Senior - Assurance

Job description

It is an exciting and transformational time in Assurance. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and trust to help businesses, people and society prosper and help build a better working world. Our services help our clients gain stakeholders’ confidence, manage regulatory responsibilities and drive long-term, sustainable growth. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional client service with a relentless focus on quality, supported by state-of-the-art technology. We anticipate and respond to digital disruption in our industry.

The opportunity

If interested, you can join our Audit team by applying to this advertisement.

Your client responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution and delivery of in assurance engagements
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Build strong internal relationships within EY Assurance and across other services

Your people responsibilities

• Coach, supervise and conduct performance review and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining assurance professionals
• Maintainaneducationalprogramtocontinuallydeveloppersonalskillsofallstaff
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures 

Your key responsibilities

As Assurance Senior, you’ll make a technical contribution to audit client engagements and internal projects. Within your role, you’ll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships, execute complex assurance procedures, supervise junior engagement team members and help define the audit strategy. Working under the supervision of an assurance manager and senior manager, you’ll help execute our work and present its findings to the client.

With a clear focus on anticipating and identifying risks, you’ll escalate issues as appropriate. Working closely with colleagues, you’ll determine whether the work plan is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM) guidelines. As an influential member of the team, you’ll help to create a positive learning culture, will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

Skills and attributes for success

• University degree in Audit and Accounting (Faculty of Economics)
• Minimum three years of relevant work experience
• Experience of the entire audit process
• Very good knowledge of local audit and accounting standards
• Understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies
• Understanding of Q&RM procedures
• Professional accountancy qualification or working towards gaining one
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong teamwork skills
• Results-oriented approach with keen attention to high quality, details and accuracy
• ​Self-motivation

Ideally, you’ll also have

• ACCA qualification (or in progress) ideal
• Analytical mindset, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

What we offer

• Working in an international environment with a bright, friendly and energetic team
• Opportunity to develop your personal and business skills by working on challenging projects with some of the most well-known companies as well as through our extensive learning and development programs
• Access to international training and qualifications

• Continuous learning. You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you. We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership. We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

What you can expect  

• Our recruitment process consists of test and interviews
• All applications and resumes are treated as confidential. Only the short listed candidates shall be contacted.​

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build., please contact us as soon as possible.
The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.