Assurance - Audit Senior - Glasgow/Edinburgh

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm where your auditing expertise will help shape the financial landscape for diverse clients. As part of a dynamic team in Glasgow, you'll engage with a variety of industries, providing essential insights and ensuring compliance with accounting principles. This role offers the opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment that values your unique perspective. With a commitment to continuous learning and flexible working arrangements, you can build a fulfilling career while making a meaningful impact. If you're ready to tackle complex challenges and drive success, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development support

Comprehensive Total Rewards package

Health and well-being benefits

Insurance and savings options

Discounts and promotions

Qualifications

• Experience delivering and reporting on external audits.
• Fully qualified as a chartered accountant or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Leading fieldwork and updating engagement managers on audits.
• Accurately reporting on financial statements and providing insights.

Skills

External Audits

Accounting Principles

Communication Skills

Project Management

Market Trend Analysis

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW)

Tools

SOX 404

UK GAAP

IFRS

Job description

Location: Glasgow

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: 10 Feb 2025

Requisition ID: 1541739

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. 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.

Our UK and Ireland (UKI) Assurance team is fully integrated, working across borders to help clients deal with issues that are critical to their success, and winning new business as a result. 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. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex audit procedures across a broad range of clients. Your goal will be to help clients achieve their potential - and you can expect to do the same.

The opportunity

As an auditor at EY, you will provide independent verification of our clients’ compliance with accounting principles. By doing so, you play a meaningful role in helping businesses accurately reflect their financial picture. In return, you can expect leading class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations. You’ll be given all the skills, knowledge, and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.

We are expanding our Scotland Audit teams with vacancies in: Edinburgh; Glasgow.

Your key responsibilities

1. Leading fieldwork and keeping engagement managers updated on audits
2. Accurately reporting on financial statements and providing meaningful insights into accounting and reporting matters
3. Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas to increase your technical and business skills
4. Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions
5. Constantly developing your understanding of current market trends

Skills and attributes for success

Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries. You'll also be introduced to career challenges that will take you into exciting new professional territory.

To qualify for the role you must have

1. Experience delivering and reporting on external audits
2. Fully qualified as a chartered accountant e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or international equivalent
3. Non-financial services industry exposure

Ideally, you’ll also have

1. Sector experience in one or more of the following: Oil & Gas; Energy; Power & Utilities; Retail; Transportation; Aviation; Supply Chain & Logistics; Consumer Goods
2. Knowledge of current market issues in the UK
3. Experience using SOX 404 and applying UK GAAP and IFRS
4. Project management or team supervisory experience
5. The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
6. Excellent oral and written communication skills

What we look for

We’re interested in professionals with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so we look for people who will take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

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.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Shape your future with confidence!

Apply now.