Manager - Centre of Excellence - Assurance
Date : Sep 4, 2024
Requisition ID : 72024
At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you.
Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
The objective of our Centre of Excellence (COE) is to inspire the confidence and trust that help enable a complex world to work.
EY’s Assurance COE provides scalable offerings that allow our clients to benefit from our insights and efficiencies. As a part of the COE, you will work with multiple companies across different industries to gain a unique insight into how businesses operate.
The opportunity
Within EY’s Assurance practice, we have a Centre of Excellence (COE) located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that predominantly performs remote delivery work in the areas of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (NI 52-109 and Sarbanes Oxley) and other Assurance related procedures.
We are currently seeking a Manager to join this growing team. The successful candidate will participate in client engagement teams, assessing, improving, and evaluating / testing our clients’ business processes and controls.
You will have the opportunity to bring your knowledge and expertise to our clients in the following key areas :
- Business process controls
- Agreed upon procedures and / or specified procedures
- Substantive testing
Your Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with clients and EY management throughout the year.
- Participate in performing audit procedures, especially focusing on complex and / or specialized issues.
- Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical and industry developments.
- Stay informed of general business / economic developments and their impact on the client.
- Oversee and review staff work products to ensure high quality.
- Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team.
- Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback / training. Lead by example.
- Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.
- Maintain cooperative relationships with other engagement teams.
- Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.
Skills and Attributes For Success
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field.
- Canadian CPA auditor professional accounting designation, or a reciprocal CPA auditor designation recognized with the CICA is preferred.
- Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience working as an auditor.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English.
- A dedication to teamwork and leadership.
- Integrity within a professional environment.
What we look for
We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development.
If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.
What we offer
At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture. We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.
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