EY SM / Director - IFRS Advisory Specialist 

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Region, Riyadh 

925268172

Join our Financial Accounting Advisory Services business within Assurance and you will provide technical consultation to our clients within MENA to specifically focus on the highly technical IFRS accounting challenges that our clients face. You will primarily focus on pre-transaction accounting advice, while contractual and commercial terms are being finalized.

Your key responsibilities

Working with our most prestigious clients on their complex, high profile projects, you will lead a team of highly skilled IFRS technical accounting advisory specialists to assist our clients in structuring their upcoming transactions. You will have access to subject matter experts working at EY globally and form working relationships with our most accomplished accounting structuring professionals, to ensure that we always provide consistent and high-quality advice to our clients.

You and your team will be a focal point for our clients, providing cutting-edge and critical IFRS accounting advice on pre-transaction structuring. You will proactively contribute to and work alongside all professional advisors and our clients’ in-house transaction experts, seeking to shape the most appropriate transaction structure.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• At least 8 years of IFRS accounting advisory experience (including at least three years as Senior Manager) at a big 4 public accounting firm
• A current or previous technical IFRS desk role, for at least one year, or a similar demonstration of the strongest IFRS technical knowledge amongst your peers
• CA/CPA/ACCA certification
• A strong desire to broaden and deepen your technical skills
• Strong verbal communication, presentation and writing skills
• Ability and comfort in researching accounting and analysing emerging issues relating to accounting standards and industry practices
• Excellent managerial and organizational skills
• A dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Integrity within a professional environment