Assurance Operations Accelerator - Staff (SAE)

About the role

EY's Assurance team in Colombo is looking for a Staff member for its Assurance Operations Accelerator (AOA) programme. The role involves developing relationships with the global EY teams serving these engagements and supervising the delivery of GDS engagement management support activities. Candidates should have experience in general management and be able to work within the GDS framework and assist Assurance teams.

Key responsibilities

• Project manage global assurance engagements through multi-location coordination, engagement economics, confirmations and database management.
• Manage projects and assurance initiatives for EY's largest clients with the GDS Assurance teams globally.
• Identify risk areas through regular interaction with Global teams and keep stakeholders informed of problems and exceptions.
• Prepare and present engagement results, analysis, project status, risks and findings, including post-review analysis with trends, KPIs and benchmarking.
• Manage transition milestones for first-year assurance engagements and budgets versus actuals.
• Maintain global engagement databases and contact lists, prepare meeting notes and talk tracks, and take responsibility for work reviewed before submission to seniors.

Required profile

• Graduate (B.Com/BBA) with 0-1 years of operations and general business experience.
• Ideally an interest in business and commerciality.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Communication, presentation and facilitation skills; analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

What we offer

• Work with EY GDS Assurance practices globally with leading businesses across industries.
• A multi-disciplinary team in a market-leading global assurance business.
• Continuous learning, flexible ways to define success, leadership development and a diverse and inclusive culture.