EY

The Programme 

Job Title: Associate 
Department: Assurance – Core Audit 

About Assurance Service Line: 

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) Assurance practice supports global EY client–serving teams with their reviews across industry sectors, including financial services, manufacturing and technology, among others. Through the right multidisciplinary team of professionals with sector knowledge and subject matter expertise, EY GDS Assurance enables EY client teams in over

30 countries to help the world’s leading companies meet their audit requirements. 
At EY, our purpose is Building a better working world that acts as our “North Star” guiding our more than 400,000 people – providing the context and meaning for the work we do every day.  

We help digital pioneers fight data piracy; guide governments through cash-flow crises; unlock new medical treatments with data analytics; and pursue high quality audits to build trust in financial markets and business. 

Through our integrated service lines – Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, and Tax – and our deep sector knowledge, we help our clients to capitalize on new opportunities and assess and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. 

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a delivery network spread across ten locations–Spain, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Argentina, India, the Philippines, Poland, Hungary and the UK. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all service lines. 

Here, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with renowned brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career. 

What You Will Do 

• Understand client background, sector and regulatory environment to support performance of relevant assurance procedures. 
• Understand country-specific and internationally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards, including reporting requirements. 
• Support executing assurance procedures under the guidance of a leader. 
• Document clearly and accurately the execution of assurance procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, and planned assurance approach as per the methodology prescribed by EY. 
• Work with a diverse set of engagement teams across sectors and geographies. 
• Proactively reach out to teams soliciting real time feedback for work performed and take appropriate action. 
• Accurately identify problems and exceptions and ensure that the local engagement team has been informed in a timely manner. 

Required Skills and Abilities 

Skills: 

• Basic accounting and auditing knowledge. 
• Strong communication skills. 
• Strong analysis skills and a critical thinking mind-set. 
• Attention to detail and diligence in following up. 
• Professionalism and confidence. 
• Ability to multi-task on projects and assignments. 
• Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines. 
• Ability to communicate at different levels within the organization. 
• Ability to plan ahead and anticipate potential problems before they arise. 
• Strong MS Office skills specifically Microsoft Excel and Word. 
• Ability to learn new software tools. 
• Knowledge of foreign languages including French, German, Spanish, Italian or Dutch is a plus.
• ACCA or CPA pursuant will have an added advantage.  

Job Specification: 

• BCom or M Com or MBA-Finance with BCom.
• 60% and above in current degree with no active backlog.  

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you.  
And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too.  
Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. 

About Us: 

EY - Building a better working world. 
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. 

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. 

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.