EY Independence Consultant Manager - Acquisitions 

United States, New York, New York 

702261625

As the Independence Consultant Manager on the Americas Independence Acquisitions team, you’ll perform Independence due diligence activities, including assessment of Target client engagements and business contracts to ensure compliance with Independence requirements. You’ll be a primary point of contact for deal teams, consulting on complex, non-standard issues on Independence policies or procedures associated with firm acquisitions. Using technical knowledge and service line or infrastructure knowledge, you’ll be a key contributor in discussions relating to Independence and Risk Management issues, policies and procedures with executive level personnel across the Americas and across broad service and industry lines.

Your key responsibilities

• Executing due diligence procedures and periodic reporting of progress and findings to the acquisition stakeholders. This includes developing a thorough understanding of a target’s business through discussions with the target and reviewing target’s clients, engagements, and business relationships.
• Analyzing target relationships including client engagements and business contracts, applying relevant Independence rules and standards, and consulting with Independence colleagues and audit teams, as necessary.
• Thoroughly documenting due diligence work steps, including the Independence evaluation and conclusion, both in firm acquisition tools/databases and independence summary memorandums, in accordance with quality standards
• Working closely with Independence executives and local country or service line leaders to identify Independence action items required to complete acquisition, and monitor progress of completion of Independence requirements. This may include managing expectations of the service line sponsors, deal team, or target.
• Creating and delivering training presentations to professionals joining EY through acquisitions
• Working closely with Independence colleagues to support Independence consultations, public company independence procedures and other Independence initiatives, including continual improvements to processes, developing enablers, and meeting quality control requirements
• Continuously furthering knowledge of independence and staying apprised of regulatory developments. This may include working with other Independence functions outside of acquisitions to gain broader exposure to other areas of the Independence group.
• Through regular interaction, developing relationships and building a network of people within acquisition deal teams, other independence teams and across the firm.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to use independent judgment and discretion in identifying issues and analyzing risk across industry and service lines, interpreting relevant firm policies and guidelines
• Taking initiative and knowing when to a consult
• Strong knowledge of firm’s independence policies and regulators’ rules
• Strong business acumen, research and communications skills
• Familiarity with other quality and risk management initiatives outside of Independence
• Ability to successfully handle multiple tasks and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Good working knowledge of common software packages

To qualify you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 7 plus years of related experience
• Strong project management skills

• Ability to flex and be agile with deadlines and project deliverables

Ideally, you’ll have

• Experience working within public accounting firm
• Audit and/or due diligence experience
• CPA certification preferred but not required

• 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.