Marketing & Media Assurance Lead

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and society. This is the lens for which our global strategy is set. It unites Deloitte professionals across geographies, businesses, and skills. It makes us better at what we do and how we do it. It enables us to deliver on our promises to stakeholders, while creating the lasting impact we seek.

Harnessing the talent of 457 000+ people located across more than 150 countries and territories, our size and scale puts us in a unique position to help change the world for the better—by bringing together the services we provide, the societal investments we make, and the collaborations we advance through our ecosystems.

Deloitte offers career opportunities across Audit & Assurance (A&A), Tax & Legal (T&L) and our Consulting Services business, which is made up of Strategy, Risk & Transactions (SR&T) and Technology & Transformation (T&T).

This is a strategic leadership opportunity for a commercial and analytically minded professional to assess the impact of organisational marketing and media spend and evaluate effectiveness across all media channels. The role will influence how an organization invests in customer growth, measures marketing effectiveness, leverages data-driven insights, and delivers high impact return on media spend. You will operate at the intersection of growth, analytics, risk, and strategy, providing executive leadership with the confidence to make high-value marketing and media investment decisions.

Marketing Spend Assurance

- Review marketing budgets and campaign expenditure.
- Validate agency billing, media spend, and procurement processes.
- Identify overspending, inefficiencies, or leakage.

Marketing Data & Reporting Assurance

- Verify the accuracy of marketing KPIs and dashboards.
- Assess the reliability of customer, campaign, and performance data.
- Ensure reporting used for business decisions is trustworthy.

Marketing Risk & Compliance

- Evaluate compliance with advertising regulations.
- Review customer data privacy controls (POPIA, GDPR, etc.).
- Assess governance around digital marketing platforms and campaigns.

Media & Advertising Assurance

- Confirm that media placements occurred as contracted.
- Validate audience reach, impressions, and campaign performance metrics.
- Test controls over agency and vendor management.

Internal Control Reviews

- Assess controls over marketing processes.
- Identify fraud, waste, or operational risks.
- Recommend improvements to governance and oversight.

Advisory & Improvement

- Help marketing teams improve effectiveness and measurement.
- Implement better controls and performance tracking.
- Support digital transformation and marketing technology governance.

Relevant Degree: BCom Accounting, BCom Risk Management, BCom Finance

Requirements

Marketing analytics and reporting; Campaign performance measurement; Media spend analysis; Data quality and data governance; Internal controls and risk management; Dashboard development (Power BI/Tableau); Customer and digital analytics; Audit testing and assurance methodologies; Stakeholder management; Regulatory compliance (POPIA, advertising standards)