דרושים Cpa Licensing Assistant Director ב-Ey ב-United States, Akron

The Ethics, Compliance, and Risk Management (ECRM) CPA Licensing team supports our organization in managing risks related to CPA licensing requirements in the US. We collaborate across the organization to identify, manage, and monitor these risks while providing coordinated advice and assistance.

CPA Licensing Compliance is seeking an Assistant Director to support and manage the various requirements surrounding CPA compliance. The Assistant Director will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with CPA licensing requirements, leveraging a strong background in accountancy, preferably with experience at a State Board of Accountancy, NASBA, or within a CPA practice. This role will involve providing complex consultations, conducting in-depth reviews of state board rules and regulations, and fostering increased interactions with ECRM, Service Line Quality (SLQLs) and Talent Leaders. This position will interact with executive level personnel.

Your key responsibilities

• Provide complex consultations regarding CPA licensing processes, requirements, and best practices.
• Conduct thorough reviews of state board rules and regulations to ensure alignment with current practices and policies
• Monitor trends and changes in regulations impacting CPA licensing and advise on necessary adjustments.
• Collaborate with Service Line leaders and Talent Leaders to enhance understanding of services related to licensure requirements.
• Prepare and present reports on regulatory changes to leadership.
• Foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing.
• Participate in meetings with area leadership, general counsel’s office (“GCO”), and risk management.
• Propose suggestions for improvement, leveraging experience and existing ECRM processes.
• Facilitate the process to completion by following up on requests and assisting EY personnel with certification/licensing questions.
• Perform internal and external research to assist with compliance recommendations.
• Proactively notify appropriate EY individuals of identified issues with quality, confidentiality, or risk.
• Solve complex problems, partnering with professionals to remediate certification or licensing issues.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal stakeholders and independently answer complex questions from clients.
• Document work processes and findings in appropriate work programs.
• Build and leverage a network of contacts within Ethics & Compliance and across the firm

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with personnel at all levels.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and compliance.
• Proficient in research and analysis to identify potential non-compliance issues.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and organize workflow effectively.
• Professional maturity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Independent decision-making skills based on established guidelines to respond to or process escalated matters or sensitive transactions
• Adapt to change and analyze all available data for continuous improvement; experiment with potential solutions; view the unfamiliar as a challenge
• Position will exercise judgement in how to accomplish objectives of requests; designated projects; or parts of projects
• Strong communication skills, including written communications as well as regular status updates for daily operations/metrics as well as discrete projects

To qualify you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience
• 7-10+ years of relevant professional experience
• Previous experience at a State Board of Accountancy, NASBA, or within a practice that requires a CPA, such as Audit
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, etc.)

Ideally, you'll also have

• Research skills using internal and external data sources
• Experience with system implementation/integration activities
• Data compilation and analysis skills

• 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.

Technology Risk Management - Associate Director

We live in an increasingly connected world, which presents new challenges in managing risk. With fast-paced technology advancements, new innovations within emerging technologies, and an ever-challenging regulatory environment, it is business critical for our organization to identify not only the risks but the opportunities these present to us. As anAssociate Director with our Technology Risk Management (TRM) function, you will make educated, thoughtful decisions. Our brand depends on it. It’s all part of our long-term commitment to building a better working world and in return, you can expect plenty of opportunities to take on new responsibilities and develop your career.

Your key responsibilities

As part of EY Americas TRM function, you will assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of various technology risk management program initiatives. We are looking for a high performing Associate Director to lead the execution of strategic and operational program initiatives. This position requires in-depth subject matter knowledge of technology, emerging technology, compliance, and risk management. The TRM function is focused on delivering technology risk insights and mitigating actions to the business to enable better risk-based decisions and align with client expectations.

Skills and attributes for success

• Leads activities within the Technology Risk Management function of ECRM, including but not limited to:
  • Leading risk consultations regarding the implementation of new technologies, acting as a central figure in managing potential threats. This includes but is not limited to engaging the appropriate stakeholders based on the risk profile and identifying risk mitigation controls and activities
  • Executing technology risk assessments to identify technology risks across our Americas technology environment
  • Supporting risk mitigation and monitoring activities involving aspects such as third-party management, technology governance, awareness, and policy formulation, data security, business continuity planning, identity and access administration, application risk valuations, and ensuring compliance with essential norms
• Assists with strategy formation, direction, and portfolio management of technology risk management activities
• Assists in analyzing related legal and regulatory developments to confirm applicable requirements
• Assists in maintaining and updating related EY policies, guidance, training, and communication plans to reflect new and/or changes to Artificial Intelligence laws, regulations, and standards
• Collaborates with various functions across the organization, such as EY's Global Enterprise Technology, Client Technology, Global Information Security, and members of the business and Service Line Quality, to design and implement policies and processes to manage and mitigate technology risk
• Creates reports on various program activities to be delivered to key program stakeholders, including senior leaders within the organization
• Continuously maintains and expands knowledge of field of expertise and communicates new developments and resulting impact to program stakeholders and team members
• Participates in various ad-hoc program projects, as needs develop
• Manages junior level team members within the TRM function

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills as well as listening and interpretation skills; ability to interface and communicate effectively with all levels of EY personnel
• Excellent organizational skills; demonstrated ability to create, plan and successfully handle multiple tasks simultaneously; and ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Solid understanding of and commitment to stay up to date with emerging technologies, such as AI and Blockchain
• Solid understanding of relevant firm business and area-wide technology issues and concerns
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate pro-activity and thought leadership around process
• Flexibility and the ability to take the initiative
• Good working knowledge of information systems and common software packages
• Strong research skills and ability to think strategically and handle complex concepts
• Able to lead virtual teams, demonstrating natural authority
• Adept at delegating, motivating and mentoring team members
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; Graduate degree preferred
• 8-10 plus years related experience
• Relevant Professional Certifications, such as: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CDPSE, Security+, Network+, PMP, or additional cloud/emerging technology related certifications preferred

Ideal candidate will have

• Understanding of the firm’s existing uses of technology and technology policies
• Knowledge and experience to review complex situations and assist in proposing solutions
• Strong knowledge of relevant global, national, and local AI laws, regulations, and standards, as well as familiarity with other risk management initiatives outside of this specific area
• Sound understanding of high-level technology trends
• Experience in technology risk management and information security
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and associated risks is preferred

• 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.

The Ethics, Compliance, and Risk Management (ECRM) CPA Licensing team supports our organization in managing risks related to CPA licensing requirements in the US. We collaborate across the organization to identify, manage, and monitor these risks while providing coordinated advice and assistance.

CPA Licensing Compliance is seeking an Assistant Director to support and manage the various requirements surrounding CPA compliance. The Assistant Director will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with CPA licensing requirements, leveraging a strong background in accountancy, preferably with experience at a State Board of Accountancy, NASBA, or within a CPA practice. This role will involve providing complex consultations, conducting in-depth reviews of state board rules and regulations, and fostering increased interactions with ECRM, Service Line Quality (SLQLs) and Talent Leaders. This position will interact with executive level personnel.

Your key responsibilities

• Provide complex consultations regarding CPA licensing processes, requirements, and best practices.
• Conduct thorough reviews of state board rules and regulations to ensure alignment with current practices and policies
• Monitor trends and changes in regulations impacting CPA licensing and advise on necessary adjustments.
• Collaborate with Service Line leaders and Talent Leaders to enhance understanding of services related to licensure requirements.
• Prepare and present reports on regulatory changes to leadership.
• Foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing.
• Participate in meetings with area leadership, general counsel’s office (“GCO”), and risk management.
• Propose suggestions for improvement, leveraging experience and existing ECRM processes.
• Facilitate the process to completion by following up on requests and assisting EY personnel with certification/licensing questions.
• Perform internal and external research to assist with compliance recommendations.
• Proactively notify appropriate EY individuals of identified issues with quality, confidentiality, or risk.
• Solve complex problems, partnering with professionals to remediate certification or licensing issues.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal stakeholders and independently answer complex questions from clients.
• Document work processes and findings in appropriate work programs.
• Build and leverage a network of contacts within Ethics & Compliance and across the firm

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with personnel at all levels.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and compliance.
• Proficient in research and analysis to identify potential non-compliance issues.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and organize workflow effectively.
• Professional maturity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Independent decision-making skills based on established guidelines to respond to or process escalated matters or sensitive transactions
• Adapt to change and analyze all available data for continuous improvement; experiment with potential solutions; view the unfamiliar as a challenge
• Position will exercise judgement in how to accomplish objectives of requests; designated projects; or parts of projects
• Strong communication skills, including written communications as well as regular status updates for daily operations/metrics as well as discrete projects

To qualify you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience
• 7-10+ years of relevant professional experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, etc.)

Ideally, you'll also have

• Research skills using internal and external data sources
• Experience with system implementation/integration activities
• Data compilation and analysis skills
• Previous experience at a State Board of Accountancy, NASBA, or within a practice that requires a CPA, such as Audit

• 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.