Lead Associate/ Advanced Associate - AOA

EY; Colombo; On-site; BRL 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Global Delivery Services in Colombo is seeking an early-career professional for the Lead Associate/Advanced Associate (AOA) role within EY Assurance GDS. You will support engagement teams across multiple locations, coordinate activities, and help manage engagement economics and data.

Ideal candidates have 0–3 years of general business experience, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines while communicating effectively with leaders and peers.

Qualifications

• Graduate with 0–3 years of general business experience.
• Strong MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Interest in business and commerciality.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
• Effective communication with leaders and peers.

Responsibilities

• Assist engagement teams with multi-location coordination and engagement economics.
• Maintain global engagement databases and contact lists.
• Collect and share client information from public sources with the team.
• Ensure work is reviewed before deadlines.
• Identify issues and inform regional teams promptly.
• Engage with regional stakeholders and provide updates.
• Participate in weekly or biweekly calls with regional counterparts.
• Build open, honest relationships with teams.
• Solicit feedback and act on it.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Deadline orientation

Multitasking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Graduate with 0–3 years of general business experience

Tools

MS Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Lead Associate/ Advanced Associate - AOA

Location: Colombo

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: 24 Oct 2026

Requisition ID: 1754806

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

EY- Assurance – Staff – AOA

As part of our EY-Assurance Team, the role requires the incumbent to proactively develop relationships with the global EY teams serving these engagements and supervise the delivery of GDS engagement management support activities.

The opportunity

We’re looking for candidates with experience in General Management who can effectively work within GDS framework and assist the different Assurance teams within tight deadlines.

Your key responsibilities

• Assist engagement teams with various processes, such as multi-location coordination, engagement economics, confirmations, project and database management
• Maintain and update global engagement team databases and contact lists as appropriate
• Collate relevant client information from publicly available databases and communicate it to the team via firm publication and databases
• Assuming responsibility for all work and ensuring that the work is reviewed thoroughly before the output is sent out as per the deadline
• Accurately identifying problems, exceptions and ensuring that the regional engagement team has been informed about them in a timely manner
• Work proactively and respond to regional stakeholders
• Attend and participate in weekly or Biweekly calls with the regional counterparts and share progress and status updates
• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with the teams by having an open and honest communication
• Proactively reaching out to the teams soliciting feedback for the work and taking appropriate action

Skills and attributes for success

• Confident and outgoing individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and ensure that work is of a consistently high standard
• Ability to multi-task, pay attention to detail, prioritize projects and follow up on routine tasks diligently
• Ability to communicate with leaders and peers with ease
• Plan ahead and anticipate potential issues before they arise

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduates with 0 – 3 years of general business experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Interest in business and commerciality.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

What we look for

• A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
• An opportunity to be part of a market-leading, multi-disciplinary team in the only integrated global assurance business worldwide.
• Opportunity to work with EY GDS Assurance practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries

What we Offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

Continuous learning:

You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

Success as defined by you:

We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

Transformative leadership:

We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

Diverse and inclusive culture:

You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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