Core Audit - Senior

The opportunity

Were 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 Managers, 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

• 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.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with key EY Global counterparts like Assurance executives based out of Americas or Europe.
• Develop an understanding of EY Quality and Risk Management procedures, and ensure these are embedded in to the engagement team’s work.
• Proactively discuss work flow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards. Monitor utilization for one’s team, budget to actuals, and other operational matters.
• Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing with GDS and Global teams.
• Establish expectations of value to be delivered to the respective GDS Global teams aligned.
• Identify opportunities to improve the scope of work for GDS on one’s own engagements.
• Standardize review processes along with leveraging best practices across one’s aligned engagements or beyond.
• Motivate and lead one’s GDS team members, identify and foster key talents, coach and supervise team members.
• Be responsible for various operational matters related to engagements aligned.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training.
• Ability to Lead by example.

Skills and attributes for success

• Expert Knowledge of Indian accounting and assurance standards or knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP and International review standards is an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to confidently lead conversations and discussions with key stakeholders
• Project management, leadership, coaching, counselling and supervisory skills
• Robust logical and reasoning skills.
• Ability to spread positive work culture, teaming and live EY values.
• The ability to quickly form strong working relationship with colleagues in India and global teams.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / ACCA / CPA
• 0- 5 years post-qualification experience with either
• Mid-or top-tier accounting firm focused on external or Assurance reviews
• MNC or larger domestic Indian companies, preferably within a Shared Service
• Environment.
• Semi Qualified with 6+ years of relevant Assurance work experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Proficiency in MS – MS office and Outlook.
• Interest in business and commerciality.

What we look for

• A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
• An opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team in the only integrated global assurance business worldwide.
• Opportunities to work with EY GDS Assurance practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries