Financial Services - Wealth Asset Management Audit - Account Support Associate - Multiple Locations

Financial Services - Account Support Associate – Multiple Locations 

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This is a high-profile role working with some of the world's largest companies and offers an exciting opportunity to gain exposure to the dynamic world of FSO Audit. Our team is highly ambitious and has significant growth aspirations over the next year.

The opportunity
This is an exciting role supporting our Audit team who work with some of the world's largest companies which will provide an opportunity to gain exposure to the dynamic world of Financial Services. This individual will assist team members in the project management throughout all stages of the Audit Process. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and organised professional to join our team, playing a key role in the smooth running of the audits of complex clients.

Your key responsibilities:
As a valued member of our Assurance team, you will interface regularly with EY engagement teams and external client personnel at all levels of seniority. You will dedicate most of your time to engagement administration and non-technical project coordination. You will provide day to day support to audit teams, their activities and the service delivery of audit engagements, including both financial analysis and general administration. 
Key responsibilities:

• Prepare supporting analysis for fee billings, monitoring and conducting credit collection
• Take the lead on budget setting analysis, challenge work in progress, summarise costs against budget and highlight any variances to the account team members
• Proactively build ongoing relationships and act as a point of contact for clients, responding to non-technical coordination queries
• Play a key role in the audit project cycle via diary management and maintaining audit timetables and staffing
• Delegate and supervise routine administrative tasks to EYs overseas Global Delivery Service (GDS) team, monitoring their output and maintaining overall responsibility for task completion

Skills and attributes for success
We are looking for a pro-active and highly organised individual who can manage various projects and who is actively involved in ensuring that the efficiency of the engagement is met. To ensure delivery, this individual will have first-class communication and project management skills and will be comfortable dealing with stakeholders (internal and external) at all levels.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Proven project management experience 
• Effective communicator, specifically the confidence to approach, interact, question, and challenge geographically dispersed stakeholders of varying seniority, both in EY and client organisations
• Proven ability to successfully multitask, plan and prioritise multiple ongoing and ad-hoc projects during key busy periods with minimal direction and maintaining high standards of work
• Able to effectively summarise and conclude on work, applying appropriate documentation
• Proactive in seeking to help on projects and to put forward ideas to increase efficiency
• Strong customer service focus with foresight to anticipate team and client requirements
• Strong analytical/numerical skills and ability to summarise complex financial information for review 
• High level of proficiency in MS Office with advanced level MS Excel

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Reported directly to and interfaced with multiple senior stakeholders on a previous project
• Experience in a professional services environment
• Education to 'A Level’ standard (or equivalent) and/or further education qualification e.g. HND or degree qualified

What we look for

We are looking for an individual who is hands-on and rigorous in their working style and a highly motivated team player, capable of working in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly internally and to other stakeholders. For the right candidate, this opportunity will provide stimulation and challenge and the prospect of career development in a key specialism within the firm.

What we offer
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• 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.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. 

Apply now.

Please note: Prior to finaliszing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters! 

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Please note: Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!