Senior Auditor(s) in Financial Services - Geneva

EY; Grand-Lancy; On-site; CHF 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Swiss CPA

International multicultural team of professionals

Job summary

EY is hiring a professional for their external audit team in Grand-Lancy, Switzerland. The successful candidate will be instrumental in building trust with clients and ensuring the highest quality of audits. This role demands excellent communication skills in French, along with qualifications in accounting and relevant experience, particularly with Swiss Regulatory audits. EY offers a multicultural environment and valuable professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in external audit; experience in a Big Four is an asset.
• Experience in Swiss Regulatory audits is a strong asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French required.

Responsibilities

• Help build trust and confidence through transparency, clarity and consistency.
• Report on the fairness of clients' audited financial statements.
• Provide organizations with enhanced transparency into audits.

Skills

External Audit

Communication skills in French

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor/Master's degree in Accounting, Audit & Management Control, or related

Certified public accountants’ diploma or similar

Job description

The opportunity

• You will work with national and international companies active in the banking sector and 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
• Report to regulators of our clients (e.g. FINMA) the results of verifications required by the applicable provisions of the prudential legislation on a wide range of regulatory topics (e.g. AML, Suitability, Corporate Governance, etc)
• 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

Skills and attributes for success

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 or will be in possession of a certified public accountants’ diploma or other similar diploma (Swiss CPA, DEC, ACCA, etc.)
• 2-3 years’ experience in external audit; experience in a Big Four is an asset
• You have experience in Swiss Regulatory audits; this is a strong asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French is required –English and German are strong assets; any additional language is considered a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate well, establish strong working relationships, maintain a positive outlook, and work under pressure

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 multi‑cultural team of highly motivated professionals
• Swiss CPA

Equal opportunity statement

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability‑related adjustments or accommodations you may need.