EY EY GDS - Assurance Seniors & Assistant Managers 

Sri Lanka, Western Province, Colombo 

343941000

Your key responsibilities

• work, as per EY Global Audit Methodology and in line with the Global team expectations.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of aligned engagement and EY GAM while performingreviews of procedures performed by GDS staff, along with knowledge of EY tools to makereviews more efficient and meaningful.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with key EY Global counterparts likeAssurance executives based out of Americas or Europe.
• Develop an understanding of EY Quality and Risk Management procedures and ensure theseare embedded into the engagement team’s work.
• Proactively discuss workflow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources tothe assigned work and monitoring performance against standards. Monitor utilization forone’s team, budget to actuals, and other operational matters.
• Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing withGDS 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 alignedengagements or beyond.
• Motivate and lead one’s GDS team members, identify and foster key talents, coach andsupervise team members.
• Be responsible for various operational matters related to engagements aligned.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of accounting and assurance standards - knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP and International review standards is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills.
• 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 locally and in global teams.

To qualify for the role, you must be a

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or an ACCA qualified accountant

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Proficiency in 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 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

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.