Audit Quality Support Team - Financial Services - Senior/Assistant Manager - 12 Month FTC

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior/Assistant Manager to join their Audit Quality team in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to critical audit initiatives, enhancing both technical and soft skills while expanding your professional network. You will play a pivotal role in supporting audit teams, implementing quality initiatives, and improving risk management processes. The company values inclusivity and offers a flexible work environment, ensuring you can balance your career ambitions with personal priorities. If you are passionate about audit quality and eager to make a meaningful impact, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Continuous learning opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Career development support

Qualifications

• Financial services audit background with strong project management skills.
• Technical auditing and accounting skills with a focus on audit quality.

Responsibilities

• Assist with deployment of UK quality initiatives and standard processes.
• Support audit quality network initiatives and risk management improvements.

Skills

Proactive communication

Project management

Technical auditing skills

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Strong written and oral communication

Innovative mindset

Education

ACA/CA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Location: London

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Mar 31, 2025

Requisition ID: 1592205

The opportunity

Our Audit Quality team (AQT) plays a vital role in supporting our Audit Quality Programme. As an AQT Senior/Assistant Manager you will contribute to a growing team supporting our audits teams across various projects and initiatives.

We are looking for a senior/Assistant manager to support our team to provide maternity cover for a 12-month secondment/Fixed Term Contract. This role will provide you with an excellent opportunity to further develop both of your technical and soft skills and help in expanding your network across all levels of the business.

Your key responsibilities

• Assist with the deployment of UK quality initiatives including:
  • Standardisation
  • Digital implementation and methodology changes
  • Production of enablement to support audit teams with changes to global methodology
  • Creation of training content for areas identified as requiring extra guidance and support
  • Supporting the Audit quality network (QEN) initiative
  • Improvements to risk management processes and monitoring
• Assist with standard UK FSO Audit Quality team process including:
  • Milestone monitoring
  • AQST monitoring
  • Business unit leader reporting
  • Digital implementation protocols
  • Risk management reporting
  • Audit quality inputs into talent processes

Skills and attributes for success

• Proactive communicator, quick to engage with senior members of the audit quality team
• Innovative mindset, focussed on ways to improve delivery of AQT projects and processes
• Organised project manager with strong prioritisation skills
• Strong technical auditing and accounting skills with a drive for improving audit quality within the wide FS audit business
• Broad business knowledge to apply across financial institution entities
• Flexible working style and ability to navigate across diverse culture to adapt to the different teams and projects you will be working with/on.
• Ability to build constructive and professional relationships with senior audit team members
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proactive communication and deadline management

To qualify for the role, you must have

• ACA/ CA/ ACCA (ICAEW, ICAS, Irish Institute or equivalent international qualification)
• Financial services audit background
• Strong project management and technical (auditing and accounting) skills
• Strong focus on and passion for audit quality

What we offer

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.

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.

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