FAAS Senior Advisor / Manager

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If you are interested in being part of a dynamic team, serving clients across different industries and reaching your full potential, this opportunity is for you. We are currently seeking to hire a Senior Advisor / Assistant Manager to join our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) teams in Nicosia or Limassol.

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Our FAAS team supports clients in addressing complex accounting, financial reporting, sustainability reporting and assurance, finance transformation and AI. We work with finance, reporting, sustainability and assurance teams to help organisations respond to evolving business, regulatory and stakeholder expectations through:

• Accounting and financial reporting advisory services, including support on IFRS Accounting Standards application, complex accounting matters and financial statement disclosures
• Corporate reporting advisory services, including support on reporting processes, reporting quality, governance and presentation of financial and non-financial information
• Sustainability reporting and assurance services, including support with ESG reporting requirements, CSRD/ESRS implementation considerations and related internal processes and controls
• Audit-related accounting and reporting support, including assistance with technical accounting consultations, reporting analyses and documentation of management judgments
• Finance transformation and process improvement services, including the enhancement of reporting processes, data quality, controls and use of technology-enabled solutions and AI.

 Skills and attributes for success

• Keeping up to date with developments in IFRS Accounting Standards, sustainability reporting and assurance standards, and undertaking effective research to provide tailored solutions to client matters
• Understanding our clients’ needs, ambitions and expectations, while delivering high-quality work with guidance from more senior team members

• Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless integrated service to our clients

• Contributing to the delivery of advisory and assurance-related projects, identifying opportunities to improve our products, methodologies and processes
• Strong quantitative, written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills

• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Proactive, flexible and team-oriented from concept and design through to implementation of projects. You have an intellectual curiosity, and you are willing to go “the extra mile”

• Ability to communicate complex accounting, reporting and sustainability topics clearly, both in writing and in internal and external/client presentations

• Flexibility and willingness to travel on short notice, as necessary.

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Fluency in Greek and English, both verbal and written

 Ideally, you will also have

• An excellent academic track record with an undergraduate degree and/or postgraduate degree, from a reputable University, in fields such as accounting, finance, economics, strategy, business administration, risk management, mathematics or any other related disciplines.
• Holding a professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CFA)

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in audit, financial accounting advisory, corporate reporting, sustainability reporting/assurance, finance transformation or a related professional services environment

• Experience with IFRS technical accounting matters, financial statement review, sustainability assurance readiness or ESG reporting frameworks will be considered an advantage

Why EY FAAS

FAAS is one of the fastest growing service lines in EY. Our FAAS culture of collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurship and finance expertise has allowed us to grow at an exceptional rate and provides the foundation for continued growth in the years to come.

With topics such as financial reporting, sustainability reporting and assurance, and finance transformation increasingly front of mind for our clients, FAAS professionals are uniquely positioned to help organisations navigate change and enhance the quality, reliability and usefulness of their reporting.

Being part of EY FAAS, you will contribute to the efforts of the global FAAS team to continue sustaining our position as the growth engine of Assurance.

What working at EY offers

EY offers a competitive remuneration package where you will be rewarded for your personal and team performance. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

 Plus, we offer:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• EY Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (counselling, legal and financial consultation services)

• EY Tech MBA and EY Master’s in Business Analytics

• EY Badges - digital credentials
• Mobility programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Paternity Leave
• Maternity, Wedding and New Baby Gifts
• Friday afternoon off
• Dress for the Occasion
• Free parking

About EY

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Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform, and operate. 

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

Join us in building a better working world.

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What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Individual salaries are based on education, geographic location, and alignment to the market data. 
• If you join EY full time after your internship, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. 
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