EY GDS - Senior Role - Internal Audit - Financial Services Sector

The opportunity:

This is a client-facing role in a rapidly growing practice, where you'll build client relationships with key stakeholders, including management executives for some of the most globally recognized brands. It makes this the perfect place to gain a deeper understanding of complex businesses transactions, all the while recommending solutions to some of the most pressing business challenges and process inefficiencies. You'll also team with our risk professionals in multidisciplinary engagements, helping major global clients transform and sustain business performance. The Enterprise Risk team is focused on leveraging emerging technologies like Robotics, Advanced Analytics to enhance various Internal Audit and internal control solutions being provided to the client and actively work in building multiple tools and assets for efficient and effective client delivery. By plugging into our market-leading global network, you'll gain the experience you need to become an exceptional Risk Advisor

Our clients look for EY's expertise across the consulting solutions, specifically for engagements related to Internal Audit, Regulatory Compliance, SOX 404 Compliance, Process Compliance, Quality Assurance Reviews, Enterprise Risk Testing, RCSA etc.

What to expect:

There really is no average day in this role, since every client will have multi-faceted challenges and a distinct business environment. What it means is that you'll have an opportunity to learn and adapt to our clients' cultures and contribute towards developing unique solutions that are tailored to individual engagements. Whichever industry or client you're working with, you'll have plenty of opportunities to expand your business network and transform yourself into a truly global professional.

Your key responsibilities:

Client Management:

- Understand the client's business & related industry issues/trends

- Develop strong working relationships with client and onshore client teams

- Maintain excellent rapport and proactive communication with the client

Market Leadership:

- Participate and support business development initiatives

- Support multiple innovation initiatives to enhance existing solutions leveraging emerging technologies like Data Analytics, Automation, Use of artificial intelligence

- Support the practice in developing thought leadership content and other innovation initiatives from time to time.

Delivery Management:

- Conduct risk assessment of assigned department or functional area in established/required timeline

- Establish risk-based audit programs

- Determine scope of review in conjunction with the Audit Manager

- Review the suitability of internal control design

- Conduct audit testing of specified area and identify reportable issues and dimension of risk

- Verbally communicate findings to senior management and draft comprehensive and complete report of audit area.

- Perform assessments of compliance programs, policies and procedures based on regulatory expectations

- Coordination with senior management in the audit, compliance and technology groups

- Communicate audit findings to management and identify opportunities for improvement in the design and effectiveness of key controls. Documentation of policies and procedures

- Meet quality guidelines within the established turnaround time (or allotted budget) for assigned request

- Deal with workload without compromising quality standards

- Support a knowledge management culture within the Professional Services Organization

- Mentor and coach junior team members aligned on the engagement, enabling them to meet their client deliverable, help them with their performance goals and successfully grow their careers.

Operational Excellence:

- Ensure compliance with risk management strategies, plans and activities of the firms

- Manage the engagement budgets and support supervisors in developing marketing material, business proposals and new solution / methodology development

- Supporting the engagement manager in planning and scheduling optimum staff levels for engagements.

To qualify you must have:

- Minimum 1-6 years of experience of serving in a similar role, Big 4 experience preferred

- Good exposure to financial services (i.e. Banks, Loans, Credit Card, Insurance, Asset Management).

- Graduated in Accounting/Business from reputed university

- MBA Finance / Chartered Accountancy / ACCA / CPA

- CIA, CFE, CISA or other similar certifications preferred

- Proficient in MS-Office Suite, understanding of data analytics tools.

- Strong oral & written communication skills, ability to articulate discussions

- Problem solving skills and ability to multitask is essential

- Team player with strong interpersonal skills

- Ability to prioritize deliverables effectively in order to achieve optimum results.

- Flexible with work timing in order to meet client requirements.

- Globally mobile and flexible to travel to onsite locations if required