Senior Analyst, Business Consulting Risk

Key Responsibilities

• Execution on client engagement, ensuring quality delivery as per client requirements.
• Review of working papers and client folders.
• Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.
• Understand business & industry issues/trends.
• Identify areas requiring improvement in the client's business processes to enable preparation of recommendations.
• Handling data analytics using tools like Access, ACL.
• Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures.
• Awareness of internal auditing standards issued by IIA and ICAI.
• Demonstrate an application & solution-based approach to problem-solving.
• Manage engagement budgets.
• Support superiors in developing marketing collaterals, business proposals and new solution/methodology development.
• Develop strong working relationships with clients (process owner/functional heads).
• Show attention to detail.
• Mentor young interns and analysts within the practice.
• Contribute to knowledge management sessions within the practice.
• Determine that the work delivered is of high quality.
• Anticipate and identify engagement-related risks and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Actively establish client (process owner/functional heads) and internal relationships.
• Assist and share knowledge with team members, seniors and managers in developing new methodologies and internal initiatives.
• Participate in performing procedures, focusing on complex, judgmental, or specialized issues.
• Work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards.
• Advise clients to understand and manage their business risks and verify the validity of their business information.
• Brief the engagement team on the client's IA environment and industry IA trends.
• Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of compliance, financial, and operational risks.
• Perform internal control testing.
• Develop internal audit plans.
• Provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis.
• Assess internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk and apply it to client situations.
• Bring and utilize extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business.
• Demonstrate excellent project management skills.
• Inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members.
• Use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant / Certified Internal Auditor or a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
• 0-1 year of post-qualification experience in risk advisory, related internal audit experience, or external audit experience.
• Good communication skills.

Travel and Availability

• Availability to travel outside of their assigned office location at least 50% of the time.
• Ability to commute within the region.
• Must work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
• A valid passport is required.