Your key responsibilities
As an Assurance Manager in our Financial Services Organizations group, you will:
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management throughout the year. Establish expectations of value to be delivered.
- Participate in performing audit procedures, especially focusing on complex and/or specialized issues.
- Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and an audit strategy that complies with professional standards and appropriately addresses risk.
- Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical and industry developments.
- Stay informed of general business/economic developments and their impact to the client.
- Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team.
- Delegate work successfully. Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by example.
- Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.
- Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills. Maintain cooperative relationships with other engagement teams.
- Monitor the engagement team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed. Generate new business opportunities.
- Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to apply knowledge and services.
- Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.
To qualify for the role you must have
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field
- Post-graduate diploma or degree in Accounting preferred
- Canadian CPA designation or reciprocal designation
- Minimum 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in an accounting firm; experience with the financial services sector is mandatory
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Excellent project management skills
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- A dedication to teamwork and leadership
- Integrity within a professional environment
- The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment