Account Support Associate - Abu Dhabi (UAE nationals only)

Iris Software; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software is seeking an Account Support Associate to join their dynamic team in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing project plans, stakeholder expectations, and engagement economics while collaborating with client-serving professionals. Ideal candidates will possess strong project management and budget management skills and will thrive in a collaborative environment focused on delivering services efficiently.

Qualifications

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations.
• Proficiency in budget management and financial analysis.
• Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholder expectations and project plans while providing status updates.
• Act as the knowledge manager for the engagement team and facilitate communications.
• Own engagement economics and collaborate with team members to resolve issues.
• Coordinate risk management processes for compliance and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Budget management

Analytical skills

Job description

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.

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