Job Description

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About EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) Assurance

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) Assurance practice supports global EY client-serving teams with their reviews across industry sectors, including financial services, manufacturing and technology, among others. Through the right multidisciplinary team of professionals with the sector knowledge and subject matter expertise, EY GDS Assurance enables EY client teams in over 30 countries to help world's leading companies meet their audit requirements.

Position Summary

Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provides advisory services including Accounting and regulatory support for accounting change and special matters; accounting processes and controls support.


We are looking for a professional to join EY FAAS to help drive growth and support delivery teams, bring subject matter expertise around Process Controls and accounting standards to our FAAS services.


The staff individual should be competent to support team for the timeliness and quality of the work as per EY Global Standards for our FAAS team. While the staff individual will be based out of our Cochin or Trivandrum offices, the individual will be responsible for supporting EY practices and clients across the MENA Market. Also, the individual will be required to travel to other countries (short-term/long term) for executing the client engagements.

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Primary Responsibilities

• The Staff will be responsible for the following tasks:
• Assist the team in executing client related engagements in the areas of governance, risk & compliance (GRC), process reviews, standard operating procedures, SOX, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), Financial Accounting, Consolidation and Reporting.
• Ensure high quality in delivering client service by executing daily tasks and informing supervisors of engagement status.
• Follow through on client requests in a timely fashion and assist in delivering client expectations regarding the timing of deliverables and reports.
• Assist in research and benchmark client data with respect to industry data.
• Apply independent and objective professional judgment in applying accounting standards to meet engagement expectations, including regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of accounting concepts; stay informed of professional standards and firm policies (e.g., guidelines covered in the EY FAAS Policy Manual); and effectively apply this knowledge to moderately difficult and/or complex client situations.
• Receive direction from the Partner, Senior Manager, Manager and Senior.
• Supporting other ad-hoc internal initiatives geared towards improving our group's efficiency, effectiveness and integration with other service lines.

Qualifications, skills and experience

To qualify, candidates must have:

• CA or ACCA with 0-4 years of relevant work experience
• Good academic background with relevant internship
• Good understanding of IFRS
• Basic understanding of Process and Control (e.g., governance, risk & compliance (GRC), process reviews, standard operating procedures, Internal Control over Financial Reporting etc.)
• Strong communication, presentation and technical writing skills
• Ability to research client inquires and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies
• Proficient in MS Office and Outlook
• Team player with strong logical reasoning skills, and the ability to be flexible, multi-task and work under pressure and clients
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% to 80% of the time

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