Associate - Assurance, Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Financial Services Extended Assurance

EY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

EY invites candidates for a role in Extended Assurance, providing support for finance-related engagements. Responsibilities include managing projects, maintaining communication within teams, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates will have degrees in relevant fields and possess strong communication and project management skills.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Flexible working tools

Transformative leadership coaching

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Support planning, execution and delivery of EA engagements.
• Ability to communicate and document procedures clearly.
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence in client environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute specific procedures as per engagement objectives.
• Document execution accurately and recognize performance issues.
• Communicate potential issues to the assurance team.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Teamwork

Integrity

Education

Degree in Accounting, Finance, Technology, Sustainability or related field

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The Opportunity:

EY is the most globally integrated professional services organization which encompasses a separate business unit dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join Financial Services (FSO) and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global market perspective. Aligned to key industry groups including asset management, banking and capital markets, insurance and private equity, we provide integrated advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services to our clients.

Upon embarking on a journey with us, you will experience professional development through exposure to an array of diverse experiences, world-class learning and individual tailored coaching. This is how we develop outstanding leaders who endeavor to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. Sounds interesting? Well this is just the beginning. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience will last a lifetime

The Extended Assurance (EA) team builds on its expertise in assessing risks and controls of financial institutions, ranging from:

• Governance, Enterprise risk management
• Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
• Regulatory compliance (e.g. anti-money laundering, conduct risk etc.)
• Business risks (e.g. investment management, credit, payments etc.)
• Operational & Technology risk management
• Emerging technology

With this, our EA team provides clients and their key stakeholders the assurance that their governance, control environment, risk management and regulatory compliance are effectively designed and operating effectively. The EA team offers these assurance through a variety of services including controls / regulatory assurance, independent assessments and internal audits.

You will have the opportunity to take on responsibilities that would allow you to develop a deep and professional knowledge base in markets including wealth and asset management, banking, insurance, private equity, capital markets, fin tech, payment services providers and service providers to the financial institutions.

There is also the opportunity to focus on ESG within the EA team and support our financial institutions clients in their sustainability journey from a risk management and regulatory compliance perspective.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support the planning, execution and delivery of EA engagements.
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, audit client's engagement history, and planned engagement approach.
• Recognize potential issues from performance of procedures and communicate them to the assurance team.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Technology, Sustainability or a related fieldWork effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress.
• Contribute ideas/opinions to the assurance teams and listen/respond to other assurance team members' views
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence in the client's environment.
• Good project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Integrity within a professional environment

What 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.

Note:

• You are required to upload your latest resume and academic transcripts together with your online application.
• Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

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