Account Support Associate - Abu Dhabi (UAE nationals only)

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

At Ernst & Young, as an Account Support Associate, you will play a crucial role in our Business Support Services team. This opportunity will enable you to engage with high-level professionals, manage projects, and enhance service delivery across diverse service lines, all within a global environment committed to building a better working world.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to manage stakeholder expectations and project plans.
• Experience in auditing and managing budgets and expenses.
• Understanding of compliance and due diligence processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholder expectations, project plans, and communications.
• Act as the knowledge manager for the engagement team.
• Take ownership of engagement economics, collaborating with relevant team members.

Skills

Project Management

Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Budget Management

Compliance and Due Diligence

Job description

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Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: 17 Jul 2025

Requisition ID: 1605119

To comply with UAE nationalization law, EY must hire nationals from UAE for this role.

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The opportunity

As an Account Support Associate (ASA), you’ll be a key member of our Business Support Services (BSS) team. The ASA program supports a wide range of service lines (Assurance, Consulting, Tax, Strategy and Transactions ), making this a great place to gain exposure to new skills and progress your career. You will work directly with high-level client-serving professionals (partners/principals, executive directors, senior managers and managers) to drive project management and engagement coordination for EY’s key account client-serving teams. You will drive efficiencies for the account teams and reduce time to provide services to clients, with a focus on maintaining the applicable professional standards.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage stakeholder expectations, project plans and communications, and provide status updates as needed to continuously advance service delivery
• Act as the knowledge manager for the engagement team, managing internal databases and/or portals designed to facilitate global team communications and coordination of go-to-market strategy
• Take complete ownership of engagement economics (e.g., hours/budgets/estimates to complete, fees, billings, Work in Process spreadsheets), proactively collaborating with relevant team members to resolve any issues that arise
• Collaborate with the account team, business development and resource management teams to achieve team goals
• Coordinate risk management processes, such as engagement letters, client continuance, independence, family tree, preapproval and other regulatory requirements

Skills and attributes for success

Ideally, you'll also likely balance your time between both project management and analytics.

What we look for is for you to audit and manage budgets and expenses, along with compliance and due diligence.

What we offer

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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