SM / Director - FAAS IFRS Advisory, Riyadh

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The opportunity

Join our Financial Accounting Advisory Services business within Assurance and you will provide technical consultation to our clients within MENA to specifically focus on the highly technical IFRS accounting challenges that our clients face. You will primarily focus on pre-transaction accounting advice, while contractual and commercial terms are being finalized. 

Your key responsibilities 

Working with our most prestigious clients on their complex, high profile projects, you will lead a team of highly skilled IFRS technical accounting advisory specialists to assist our clients in structuring their upcoming transactions. You will have access to subject matter experts working at EY globally and form working relationships with our most accomplished accounting structuring professionals, to ensure that we always provide consistent and high-quality advice to our clients.

You and your team will be a focal point for our clients, providing cutting-edge and critical IFRS accounting advice on pre-transaction structuring. You will proactively contribute to and work alongside all professional advisors and our clients’ in-house transaction experts, seeking to shape the most appropriate transaction structure.

The team you lead will look to you for coaching and development in their own journey of providing IFRS technical accounting advice and developing world-class client handling skills; you will be responsible for training the next generation of such talent.

Skills and attributes for success

Proactive, accountable and results-driven people will flourish in this environment. Dealing with competing priorities, understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. This will have a huge impact on those around you and enable you and your team to deliver high quality accounting advice to our clients.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• At least 8 years of IFRS accounting advisory experience (including at least three years as Senior Manager) at a big 4 public accounting firm
• A current or previous technical IFRS desk role, for at least one year, or a similar demonstration of the strongest IFRS technical knowledge amongst your peers
• CA/CPA/ACCA certification
• A strong desire to broaden and deepen your technical skills
• Strong verbal communication, presentation and writing skills
• Ability and comfort in researching accounting and analysing emerging issues relating to accounting standards and industry practices
• Excellent managerial and organizational skills
• A dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Integrity within a professional environment

What we look for 

We are interested in people who have the confidence to work with lawyers, commercial teams and transaction execution specialists to shape a pre-transaction framework, within IFRS accounting boundaries. You will be business savvy with a passion for innovation as well as the motivation to create your own EY journey.

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.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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