Your key responsibilities
- Project manage global assurance engagements through various processes, such as multi-location coordination, engagement economics, confirmations, and database management.
- Manage projects and assurance initiatives for EY’s largest clients, with the GDS Assurance teams, globally.
- Highlight risk areas through regular interactions with Global teams.
- Accurately identifying problems, exceptions and ensuring that all stakeholders are kept updated on these items.
- Prepare and present engagement results and analysis to EY teams when required.
- Ensuring all databases and reports are up to date with latest review developments, risks, findings, issues and results.
- Prepare presentations on assurance project status, risks and results for all stakeholders.
- Prepare post review analysis, of assigned clients, showcasing – trends, KPIs, Benchmarking and deep dive analysis.
- Manage Transition milestones for first year assurance engagements, with GDS Assurance team.
- Support Global pursuits and other projects as necessary or as assigned.
- Manage Budgets vs. actuals on the assigned projects.
- Take responsibility for the assigned work and ensure it is reviewed thoroughly before being submitted to the seniors, while also ensuring timelines are met.
- Maintain and update global engagement team databases and contact lists as appropriate.
- Participate in planned and recurring connects with stakeholders, to share progress or updates
- Preparing detailed notes and talk tracks for meetings
Skills and attributes for success
- Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to communicate with leaders and peers with ease and coordinate multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously using project management skills
- Analytical skills - ability to independently analyse complex or unusual problems and deliver insightful and pragmatic solutions
- Ability to efficiently create, gather and analyse data from a variety of sources
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and ensure that work is of a consistently high standard
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task, prioritize and follow up on tasks diligently
- Plan and anticipate potential issues before they arise
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Graduates (B.COM/BBA) with 0 – 3 years of operations and general business experience
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Interest in business and commerciality.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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 part of a market-leading, multi-disciplinary team in the only integrated global assurance business worldwide.
- Opportunity to work with EY GDS Assurance practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries
What we Offer
EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
- 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.
EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.