GDS Assurance Senior Lead — Global Engagements

EY; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EY GDS Assurance Senior role offers exposure to global client-serving teams across IFRS, US GAAP, UK GAAP, and other standards. You’ll oversee reviews, manage day-to-day engagements, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables with strong leadership and communication skills.

You will collaborate with global GDS and assurance teams, interpret complex accounting standards, and drive process improvements while mentoring junior staff in a dynamic, multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of BS Accountancy.
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in accounting & audit function (external audit is required).
• At least 1 year of leadership experience.
• Familiarity with accounting principles and audit standards.
• Strong knowledge of PFRS/IFRS, PSA and Taxation.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engagement from the GDS front and ensure the team delivers timely and high-quality work, as per EY GAM and in line with the Global team expectations.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of GAM and EY Quality and Risk Management while performing reviews of procedures performed by GDS staff, along with knowledge of EY tools to ensure these are embedded into the engagement team’s work.
• Proactively discuss workflow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards.
• Demonstrate professionalism, competence, clarity of communication and maintain productive relationships when dealing with GDS and Global teams and establish expectations of value to be delivered to the respective GDS Global teams aligned.
• Be responsible for various operational matters and standardize review processes along with leveraging best practices to identify opportunities to improve the scope of work for GDS on engagements.
• Motivate and lead one’s GDS team members, identify and foster key talents, coach and supervise team members and conduct timely performance reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

IFRS knowledge

Education

BS Accountancy

Job description

EY GDS Assurance Senior role offers exposure to global client-serving teams across IFRS, US GAAP, UK GAAP, and other standards. You’ll oversee reviews, manage day-to-day engagements, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables with strong leadership and communication skills.

You will collaborate with global GDS and assurance teams, interpret complex accounting standards, and drive process improvements while mentoring junior staff in a dynamic, multinational environment.