EY - Associate/Senior/Consultant/Manager/Senior Manager - Internal Audit

Consultant - Business Consulting

With technology and the world economy changing at an accelerating pace, organizations need to adapt swiftly and efficiently. Many businesses face increasing levels of risk due to expanding operations in emerging markets and developing countries. Meanwhile, regulatory requirements are escalating and the intertwined forces of globalization and advances in technology are creating new opportunities, but also new risks.

This volatility and velocity have had a profound impact on the Internal Audit (IA) function. EY helps IA balance priorities and resources to help the organization address the risks it faces today, anticipates emerging risks and stay in the game.

The opportunity :

The incumbent will execute client-related engagements in the areas of governance, risk & compliance (GRC), internal audits, process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, revenue assurance, SOX 404 & Clause 49 assistance. Strong leadership abilities, interpersonal skills, business development skills and good acumen of client business are essential.
 
Your key responsibilities :

- Determine that the work delivered is of high quality.

- Anticipate and identify engagement-related risks and escalate issues as appropriate.

- Actively establish & strengthen client (functional heads & key influencers) and internal relationships.

- Assist seniors & managers in developing new methodologies and internal initiatives.

- Create a positive learning culture, coaches, counsels and develops junior team members.

- Identify & escalate potential business opportunities for the firm on existing client engagements

- Execution on client engagements - Ensure quality delivery as per client requirements.

- Review of working papers & client folders. Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.

- Identify areas requiring improvement in the client's business processes to enable preparation of recommendations.

- Identify & internally escalate and potential red flags related to the engagement.

- Demonstrate industry expertise (detailed understanding of the industry, trends, issues/challenges and leading practices).

- Preparation of reports/deliverables/status updates/audit committee presentations.

- Demonstrate ability of multi-task and manage multiple projects as directed by the managers. Handling data analytics - Access, ACL etc.

- Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures.

- Awareness of internal auditing standards issued by IIA and ICAI.

- Demonstrate an application & solution-based approach to problem-solving techniques.

- Manage the engagement budgets and support superiors in developing marketing collaterals, business proposals and new solution/methodology development.

- Develop strong working relationships with client (process owner/functional heads).

- Attention to detail and mentor young interns and analysts within the practice.

- Contribute to knowledge management sessions within the practice.

- Identify and escalate potential business opportunities for the firm on existing client

- Is a client-facing role.

Skills and attributes for success :

- Demonstrate the ability to effectively discharge supervisory responsibilities.

- Manage small teams - motivate, counsel & develop junior colleagues.

- Demonstrate ability to conceptualize & translate lessons learned on client engagements into relevant training sessions for junior colleagues and contribute to learning & development initiatives.

- Pro-actively identify and escalate counselees not being chargeable on engagements.

- Provide real-time constructive verbal feedback to team members and facilitate timely completion of engagement review forms.

- Contribute to effective team work in internal engagement situation.

- Support knowledge sharing efforts and continually improves processes so that the work team can capture and leverage knowledge.

To qualify for the role you must have

Chartered Accountant/Certified Internal Auditor/Masters in Business Administration.

Ideally, you'll also have :

- 1 to 5 years of post-qualification experience in Internal Audits, Business Controls and allied areas. Experience with large consulting firms / or large Corporate.

What we look for :

People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.

What working at EY offers:

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.

About EY :

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we're using the finance products, expertise and systems we've developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.