Assurance - Part Qualified Senior - Glasgow/Edinburgh

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Part Qualified Senior Auditor. The role involves leading audits, ensuring compliance with accounting principles, and providing insights on financial matters. Candidates need to have experience in external audits and be partly qualified as chartered accountants. This position offers extensive opportunities for professional development and a commitment to flexibility and work-life balance.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive remuneration package

Qualifications

• Experience delivering and reporting on external audits.
• Partly qualified as a chartered accountant.
• Non-financial services industry exposure.

Responsibilities

• Leading fieldwork and managing performance on audits.
• Accurately reporting on financial statements.
• Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas.
• Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice.
• Developing understanding of current market trends.

Skills

Experience delivering and reporting on external audits

Partly qualified as a chartered accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW)

Non-financial services industry exposure

Job description

Assurance - Part Qualified Senior - Glasgow/Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Requisition ID: 1662866

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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.

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

• Leading fieldwork, managing performance and keeping engagement leaders updated on audits.
• Accurately reporting on financial statements and providing meaningful insights into accounting and reporting matters.
• Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas to increase your technical and business skills.
• Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions.
• Constantly developing your understanding of current market trends and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues.
• Understanding our clients’ unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible.

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

• Experience delivering and reporting on external audits
• Partly qualified as a chartered accountant e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW
• Non-financial services industry exposure

Ideally, you’ll also have

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

What we look for

We’re interested in people 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. Plus, we offer:

• 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. It’s yours to build.

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