The service provider targets the addition of 450 STEM profiles and welcomes people with a non-economic or legal background.
Deloitte Belgium has achieved a growth rate of 11.1% in its financial year 2022, cementing its position as the country’s leading professional services firm. As part of its continual growth plan for the next fiscal year (1 June 2022 – 31 May 2023), Deloitte Belgium aims to recruit a record number of employees, with an overall goal of 1,700 people (not including internships/traineeships). Deloitte’s ambition is to increase diversity by employing people from less traditional backgrounds, such as biology, political sciences, or journalism. Further supporting its commitment to diversity and inclusion, 40% of the partners appointed in 2022 were female.
Deloitte Belgium recorded a total turnover of €706 million during the 2022 financial year (1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022), an increase of 11.1% compared to 2021. At a time when uncertainty has become the new normal and change is happening at warp speed, Deloitte has proven it has the agility and capabilities to rise to the most unexpected challenges, while helping clients do the same.
"In the past year our people, clients and partners, as well as society at large, were once again confronted with unexpected circumstances. The war in Ukraine and the global energy crisis developed while we were in the aftermath of the pandemic. Thanks to the combined efforts of the entire Deloitte Belgium team, we were still able to successfully assist our clients and partners and enable them to excel in a post-Covid era. Despite the challenges ahead, I remain positive about the future. Together with our 1,700 new colleagues, we will continue to achieve Deloitte's goals and deliver on our social commitments. The concept of success has evolved beyond profit. Today at Deloitte we fully consider environmental and social impact in all decision-making areas.”
Piet Vandendriessche, CEO of Deloitte Belgium
As of 31 May 2022, the closing date of the financial year, Deloitte employed 5,222 people in Belgium. Taking into account recent starters, the organisation currently employs 5,905 people and welcomed its 6,000th employee at the beginning of October. During the financial year 2022, Deloitte recruited 1,500 new colleagues. Deloitte's team now represents 82 different nationalities. In the coming financial year, Deloitte aims to recruit another 1,700 new employees.
Whereas Deloitte used to mainly employ people with economic or legal expertise, for the past year the focus has been on recruiting staff from other backgrounds. Deloitte Belgium wants to attract 450 STEM colleagues this year, and continues to welcome colleagues welcome colleagues from an array of backgrounds.
"Today, we are onboarding physiotherapists, biologists, Japanologists... Our primary focus is the candidate’s fit with our values and their personal drive: What potential does someone really have? Together with the candidate, we evaluate whether their values fit with those of Deloitte, such as entrepreneurship and collaboration. We believe that a team with diverse backgrounds and shared values is essential if we are to meet the increasingly complex challenges of the future."
Piet Vandendriessche, CEO Deloitte Belgium
Deloitte Belgium invests heavily in the growth and well-being of employees. Employees increasingly work on a hybrid basis, so Deloitte is radically committed to creating good connections between colleagues, and with the organisation. It has done this by launching the Good Vibes campaign to encourage employees to come to the office, and by extending the opening hours of the Tarmac Café. Additionally, Deloitte provides an extensive learning programme for every employee, based on the conviction that talent grows when people know they are valued, respected and invested in.
Deloitte looks forward to continuing its growth in the coming years. Between June 2021 and May 2022, the organisation recorded stable growth across all services.
All industries contributed to the total growth of Deloitte Belgium. Moreover, all industries achieved double-digit growth (between 10% and 20%) fuelled by the solid contributions of all business units. Consumer (+20%) and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (+16%) are the fastest growing industries in Deloitte's financial year 2022. With a solid pipeline, all industries are cautiously optimistic for the next fiscal year.
The above figures show that, at a time when uncertainty has become the new normal, Deloitte Belgium has proven it has the agility and capabilities to rise to unexpected challenges, while helping clients do the same. At a global level, Deloitte reported a total revenue of USD$ 59.3 billion, a 19.6% increase.
Deloitte continued to invest in diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Currently, 82 different nationalities are represented within the company. In addition, the organisation appointed 17 new partners in the past year, 40% of whom are women. The following Deloitte employees were promoted to partner: Paul Bertrand, Eline Brugman, Thomas Clijsner, Caroline Costermans, Kristof Cox, Bram De Schouwer, Daan De Vlieger, Milena Domanova, Samuel Herreman, Sofian Milad, Kathleen Peeters, Els Renders, Renat Shkolnik, Kathleen Tack, Mathias Van Damme, Michiel van den Nieuwenhuijzen and Annelies Verbruggen. The number of female partners grew to 19% and Deloitte aims to reach 20% by the next financial year, putting the organisation on course to the meet its target of 30% by 2030.
Because Deloitte Belgium strongly believes that every talent counts, it started working with the organisation ‘Autimatic’. It quickly became clear that matching talented people with autism with assignments at Deloitte brought many possibilities for innovation and openness. Around 60% of people with autism in Belgium have a university degree yet more than 80% are unemployed. To help address this imbalance, Deloitte and Autimatic started cooperating in August 2021. Today, 15 Autimaticians are working at Deloitte across 16 projects.
As well as diversity and inclusion, sustainability remains high on Deloitte Belgium's agenda, as the 2022 Impact Report shows. To date, Deloitte Belgium has succeeded in cutting CO2 emissions by 74% in a period of 5 years.
Deloitte Belgium is contributing to the global Deloitte commitment to science-based net-zero with its 2030 goal. Deloitte Belgium’s programmes to achieve this goal include a 100% electric car fleet by 2030, a travel initiative to reduce CO2 emissions by 70% per employee by 2030 and a 65% reduction in CO2 emissions per square metre in buildings by 2030.
Since 2017, Deloitte Belgium has been focusing on mobility, introducing an innovative mobility plan. A growing fleet of electric and hybrid vehicles and flexible transportation options is offered through four mobility packages. While Deloitte believes that the ultimate choice of transportation is in the hands of its people, the organisation encourages everyone to adopt more sustainable behaviours, for instance working from their closest Deloitte office.
Every aspect of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is important. Next to its environmental commitments, Deloitte Belgium strongly focuses on creating social impact. For instance, Deloitte Belgium encourages its people to volunteer for different organisations. In the last financial year, more than 1,200 employees spent a day supporting diverse organisations across Belgium, from painting youth centres, to leading a hackathon and removing plastic litter from our rivers.
More information on all Business, and ESG initiatives of Deloitte Belgium can be found in the 2022 Impact Report.
Deloitte in Belgium
With more than 5,900 employees in 11 offices in Belgium, Deloitte is the largest organisation in the field of audit, accounting, legal and tax advice, consulting, financial advisory services and risk advisory services.
Our services are aimed at the largest national and international companies as well as at SMEs, the public sector and non-profit organisations. Deloitte Belgium is an independent and autonomous organisation and a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. For the financial year 2023, a turnover of €786 million was realised.
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