Latest Recruitment at EY

The opportunity

At EY, we believe sustainability is the innovation opportunity of our lifetime. Enterprises and people are inspired now more than ever to do the right thing, to collaborate, innovate and accelerate to a more sustainable future. Our Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCASS) team is growing exponentially, and as a Senior manager you’ll play a key role in that growth. Working across all industries, you’ll develop your career through exceptional diverse experience spanning both delivery of assurance engagements over a variety of non-financial reports and broader ESG consulting in a dynamic and purpose-led team.

Your key responsibilities

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. That means you’ll need to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues. You’ll also be collaborating with colleagues across multiple service lines and disciplines to provide our clients with integrated solution, so a key part of your role will be to build relationships and develop talent. In a modern hybrid working environment supported by cutting-edge technology, travel and on-site work will still be required from time-to-time as you will be meeting with key clients and overseeing engagement teams.

Skills and attributes for success

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in ESG audit and assurance as this will be a large focus of their role, though there will be significant opportunities to contribute to the broader sustainability services that we offer to our clients, spanning climate change and ESG advisory, non-financial reporting, more traditional EHS assessments and outcomes measurement.

• Excellent audit skills and experience at a senior manager level (>5 years post-articles, >2 years at a senior management level)
• Experience leading large, complex / multi-location engagements across a range of industries, experience in the extractive and financial sectors would be advantageous
• Extensive experience in performing / leading ESG assurance engagements in a medium / large audit firm in accordance with ISAE  3000 (Revised), with a strong technical understanding of ESG issues and metrics/ KPIs and good practice frameworks such as GRI
• Collaborating with partners & clients to influence their approach to ESG and integration into their business strategy, balancing risk and client expectations
• Understanding of the key sustainability (e.g. environmental, health & safety, energy, carbon management, etc.) issues and drivers and how they link to business and long-term value creation
• Ensuring our Engagement team thoroughly understands our clients’ unique needs, ambitions and expectations
• Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide a seamless integrated service
• Managing performance and identifying opportunities to improve our products and processes
• Experience in supervising, developing and performance managing talent
• Commercial and leadership skills combined with entrepreneurial mind set.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A CA(SA) with an audit focus
• Strong technical writing skills and advanced risk management knowledge
• A passion for sustainability with a proven track record in sustainability assurance
• An understanding of the marketplace, as well as commonly used terminology, processes and tools and the confidence and ability to research and resolve emerging client issues, regulations, frameworks and guidelines
• A proven record of excellence when managing, mentoring and improving a team of high-performing colleagues

Ideally, you’ll also have

Specific expertise in the one of the ESG dimensions

Specific experience in integrated reporting

Advanced certifications   

Business development experience

What we look for

We’re interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We’re not just looking for assurance experience — we’re after genuinely interesting people with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative news ways to solve sustainability challenges as they relate to our clients’ business. If you’re a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognised for the value you bring to our business.

Plus, we offer

• The opportunity to manage a portfolio of talent within a designated service line
• A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world
• Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on-the-job training
• The EY Tech MBA, offered in association with Hult International Business School, through its innovative virtual learning mode is available to all EY employees
• An excellent team of senior colleagues dedicated to managing and varying your work

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Experienced Manager: Quality Enablement

The current environment, changes in standards (most notably ISQM 1), increased regulatory activity, and the firm’s focus of the Next wave strategy has resulted in a need for increased depth of the existing QEL function and an appropriate demographic spread of resources across Africa.

One of the significant controls and coaching activities of the QEL has been to run a pre issuance quality review program for select engagements across Africa to ensure quality in audit files and prevent Inspection findings. Given the growing demand to increase these reviews the QEL is planning to expand these activities. We are looking for experienced assurance resources, preferably from within the firm. Significant institutional knowledge is critical to the success of the role. Consideration will be given to candidates with similar experience from outside the firm.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Contribute to the expansion of a high-performing review team that promotes audit quality in the region
• Identify quality inspection themes and benchmark against AQR, GDS reviews and inspection findings
• Integrate and facilitate Project Management of QEL initiatives (incl. Canvas Milestones, Archiving, Project Insights, Quality Key Performance Indicators, Partner Workload, pro-active risk monitoring etc.) for engagements under the review program
• Execute reviews on selected engagements with the Africa region.
• Project manage the review program including assignment and oversight of reviews performed by Managers, provide inputs on scoping of the review, trouble shoot technical queries. Mentor and guide junior team members.
• Promote knowledge sharing, coaching and development of best practises between engagements and peers.
• Provide where required AQR support and participate in root cause analysis of process for engagements that are part of the review process.

Required skills & experiences:

• Experienced senior manager with client facing experience of large listed clients – 6 to 9 Years’ experience
• Strong desire to help and collaborate with the teams and leadership to enhance quality
• Strong coaching skills in working with audit teams
• Strong risk management skills
• Demonstrates commitment in executing key audit quality initiatives
• Integrity and objectivity; courage to raise concerns 
• Expert audit knowledge
• Strong inter-personal skills, communication and presentation skills.
• Experience of having faced IRBA / AQR inspections/Regulatory
• Ability to lead the resolution of more complex inspections and issues on a timely basis
• Ability to identify and manage potential conflict
• Strong people and teaming skills; demonstrates commitment to the firm’s diversity and inclusiveness efforts
• Strong communications and project management skills
• Respected as someone who inspires, leads and drives meaningful change, including process improvements, as part of our continuous improvement in quality
• Ability to work closely with region/area leadership and the professional practice group
• Audit technical experience with cross country and other BIG 4 experience would be an added advantage
• IT Audit qualifications, e.g. CISA advantageou

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This individual provides day-to-day assistance in a variety of pursuit support roles to assist the Pursuit Team, in producing quality winning proposals.

Responsibilities

•  Supports the Pursuit Strategist in the management of the pursuit process
• Research and present preliminary information on the client (client packs) as directed by the Pursuit Strategist 
• Proactively provide pursuit teams with local and global best practice
• Provide on-going support to the Pursuit Strategist / Pursuit Leader with first draft of deliverables, including content, presentations, meeting agendas, booklets and pursuit tools (such as pursuit timeline and action plans)
• Develops and collates team members CVs as well as credentials and case studies, ensuring standardisation
• Co-ordinates and follows-up on action items within the pursuit engagement team following direction from Pursuit Strategist
• Reviews final documents against proposal quality checklist and against RFP, including collation of mandatory information
• Supports with ad-hoc queries and requests for assistance on pursuit deliverables
• Occasionally co-ordinate a pursuit meeting in absence of Pursuit Strategist from an action / to do list point of view
• Schedule meetings as and when required during the pursuit process
• Updating of Pursuits databases and libraries, including the DAT Portal, Serving as the “hub” of all pursuit-related client-facing materials
• Aligning and managing administrative resources (Creative Services, BMC, Knowledge, GDS etc.) for key pursuit materials
• Take initiative in developing pursuit skills beyond shadowing the Pursuit Strategist
• Being highly responsive to our pursuit teams needs and seeking continuous feedback
• Being insightful through proactively sharing relevant insights

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification is advantageous
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in solid project management
• Proficient in English (verbal and written)
• MS Office skills (PowerPoint, WORD, EXCEL etc)
• Attention to detail

Skill and Competence Required

• Must demonstrate a basic understanding and application of principles and practices of pursuits and communications.
• Project coordination experience.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to coordinate multiple projects and initiatives at one time.
• Excellence in written communication and MS office.
• Teaming skills and the ability to build relationships across an organisation.
• Creativity and big picture thinking.
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.

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Assurance Audit Assistant Manager

The global business environment is rapidly adapting to transformational measures and developments. EY understand the challenges that may arise as a result of these changes. As our Assistant Manager, you will use your skills and experience to help our clients anticipate and manage the impact of these changes and challenges to their businesses. 

The opportunity 

You will work with challenging but motivating projects spread across a wide spectrum of companies and industries. Nonetheless, you will be working with a vibrant team that is focused on helping our clients succeed. Moreover, this role will offer you a diverse and independent work schedule that requires commitment and initiative.  

Your key responsibilities 

Everything you do will lead to providing definitive auditing services that the capital markets and the client can rely upon. You will analyze financial statements, annual reports and annual general meetings for our clients to ensure that there are no breach of auditing standards. You will help our clients respond better to reporting and auditing issues within their businesses.  

Skills and attributes for success 

• Identifying potential audit issues or unusual trends in financial statements with detailed analytical trend analysis  
• Demonstrating your professionalism while working in clients’ environments and providing exceptional service  
• Operating effectively in a regulated environment, with a focus on protecting the capital markets and the investing public   
• Having a genuine passion for protecting the financial markets via audit procedures auditing, and the resilience to prioritize and adapt in a demanding, fast-moving, constantly changing environment  

To qualify for the role you must have 

• Bcom Honours with ITC
• Around 1-2 years’ post article experience as an accountant or auditor in the Assurance Space
• Excellent critical thinking and analysis skills, and the confidence to identify and resolve         problems   
• A proven record of excellence in communication and negotiation, supported by the technical writing skills to translate data into compelling stories and meaningful insights. 

Ideally, you’ll also have 

•  Qualified CA(SA)