Staff Accountant - Center of Excellence - Assurance

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Halifax; Remote; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Staff member for its Assurance practice in Halifax. This role offers the chance to engage with diverse clients, enhancing their business processes and internal controls. You will work in a collaborative environment, leveraging your analytical skills to ensure high-quality client service. The company fosters a culture of inclusivity and support, providing numerous opportunities for professional growth. If you're ready to make a significant impact and help build a better working world, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Defined contribution pension plan

Great vacation policy

Paid personal days

Learning opportunities

Support and coaching from colleagues

Flexibility in handling your role

Qualifications

• Degree in Business is essential for this role.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and financial processes to identify risks.
• Perform substantive and analytical procedures for accuracy.
• Assist clients in strengthening internal controls.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent teamwork skills

Integrity within a professional environment

Desire to learn and grow

Education

College and/or University degree/diploma in Business

Job description

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.

From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. More than ever, business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data — and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex audit procedures across a broad range of industries and responsibilities.

The objective of our Centre of Excellence (COE) is to inspire the confidence and trust that help enable a complex world to work. EY’s Assurance COE provides scalable offerings that allows our clients to benefit from our insights and efficiencies. As a part of the COE, you will work with multiple companies across different industries to gain a unique insight into how businesses operate.

The opportunity

Within EY’s Assurance practice, we have a Centre of Excellence (COE) located in Halifax, Nova Scotia that predominantly performs remote delivery work in the areas of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (NI 52-109 and Sarbanes Oxley) and other Assurance related procedures. We are currently seeking a Staff to join this growing team. The successful candidate will participate in client engagement teams, whereby he/she will be assessing, improving and evaluating/testing our clients’ business processes and controls. The successful candidate will also assist engagement teams with performing substantive procedures and/or engagement specific procedures.

You will have the opportunity to bring your knowledge and expertise to our clients in the following key areas:

• Business process controls
• Agreed upon procedures and/or specified procedures
• Substantive testing

Your Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and financial processes to identify risks and improvements in the controls frameworks for the various processes.
• Perform various substantive and analytical procedures to identify errors and/or misstatements.
• Assist clients in strengthening internal controls and business performance.
• Ensure high quality in client service informing supervisors of engagement status.
• Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Maintain long-term client relationships and networks.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• College and/or University degree/diploma in Business
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment
• Desire to learn and grow

What We Look For

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

What We Offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being.

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

Diversity and Inclusion at EY

Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We’re committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism, advancing gender equity and women in leadership, advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, promoting our neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives, and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation.

EY | Building a better working world

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