Audit Assistant / Senior, Emerging and Private Enterprises, Assurance

EY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Singapore is hiring an Audit Assistant / Senior for the Emerging and Private Enterprises (EPE) Assurance team. You will contribute to planning, executing and delivering high‑quality assurance engagements for private and mid‑market clients in a technology‑driven environment.

This role values collaboration, integrity and clear communication as you adopt evolving audit techniques and digital tools. Prior external audit experience, especially within global professional services, is preferred

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of external audit experience, including recent external audit experience
• Experience in global professional services or mid‑tier firms is a plus
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution and delivery of assurance engagements.
• Document execution of audit procedures as defined by objectives and planned approach.
• Identify potential audit issues from financial statements and communicate to the team.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Integrity

Job description

Audit Assistant / Senior, Emerging and Private Enterprises, Assurance

Location:

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: 25 Sept 2026

Requisition ID: 1729635

The opportunity

The EPE sector is set up to address the specific needs of private companies and their stakeholders. It supports the private and mid-market companies through delivering quality audit services and helps these companies decide how to grow in a technology-driven and sustainable way. We are moving towards digitalizing audit. To keep pace with the fast-changing world, we are prioritizing investments in AI, predictive analytics, and other emerging technologies to gain a competitive edge, reskilling employees and redesigning jobs to seamlessly integrate people and machines.

You will experience professional development through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Sounds interesting? Well this is just the beginning.

Your key responsibilities

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

Skills and attributes for success

• Work 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 audit client's environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Integrity within a professional environment

To qualify for the role you must have

• Minimum 3 years of external audit experience, including recent external audit experience gained within the past two years

Ideally, you’ll also have

Prior working experience in global professional services organization or mid-tier firms will be highly advantageous

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.

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