Associate - Personal Independence Compliance Testing

This role requires the candidate to provide testing support to regions and execute global Independence processes in alignment with EY Global (EYG) policies. These processes are designed to safeguard EY's independence by performing testing procedures on EY professionals to ensure adherence to the firm's personal independence policies. The candidate will be responsible for monitoring professionals financial relationships to identify and report potential conflicts of interest with audit clients. Furthermore, the role involves interpreting GDS policies, performing compliance checks and audits, determining required actions, and providing recommendations based on firm guidance.

Risk Management Services (RMS) is an internal function within EY GDS (Global Delivery services), responsible for protecting the organization from the risks that may arise from its professional practice. We work closely with all parts of the organization to identify and manage risks, providing coordinated advice and assistance on suite of services like Independence, Conflicts, Compliance, regulatory, policy and security issues as well as dealing with claims and queries regarding ethics. Formed in 2007, the RMS team is growing rapidly as a Center of Excellence for all standardized quality/compliance related activities.

This opportunity will be part of the largest sub-service function, i.e., Independence within Risk Management Services (RMS) responsible for assisting EY professionals to maintain auditor objectivity by identifying and reporting any potential conflicts of interest that could compromise an auditor's independence. This includes assessing employee financial and personal relationships, conducting investigations, providing guidance on resolving personal independence matters, and testing for findings or issues related to the financial holdings of EY professionals.

RMS Independence team is currently 950+ people strong, operating from 3 locations and 5 centers: India (Gurugram, Kochi, Bengaluru), Poland (Wroclaw), Philippines (Manila). The team is closely integrated with Global Independence and has been involved in development and operating of key Independence processes.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to EY's reputation as an independent auditor by supporting niche Independence profiles within a dynamic and growing environment. You'll work closely with EY professionals to identify and assess their personal independence-related risks. This will involve collaborating with senior team members and stakeholders to resolve queries and gather information, ultimately positioning you as a subject matter expert in Independence processes.

Experience in MS office suites like Outlook, MS excel, Word, SharePoint etc.