024;
• Have or expect to get at least an Upper Second-class honours;
• A minimum of 16 points at ‘A’ Level or equivalent;
• A first Grade in ‘O’ Level (with at least credit 3 in English and Mathematics) or equivalent;
• A recognized accounting qualification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) or equivalent, is an added advantage;
• Availability from December 2024 to May 2025; and
• Be a Ugandan citizen or eligible to work in Uganda.

Key Performance Areas

• Strategic Impact – Independently assists teams to deliver on audit engagements.
• Budgets / Profitability – Effectively uses time, equipment and resources.
• Development/ growth of team – Actively work to address identified technical skills.

Behavioural competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Good analytical and organization skills;
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease; and
• Sound problem-solving ability.

Technical Competencies

• Excellent report writing skills;
• Sound business acumen;
• Focus on quality and risk; and
• Well-developed computer skills.

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters.

Leadership Capabilities

Living our Purpose – Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.

Influence – Focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.

Performance drive – Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.

Strategic direction – Seeks to understand how your daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and Deloitte Global.

Talent development – Demonstrate commitment to personal learning and development; understand own potential role as a brand ambassador.

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

Deloitte opens the door to a career that can cross borders virtually and physically across the African continent and globally to gain experience and access projects beyond our borders. We value difference, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and thinking styles.