Assurance Consultant

About the Role

As part of the EY-Assurance Team, this role requires the incumbent to proactively develop relationships with global EY teams serving engagements and supervise the delivery of GDS engagement management support activities. The opportunity is for candidates with experience in carrying out routine substantive and controls-based assurance testing for engagement teams during the financial year end for the Europe or US region.

Key Responsibilities

• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific review procedures as defined by the engagement teams.
• Demonstrate basic understanding of an industry or sector and be aware of technical issues.
• Stay informed of current business/economic developments relevant to the client's business.
• Recognize potential review issues or unusual relationships from basic analysis of financial statements and communicate them to the immediate supervisor.
• Collaborate with seniors and engagement teams to set goals and responsibilities.
• Deliver work in line with designated methodology, project plan or process in line with EY standards.
• Demonstrate professionalism, competence, and clarity of communication when dealing with team members.
• Maintain a strong client focus, be responsive to team requests, and develop/maintain productive working relationships with team contacts.
• Where appropriate, challenge procedures used in the past by team members and attempt to enhance review techniques.
• Compare efficiency of review procedures performed across different clients and suggest ideas for improvement.
• Contribute ideas/opinions to the assurance teams and listen/respond to other team members' views.
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.
• Promote EY’s ethical and professional standards, including data confidentiality, especially when dealing with outsiders.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Confident and outgoing individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and ensure that work is of a consistently high standard.
• Ability to multi-task, pay attention to detail, prioritize projects, and follow up on routine tasks diligently.
• Knowledge of basic accounting and book-keeping.
• Ability to communicate with leaders and peers with ease.
• Plan ahead and anticipate potential issues before they arise.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.

Qualifications

• Candidates who are ACCA Affiliate or Part qualified (9 papers and above) OR CA qualified / CA Inter with Articleship completed OR CPA semi qualified.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Interest in business and commerciality.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).