Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provides advisory services including Accounting and regulatory support for accounting change and special matters; accounting processes and controls support.
Primary Responsibilities
The Staff individual will support teams of FAAS professionals during engagements covering a broad spectrum of Process and Control areas. The Staff will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Assist the team in executing client related engagements in the areas of governance, risk & compliance (GRC), process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, SOX, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR).
- Ensure high quality in delivering client service by executing daily tasks and informing supervisors of engagement status.
- Follow through on client requests in a timely fashion, and assist in delivering client expectations regarding the timing of deliverables and reports
- Assist in research and benchmark client data with respect to industry data
- Apply independent and objective professional judgment in applying accounting standards to meet engagement expectations, including regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of accounting concepts; stay informed of professional standards and firm policies (e.g. guidelines covered in the EY FAAS Policy Manual); and effectively apply this knowledge to moderately difficult and/or complex client situations
- Receive direction from the Partner, Senior Manager, Manager and Senior
Qualifications, skills and experience
To qualify, candidates must have:
- CPA, ACCA or Bachelor’s degree in the relevant field with 0-4 years of relevant work experience
- Good academic background with relevant internship
- Basic understanding of Process and Control and SOX concepts (e.g. governance, risk & compliance (GRC), process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, SOX, Internal Control over Financial Reporting etc.)
- Strong communication, presentation and technical writing skills
- Ability to research client inquires and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies
- Proficient in MS Office and Outlook
- Team player with strong logical reasoning skills, and the ability to be flexible, multi-task and work under pressure and clients
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