EY India | FAAS ECRA Manager

Responsibilities

• The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking.
• We’re looking for an incumbent who is competent enough to provide advisory services including Accounting support on technical and special matters including GAAP Conversion, accounting policy support, new accounting standard implementation (end to end), and Disclosure support for IFRS/USGAAP.
• The incumbent will work for top global clients across a wide variety of markets and industry sectors.
• As part of our EY GDS Assurance Team, the individual will be responsible for working closely with FAAS Managers and Senior Managers on client engagements across Americas, EMEIA or APAC.
• Demonstrate knowledge on special accounting matters, new accounting pronouncements, technology oriented solution driven by accounting as a functional expertise
• Manage quality of service delivery
• Ensure quality in delivering client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, informing Supervisors of engagement status
• Follow through on client requests in a timely fashion, and manage expectations regarding the timing of deliverables and reports
• Working directly with the onshore engagement team on a daily basis to deliver work to onshore clients;
• Identify engagement and client service issues.
• Research and benchmark client data to industry data.
• Coordinating with on-shore technical accounting teams to understand their accounting issue(s) and provide research assistance on an as-needed basis on U.
• Work on a variety of corporate finance transactions in all stages, from initial client pitches to transaction closing
• Maintaining a relationship approach with senior Stakeholders, interpreting feedback on key business developments/risks and understanding the Clients' marketplace in order to address their needs, while delivering 'one voice' to the client in all communications and correspondence
• Keeping abreast of pertinent industry, regulatory and business practices, driving oversight of regulatory adherence
• Initiating ongoing improvements by exploring, identifying, and implementing reporting, analysis, and process solutions
• Undertaking practice development activities including contributing to thought leadership pieces, running industry events, delivering training, or managing team communications
• Contributing to business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients
• Contributing to the growth of the practice by providing input to EY Point of views, development of solutions, engagement tools and enablers
• Work on a variety of accounting matters through all stages, from initial client pitches to audit closing
• Accounting and regulatory support for accounting change and special matters
• Provide comprehensive technical accounting guidance to clients, addressing complex issues and transactions.
• Conduct research and analysis on accounting issues, documenting findings and proposing solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• Good understanding of IFRS/US/UK GAAP and International auditing standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation and technical writing skills.
• Ability and comfort level in researching client inquires and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies.
• Experience of working in an advisory role.
• Advanced skills and experience with: technical accounting matters, whitepapers on significant issues like consolidation, IFRS 15, 16, etc.
• Hands-on consulting experience at a Big 4, or top tier consulting firm.
• 6-10 years (post qualification) in Assurance including at least 3+ years of Financial Accounting and \Advisory experience.
• A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment.

EY (Ernst & Young)

EY is one of the Big Four professional services networks, providing assurance, tax, consulting and strategy-and-transactions services. The network in its present form came from the 1989 merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young.

In India, EY member firms and EY Global Delivery Services employ large finance teams. Typical openings for chartered accountants and finance professionals are in financial accounting advisory (FAAS), audit, tax, risk and transaction services.

• Industry: Assurance, tax, consulting and transactions (Big Four)
• Headquarters: London, UK
• In India: EY member firms and EY Global Delivery Services centres in several Indian cities