Engagement Auditor - Financial Accounting & Advisory Services

Job description / Role

Within Ernst & Young's Assurance service line, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provide advisory services to a wide range of clients covering a very broad spectrum of services including:
• GAAP Conversion (to IFRS, IPSAS)
• Support and implementation of new accounting standards
• Accounting compliance services and transaction accounting services
• Corporate Treasury
• Accounting and financial policies and procedures manual
• Financial Statement Close Process (FSCP)
• Consolidations support
• Financial Reporting Design/Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting
• Transaction accounting support/Purchase Price Allocations
• Accounting processes support
• Finance function transformation

About the role:

As an Engagement Auditor, you'll provide accounting advisory services to audit client engagements and internal projects. Within your role, you'll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships, execute complex assurance procedures, supervise junior engagement team members and help define the audit strategy. Working under the supervision of a FAAS manager and senior manager, you'll help execute our work and present its findings to the client.

With a clear focus on anticipating and identifying risks, you'll escalate issues as appropriate. Working closely with colleagues, you'll determine whether the work plan is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM) guidelines. As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture, will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

Client responsibilities:
• Support the planning, execution and delivery of in assurance engagements
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining
• communication and updating senior team members on progress
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Build strong internal relationships within Ernst & Young Assurance and across other services

People responsibilities:
• Coach, supervise and conduct performance review and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining assurance professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills of all staff
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
• Knowledge of IFRS accounting policies and procedures
• Three years of relevant work experience preferred
• Experience of the entire audit process
• Familiarity with IFRS and local GAAP
• Understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies
• Understanding of Q&RM procedures
• Compliance with and understanding of regulatory requirements
• Track record with a leading audit firm
• Professional accountancy qualification or working towards gaining one
• Strong academic record including a degree
• Proficiency in Arabic language skills are highly desirable

About the Company

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

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The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region