Overview
EY- Assurance – Senior Associate/Assistant Manager
As part of our EY-Assurance Team, you would be the main point of contact from GDS for the tasks assigned by the global client serving assurance teams and be responsible for the timeliness and quality of deliverables along with managing day to day operations of those engagements.
The opportunity
We’re looking for candidates who possess technical knowledge, including ability to interpret reviews and accounting standards and strong project management skills along with excellent communication and leadership skills. GDS Assistant Manager’s, would have Associate level or Senior level personnel to work with at GDS and get the tasks executed from them along with performing a review as an Assistant Manager, which is defined by the Global client serving assurance teams.
Your key responsibilities
1. Lead an engagement from the GDS front and ensure the team delivers timely and high-quality work, as per EY GAM and in line with the Global team expectations.
Demonstrate strong understanding of GAM while performing reviews of procedures performed by GDS staff, along with knowledge of EY tools to make reviews more efficient and meaningful.
2. Develop and maintain productive relationships with key EY Global counterparts like Assurance executives based out of Americas or Europe.
3. Develop an understanding of EY Quality and Risk Management procedures, and ensure these are embedded into the engagement team’s work.
4. Proactively discuss workflow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards.
5. Monitor utilization for one’s team, budget to actuals, and other operational matters.
6. Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing with GDS and Global teams.
7. Establish expectations of value to be delivered to the respective GDS Global teams aligned.
8. Identify opportunities to improve the scope of work for GDS on one’s own engagements.
9. Standardize review processes along with leveraging best practices across one’s aligned engagements or beyond.
10. Motivate and lead one’s GDS team members, identify and foster key talents, coach and supervise team members.
10. Be responsible for various operational matters related to engagements aligned.
11. Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training.
12. Ability to Lead by example.
Skills and attributes for success
1. Expert Knowledge of Indian accounting and assurance standards or knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP and International review standards is an added advantage.
2. Excellent communication skills.
3. Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills
4. Ability to confidently lead conversations and discussions with key stakeholders
Project management, leadership, coaching, counselling and supervisory skills
Robust logical and reasoning skills.
5. Ability to spread positive work culture, teaming and live EY values.
6. The ability to quickly form strong working relationship with colleagues in India and global teams.
To qualify for the role, you must have
1. Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / ACCA / CPA
2. 3-4 years post-qualification experience with either
3. Mid-or top-tier accounting firm focused on external or Assurance reviews
4. MNC or larger domestic Indian companies, preferably within a Shared Service Environment.
5. Semi Qualified with 6+ years of relevant Assurance work experience