Job Description

Ref. JB1349329

Executive/Senior Assurance Manager
Ernst & Young

As an Executive/ Senior Assurance Manager, you'll manage the audit engagement by defining the audit strategy with the engagement partner and executing it in compliance with our policies and protocols. With responsibility for managing the economics of the engagement, you'll be active in identifying opportunities consistent with our independence policies. You'll draw on your knowledge and experience to solve complex or contentious issues, support the partner in charge of the engagement, take on non-client responsibilities and build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers. Working as a role model for Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM), you'll make sure that project teams understand and comply with our Q&RM guidelines. You'll build, manage and motivate high-performing teams and help key staff to build sustainable competencies.

Additional skills requirements

Track record with a blue chip audit firm
Professional accountancy qualification
Strong academic record including a degree

Client responsibilities

Manage engagement economics and communicate significant issues, fees and estimates to complete to partners and clients
Assist partners with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships
Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
Build strong internal relationships within Assurance and across other services

People responsibilities

Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all levels of staff
Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Assurance professionals
Contribute to the maintenance of an educational program to continually develop personal skills
Understand, follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures to all levels of staff
Develop personal profile and awareness of EY offerings in the marketplace
Build strong and long term relationships with key client sponsors
Manage risk of delivery on client engagements
Manage all financial aspects of client engagements
Act as an ambassador of EY in the market and with clients

Skills

We are looking for the candidates with the following:

Experience in Financial Services Industry
Qualification - Qualification i.e. CA, ACCA, CPA, is preferred
Minimum six years of relevant industry experience.

Technical skills requirements

Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
Experience of the entire audit process
Familiarity with (International Financial Reporting Standards) IFRS and local (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ) GAAP
Detailed understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies
Understanding of Quality & Risk Management procedures
Compliance with regulatory requirements

Company Profile

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The Middle East practice of Ernst & Young has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 80 years, we have evolved to meet the legal and commercial developments of the region. Across the Middle East, our 4, 200 people are united across 20 offices and 15 Arab countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality.