Senior Auditor in Industries - Lausanne

EY; Renens; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team of professionals

Training and mentoring

Mobile working environment

Performance-based progression

EY MBA program from Hult School

Job summary

EY in Renens, Switzerland seeks detail-oriented auditors with 2–4 years of external audit experience. You’ll work on high‑quality financial statement audits for international clients, collaborating with diverse teams across regions. Strong English skills are essential; French/German are a plus.

The role offers intensive on‑the‑job training, career development, and exposure to digital audit techniques within a global network.

Qualifications

• A bachelor/master’s degree in Accounting, Audit & Management Control, Corporate Finance, Business Administration or Economics; Swiss degree an asset.
• Certified public accountant diploma or similar (Swiss CPA, DEC, ACCA, etc.) preferred.
• 2–4 years external audit experience; Big Four experience a plus.
• Excellent English communication skills; French and German are strong assets.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building trust and confidence through transparency and clarity.
• Report on fairness of client financial statements.
• Provide clients with stronger business insights and transparency in the audit process.
• Review and audit impacts of global multi-year finance transformation programs.

Skills

English fluency

French assets

German assets

Interpersonal skills

IT literacy

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting, Audit or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

At EY, you will 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 are 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.

Our Assurance Service Line’s purpose is to inspire confidence and trust. We do so by protecting and serving the public interest, promoting transparency, supporting investor confidence and economic growth. The EY audit team is focused on quality and is bound by a service approach that is connected, responsive and insightful.

The opportunity

• You will work with international companies active in consumer products and retailand help us to grow our dynamic practice through the development of trusted client relationships and high performing teams
• You will be a part of EY international and multicultural environment
• You will benefit from an intensive on the job training combined with supervision and counselling to support your professional development

Your key responsibilities

• Help build trust and confidence through transparency, clarity and consistency
• Report on the fairness in all material respects with which a client’s audited financial statements are presented
• Provide the organizations we serve with greater confidence, better perspective of their business and enhanced transparency into the audit, in order to deliver audits of the highest quality
• Review and audit the impacts of global multi-year finance transformation program

  To qualify for the role you must have

  • A bachelor/master’s degree in either Accounting, Audit & Management Control, Corporate Finance, Business Administration or Economics, a Swiss university degree is an asset
  • You are/about to be in possession of a certified public accountants’ diploma or other similar diploma (Swiss CPA, DEC, ACCA, etc.).
  • 2-4 years’ experience in external audit, an experience in a Big Four is an asset
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is required –French and German are strong assets, any additional language is considered as a plus
  • Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to: communicate well; establish strong working relationships; maintain a positive outlook; work under pressure
  • Strong understanding of IT impacts on financial reporting and an interest in digital audit techniques and IT integration

  Ideally, you’ll also have

  • Willingness to learn and adapt quickly
  • A strong interest in our profession and client-oriented attitude
  • Strong team player mentality to proactively drive solutions within highly motivated and diverse teams across functions, countries and region

  What we offer

  • International multicultural team of highly motivated professionals
  • Continuous personal development with a steep learning curve – a system of trainings, mentoring, counselling and on-the-job learning
  • Modern working environment and equipment, fostering mobile working flexibility
  • Transparent performance-based recognition and progression system
  • Acquire a fully accredited corporate MBA (EY Tech MBA) from Hult International Business School, whilst working with EY, completely free*

  EY | Building a better working world

  EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

  Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

  EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.