Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-05 Ref. JB1350818

Assurance Associate/Graduate
Ernst & Young

Job purpose

Gather and correctly document sufficient audit evidence in accordance with the standards, engagement objectives, client history and planned audit approach. Challenge procedures used in the past and attempt to enhance audit techniques. Identify opportunities for conducting the engagement in a more efficient manner.

Your client responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities and ideas to provide value to the client.
• Maintain a professional attitude to client needs, responding on a timely basis to clients' requests.
• Develop and maintain productive client relationships with client personnel.
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence in the clients' environment.
• Assist in the preparation of client deliverables.
• Stay informed of relevant technical, business and economic developments.
Your people responsibilities:
• Recognize important audit or accounting issues on a timely basis and communicate to engagement leader or manager.
• Work with engagement team to identify sales opportunities for audit and other service lines
• Improve the skills and knowledge of less experienced people working in the team through teamwork, integrity and leadership
• Contribute ideas and opinions to teams and listen to other team members' views.

Skills

We are looking for the candidates with the following:

• Qualification - Bachelor's degree with accounting major
You will need to:

• Demonstrate knowledge in data analysis tools - Execute simple data analysis requests on simple files
• Strive for Excellence - Responsible for what you do. Prepared to give extra effort when and where required.
• Maintain Professional Expertise - Reference, interpret and apply knowledge/standards/law effectively in moderately complex situations.
• Collect and Interpret Information - Identify anomalies and inaccuracies in data. Analyze the key issues, patterns, and trends to identify their implications. Draw conclusions supported by the evidence.
• Leverage Technology Resources Effectively - Effective technology usage. Adhere to all technology and information governance policies and procedures.
• Written and verbal Communication - Write with accuracy, brevity and clarity. Reinforce important messages with emphasis. Prepared to divert from prepared materials, when necessary. Active listening skills and engaging in further discussion
• Language: English - Listen: Understand standard speech encountered at work. Read: Understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency, every day job related language.
• Demonstrate knowledge in primary accounting framework (GAAP, Other Domestic or IFRS) and in related financial reporting matters - Understand what the baseline accounting knowledge means, how it applies and how it can be interpreted in different contexts. Apply knowledge to most ordinary types of business transactions in accordance with own primary accounting framework.
• Complete the work programme with little or no supervision on a small, low risk engagement.

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.