Associates Senior - Audit jobs at Ey in Australia, Perth

Associates and Senior Associates – Audit – Australia

As our Associate or Senior Associate you’ll find an exciting profession and industry to be part of right now. At EY you will work alongside the data transformation team to create new custom audit solutions which are at the forefront of innovation in digitalising and automating most stages of an audit, leaving time to genuinely engage, consult and connect with our clients and teams.

Your key responsibilities

• Planning and coordinating audits with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues, ensuring audits are executed in compliance with policies and protocols.
• Executing audit processes with an understanding of an entity’s operating environment.

Skills and attributes for success

Ideally, you’ll have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Experience delivering external audit and assurance engagements.
• Experience leading the planning, execution and reporting on audits.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach.
• Experience in accounting frameworks (IFRS) and in related financial reporting matters.
• A degree and/or progress towards/completion of a recognised accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent)
• The ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, addressing their concerns and providing value added recommendations.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation depending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

What's in it for you
You will work with an established and exciting client base, across a variety of industries to help shape and enhance their business strategies. You will also enjoy being part of a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment, where you’ll have the freedom to innovate and shape your career through our comprehensive development programs.

Your key responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of diverse growth clients including privately owned corporate groups, privately owned business, high net wealth families, trusts, and other privately owned entities.
  
• Oversee tax compliance, financial statements, planning, and assisting on advisory services for extensive client groups featuring diverse entity types such as trusts, companies, partnerships, and individuals.
  
• Working directly with Partners and senior Tax specialists in delivering advice to privately owned corporate groups, high-net-worth individuals, family businesses, and their owners on intricate tax matters, including restructures, domestic transactions, capital gains tax, Division 7A, and specific trust issues.
  
• Working directly with Partners to facilitate and manage client ATO dealings, including the Top 500 and Next 5000 programs.
  
• Advise clients on their key business issues using a wide range of technology in real time.
  
• Contribute to strategic planning for, and the implementation of, family governance frameworks and structures.
  
• Oversee and mentor a team of staff and help them build their skills and career, as well as your own.
  
• Bringing the whole of EY approach to building strong relationships with existing clients as well as seeking opportunities to leverage work from new clients.

Skills and attributes for success

Here’s our ‘wish list’ but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Accounting or Tax
• CA or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 5+ years experience providing Australian tax compliance or business advisory services to corporate entities, high-wealth high-net worth individuals and private family group, preferably gained with a mid-tier or Big-4 firm in Australia.
• You genuinely value helping your clients and team.
• With a passion for tax, you value career long learning and innovation.
• Experience managing a portfolio of clients.
• Excellent client facing skills with the confidence to lead client meetings and build a network.
• You are committed to sharing your experience to develop junior team members.
• High level communication and engagement skills, the ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks and work effectively in a dynamic team.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

We are part of a rapidly growing, specialised team in EY Australia that stands out for a few reasons:

• We are the largest dedicated integrations and separations practice in Australia

• We combine both strategic, operational and transaction experience
• We attract and retain leading talent by providing opportunities to work on high-profile M&A transactions and strategic transformations in a supportive environment
• EY-Parthenon practice has ranked first in Oceania for the past 11 consecutive years in Mergermarket’s Accountant Advisor league tables on highest value and volume of deals

This is a hybrid position based in Boorloo – Perth.

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager or Senior Manager, you will support and deliver small-medium sized projects or components of large-scale complex projects. Some of your responsibilities include:

• Manage client engagement teams

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of integrations, carve-outs, and other types of transaction engagements
• Work on a wide range of strategy engagements, performing market research, stakeholder engagement, structured thinking and strategy facilitation processes
• Apply your project execution skills, including synergy assessment, project management, problem-solving, and facilitation
• Analyse and evaluate operating models and financial information
• Develop effective client relationships at the appropriate client level and be responsible for a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and work products
• Identifying key client risks and issues, and mitigating these ahead of time
• Work across all functions of the business and during the implementation phase, touch areas of the whole organisation.
• Reporting directly to Directors and Partners

Skills and attributes for success

We have a wide range of clients and projects of different sizes, industries and regions. As a result, we value diversity of background, skills and experience in our team.

• 5+ years of experience
• Advanced problem-solving skills, curiosity and creative thinking
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience in delivering high-quality reports and presentations
• Adept at building strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and clients
• Driven, but with high EQ
• Proficient at Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strategy, transaction or organisational transformation experience

What we offer you

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

Please be advised that our offices in Oceania will be closed from 19 December and will reopen in early January. As a result, there will be a delay in responding to applications during this period. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional StandardsLegislation.

As our Senior Consultant you’ll be a dynamic professional with extensive experience in the Government and health services industry, particularly within consulting. You will engage with Health System Managers and various health service providers, sharing insights and leading practices that drive innovation and improvement in our services.

This is a hybrid position based in Boorloo – Perth / Canberra

Your key responsibilities

• Work with diverse teams across the business to win, design, plan, and deliver projects to help clients solve some of their most challenging problems
• Work with the team to achieve a high standard of client service
• Connect with our local and global networks to work with, share knowledge and draw on the skills of other EY subject matter specialists
• Develop relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders across all levels
• You’ll be part of a team that helps leading Australian companies to improve their operational performance, streamline their processes, manage change, and design the future of the business.

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience of working in the Government and health services industry and/ or in Government and Health services consulting at professional services firms
• Clinical experience, Government experience or prior management experience is required
• Experience working in and/or with the Health System Manager, various Health Service Providers or other health organisations
• Ability to share leading practices and insights about current industry or subject-matter topics with EY leaders, proposal teams and clients
• Demonstrated working knowledge and aptitude in some of our key capabilities (e.g., Program Management Office functions, project oversight and management, applicable industry platforms and technologies, digital transformation general and application controls, risk management, information security and information assurance)
• Contributions to business development and client pursuit activities by preparing proposals, marketing presentations for potential clients and thought leadership brochures
• Ability to communicate issues, status and thought leadership to partners and clients

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At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally

• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

Senior Consultant, Cybersecurity

As our Senior Consultant you will play a key role in helping our clients secure their cloud environments and navigate the complexities of hybrid cloud.

This is a hybrid position based in Boorloo – Perth, you will join a high-performing group dedicated to delivering strategic and tactical cyber services to Australian, global, and critical infrastructure entities within the Industrial & Energy sector, including Mining, Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, working across Operational Technology (OT) landscape.

Your key responsibilities

In your pivotal role focusing on OT cybersecurity, you will lead cyber assessments, engage in technical discussions, develop and implement robust OT security solutions, and apply comprehensive cybersecurity and cyber risk frameworks.

With a focus on OT cybersecurity, you will serve in a key role of leading cyber assessments, engaging in technical discussions, developing and implementing OT security solutions, and applying cyber security and cyber risk frameworks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead with Impact: Proactively participate in client sessions, potentially taking the lead on workstreams to drive successful outcomes and enhance client relationships.
• Collaborate Effectively: Engage with internal and client stakeholders to gather business requirements, ensuring alignment and understanding of cybersecurity needs.
• Assess and Strategise: Conduct cyber risk assessments and create cyber risk management strategies using frameworks like NIST CSF, NIST 800-82, or ISA62443 for key threat scenarios.
• Design and Deliver: Work alongside EY and integrated client project teams to design and deliver high-quality cybersecurity deliverables, including high-level and low-level designs, solution architecture, implementation, policies and standards, go-live readiness, and transition to operations.
• Monitor and Manage: Oversee project statuses, resource plans, and budgets to ensure timely delivery and adherence to project goals.

Skills and attributes for success

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, coupled with 2 to 4 years of professional experience in cybersecurity or a related domain.
• Exceptional communication skills, enabling you to convey complex information clearly to the engagement team and client management through both written correspondence and verbal presentations.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant OT Cyber Frameworks, such as NIST 800-82 or ISA62443, to guide your assessments and solutions.
• A proven track record of delivering high-quality cybersecurity solutions for Operational Technology (OT) environments, including OT security architecture, secure zoning, security hardening, monitoring, cyber risk assessments, and threat detection & response.
• Demonstrable proficiency in project management, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within scope.
• Strong strategic problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, allowing you to navigate complex challenges effectively.

Ideally, you’ll have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• A passion for emerging technologies and a collaborative spirit, enabling you to advise clients on managing cyber risks while accelerating their performance.
• The ability to inspire teamwork and accountability among engagement team members, leveraging current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally

• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional StandardsLegislation.

Your key responsibilities

• Providing Australian income tax advisory and income tax compliance services to clients across the following sectors:
  1. Banking and capital markets;
  2. Wealth and asset management including superannuation funds; and
  3. Insurance

• Advise a market-leading portfolio of financial services clients on tax matters, managing complex issues, overseeing income tax compliance, and developing strong relationships to become a trusted advisor while collaborating with internal stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a team to ensure quality and efficient delivery of tax services, working across multiple projects both autonomously and as a team member, and leveraging the global EY tax network.

Skills and attributes for success

• Australian corporate income tax or fund tax experience, ideally gained in a top tier accounting firm, mid tier accounting firm, corporate business (including superannuation, insurance, banking and wealth and asset management) – 5+ plus years of experience
• Demonstrate the ability to manage multiple complex engagements with strong influencing skills to drive optimal outcomes, while confidently leading client meetings, building a network, and articulating complex technical information into succinct, well-informed recommendations
• Completed CA qualifications or equivalent

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Works well in a team and has a high attention to detail
• Proven record training and delegating to junior staff

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

Please be advised that our offices in Oceania will be closed from 19 December and will reopen in early January. As a result, there will be a delay in responding to applications during this period. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.