Senior Executive Assistant

EY; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Bengaluru seeks an Assurance Senior to lead SOC engagements, ensuring compliant, timely, and high-quality reports in line with EY Global Audit Methodology. You will manage day-to-day engagement operations and partner with global client teams.

Ideal candidates have ICAI CA, ACCA/CPA with 2+ years in Assurance, plus strong communication, risk management, and leadership skills. You will mentor GDS staff and coordinate with onshore EY teams across the networks.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA with articleship in big four or mid-tier firm.
• ACCA/CPA with 2+ years relevant experience.
• Non-Qualified (B.Com) with 3+ years relevant work in Assurance.
• 0-2 years post-qualification experience with either mid/top-tier firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead SOC engagements and ensure compliant, timely deliverables.
• Conduct process walkthroughs and control testing.
• Collaborate with EY Onshore teams on controls and risk mitigation.
• Maintain knowledge of SOC standards and regulatory changes.
• Mentor and supervise GDS team members.
• Coordinate workflow and resources across engagements.

Skills

Assurance standards

Communication skills

Risk management

Project management

Leadership

EY values

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

ACCA / CPA

B.Com with 3+ years Assurance

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: EY- Assurance Senior

Job Summary

As part of our EY-Assurance Team, you will be responsible for the tasks assigned in GDS by the global client serving assurance teams and be responsible for the timeliness and quality of deliverables along with managing day to day operations of those engagements.

The opportunity

We are seeking candidates with background in System and Organization Controls (SOC) reporting/Internal Audits with an experience in process walkthroughs and control testing. The incumbent will effectively convey control environments and recommendations to global client-serving assurance teams and clients at a senior level.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead SOC engagements, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and delivering reports that meet client and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct detailed process walkthroughs and control testing, documenting findings and assessing the effectiveness of clients' controls.
• Collaborate with EY Onshore teams to understand clients systems and processes, providing suggestions on control optimization and risk mitigation.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of SOC reporting standards, industry best practices, and regulatory changes.
• Lead an engagement from the GDS front and ensure the team delivers timely and high-quality work, as per EY Global Audit Methodology and in line with the Global team expectations.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of aligned engagement and EY GAM while performing reviews of procedures performed by GDS staff, along with knowledge of EY tools to make reviews more efficient and meaningful.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with key EY Global counterparts.
• Develop an understanding of EY Quality and Risk Management procedures and ensure these are embedded into the engagement teams work.
• Proactively discuss workflow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards, budget to actuals, and other operational matters.
• Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing with GDS and Global teams.
• Establish expectations of value to be delivered to the respective GDS Global teams aligned.
• Identify opportunities to improve the scope of work for GDS on ones own engagements.
• Standardize review processes along with leveraging best practices across ones aligned engagements or beyond.
• Motivate and lead ones GDS team members, identify and foster key talents, coach and supervise team members.
• Be responsible for various operational matters related to engagements aligned.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by example.

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of assurance standards
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills
• Project management, leadership, coaching, counselling and supervisory skills
• Robust logical and reasoning skills
• Ability to spread positive work culture, teaming and live EY values.
• The ability to quickly form strong working relationship with colleagues in India and global teams.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI)
• Articleship with other big four or mid-tier accounting firms
• ACCA / CPA with 2+ years of relevant work experience
• Non-Qualified (B. Com) with 3+ years of relevant work experience in Assurance.
• 0-2 years post-qualification experience with either
• Mid-or top-tier accounting firm focused on external or Assurance reviews.
• MNC or larger domestic Indian companies, preferably within a Shared Service Environment.
• Experience in System and Organization Controls (SOC) reporting/Internal Audits is an added advantage.

Ideally, youll also have

• Proficiency in MS Office, PowerBi
• Interest in business and commerciality.