EY - Assistant Manager - Assurance/Statutory Audit - CA

Assistant Manager - Statutory Audit

The opportunity

EY is looking for Assistant Manager in Statutory Audit.

Your key responsibilities:

- Manage & supervise the execution of external / statutory audit engagements of various clients

- Research technical accounting issues

- Work for maintaining a portfolio of clients, managing multiple deadlines& further developing industry expertise

- Able to identify areas of risk within clients business

- Define the appropriate audit approach

- Know when to refer upwards & apply judgments

- Liaising with peers to ensure gaps & overlaps are minimized & end to end coverage where auditable areas span business units/boundaries

Skills and attributes for success:

- Must have in-depth knowledge of auditing & accounting standards along with good technical & industry expertise

- Should have handled statutory audit assignments earlier

- Ability to prioritize work on multiple assignments & manage ambiguity

- Should have capability of handling audit assignments independently

- Strong leadership skills to deal with senior management, drive various meetings

- Problem solving and conflict management skills

- Ability to meet deadlines

To qualify for the role you must have:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant

- 3-5 years post qualification experience

Ideally you'll also have:

- Strong verbal and communication skills

- Clarity of thoughts and assertive

- Effectiveness and creativity of written expression - logical, readability and conciseness

- Good presentation skills and ability to respond promptly

- Should be a team player with a proactive & result oriented approach

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.