Indirizzo
StipendioEY Assurance services — comprising Audit, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS), Forensic & Integrity Services (Forensics) and Climate / Sustainability Services — address risk and complexity while identifying opportunities to enhance trust and confidence in business and the capital markets. EY Audit furthers the public interest by proactively addressing stakeholders’ needs for trust and confidence in the capital markets.
This is accomplished through a data-first approach enabled by analytics and digitally empowered teams who are committed to independence, integrity, objectivity, and professional skepticism. FAAS and Forensics’ teams help protect and restore enterprise and financial reputations, support the finance function in enhancing decision-making and efficiency, and address the risks and opportunities arising from climate change and sustainability issues.
Together, EY Assurance services protect and promote sustainable, long-term value for stakeholders. Clients require greater insight from the services provided, while regulators and the capital markets want greater assurance over a wider range of measures and a deeper sense of trust across the business world. And EY people want more varied experiences and opportunities to add greater value.
The opportunity
The Global Assurance Professional Practice team is charged with driving global Audit Quality initiatives to ensure audit quality is the single most important dimension for decision-making, the professional responsibility we hold each other accountable for and the key measure that our reputation stands. Within Global Professional Practice, Methodology team aims to enhance audit quality through the development, implementation and maintenance of Global Assurance policies, procedures and methodologies.
As part of a broad cross-organizational effort, this role will be part of a team focused on key transformational initiatives that require methodology and policy development. support and enablement to help define how we execute the audit of the future (i.e., methodology, enablement, new technologies, etc.) to be responsive to risk and using data and technology to inform decisions and actions, including non-financial reporting (ESG, others).
Your key responsibilities
This role is responsible for leveraging knowledge of relevant professional standards and regulations to develop and revise the EY audit methodology and policies, guidance, enablers, and learning relevant to the execution of an EY audit.
To accomplish this, the role teams with other professional practice groups, auditors in the field, and other functional departments to identify optimum solutions to respond to changes in standards or improve the quality of EY audits. This is a rotational role of 2 years with the individual returning back to his/her home Region. Willingness to work virtually, travel globally and to work extended horus to meet the responsibilities of the role are essential.
Skills and attributes for success
This role manages and supports a complex portfolio of projects that require the ability to create and implement timelines related to project deliverables; deliver, delegate and assign tasks as well as follow-up on their completion and manage sponsor/customer expectations of the outcome of the deliverable.
To make that happen, this role includes applying an existing robust understanding and knowledge of the firm’s business, audit methodology, and policies, organizational structure and operations to effectively develop globally suitable methodologies and policies that comply with international auditing and assurance standards. Applying process and technology enablement knowledge to analyses and problem-solving is also involved.
To qualify for the role you must have
- Recent Assurance and audit client-serving experience
- Strong methodology background, including experience working in Regional Professional Practice or quality networks
- Understanding of the Digital Audit
- Interest in emerging technology within the audit
- Advanced writing skills and advanced knowledge of auditing standards and EY guidance and policies
- Ability to draft technical guidance in a concise and clear manner
- Ability to lead the development of ideas and concepts across teams and groups
- Ability to supervise other Senior Managers and managers involved in development of methodologies and policies
- Ability to clearly present solutions to Global Professional Practice leadership and the Area Methodology and Policy Working Group members to facilitate obtaining global consensus
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, a related discipline or equivalent work experience
- Approximately 6-12 years of experience years of audit experience in a highly matrixed organization, with 3+ years experience at a Senior Manager or equivalent rank
- Approximately 3-5 years of involvement Professional Practice or equivalent quality network or standard-setting experience
- CPA or CA (or similar credential)
What we look for
Evaluate ISAs and determine implementation strategies for GAM within the Transformation framework of initiatives. To understand updates to GAM and assist in determining appropriate enablement strategies in EY Canvas (e.g., tasks, forms, features) based on experiences as an audit practitioner. Assist in writing communications to explain updates in GAM/APM, including providing input/reviewing training programs. Display leadership skills that facilitate managing complex projects with cross-team resources, to present the proposals and outcomes to Professional Practice leadership and to coordinate the implementation of the proposals.
- 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.
