Assurance - FAAS - Accounting & Transactions - Manager - London, Reading or Manchester
Assurance - FAAS - Accounting & Transactions - Manager - London, Reading or Manchester
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UKI Assurance FAAS Accounting & Transctions - Manager London / Reading / Manchester
At EY youll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with the global scale support inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And were counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself and a better working world for all.
Building and maintaining trust in the capital markets underpins our mission of building a better working world. Our FAAS practice achieves this by assisting clients in delivering trust confidence and efficiency in their reporting. Our diverse services include assisting clients with capital markets transactions enhancing reporting processes implementing robust controls and technology and solving complex accounting and reporting challenges. We are trusted advisors to businesses involved in commodity trading and we provide comprehensive treasury services to numerous organisations. Growing cross border transaction activity and increased regulatory demands are driving our need to recruit additional talent for our accounting and transactions and finance optimisation competency areas.
The opportunity
As a Manager in our FAAS practice youll join either our Finance Optimisation or our Accounting and Transactions Accounting team.
The Finance Optimisation team assists clients in delivering efficient processes strong controls and innovative technology solutions to meet their financial and non-financial reporting challenges.
The Accounting and Transactions Accounting team supports clients with their technical accounting and reporting challenges including in relation to divestments M&A IPOs post transaction and as a result of regulatory change.
Youll have opportunities to engage with both teams before deciding where your interests align best allowing you to achieve your potential.
This role is based out of our Reading or Manchester office.
Your key responsibilities
- Leading end-to-end project delivery of projects such as cross border transactions capital raising controls and accounting projects collaborating with client stakeholders EY team members and building strong cross service line relationships. Clients are primarily UK based but occasional overseas travel may be required.
- Developing your own portfolio of assurance projects taking responsibility for delivery of complex deadline-driven engagements
- Drafting impactful reports and delivering engaging presentations that clearly articulate client challenges and solutions.
- Leading or contributing proactively to business development initiatives and building robust internal and external networks.
- Coaching and mentoring colleagues clients and junior team members to foster professional growth
- Leading on internal financial quality and risk management on your client projects
- Driving the implementation of innovative ideas drawn from your client experience and personal ingenuity
- Developing your own client service and other skills by learning on the job from colleagues mentors project leaders and our extensive learning opportunities.
Finance optimisation skills and attributes for success:
- Proven experience in leading accounting and finance related processes such as Record-to-Report (R2R) Financial Close Process and non-financial reporting ideally from Big 4 or industry roles
- Familiarity with finance applications e.g. SAP Oracle EPM systems such as Anaplan and Hyperion and enhancing clients reporting efficiency.
Accounting and transactions skills and attributes for success:
- Strong capability in researching and resolving technical accounting issues enabling successful GAAP conversions carve outs IPOs and creating well written technical accounting papers.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with finance and non-finance teams proactively addressing client needs and delivering practical pragmatic solutions to efficiently resolve reporting challenges.
To qualify for the role you must have
- An accountancy qualification (ACA / CPA / ACCA / CA or equivalent)
- A minimum of 2 years post qualified experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience planning leading and executing assurance engagements in a managerial capacity including people management experience
- Comprehensive understanding of IFRS including IFRS conversions UK GAAP or US GAAP
- Proven track record implementing processes controls technology or addressing complex accounting challenges.
Ideally youll also have some but it is not necessary to have all of the following:
- Strong academic credentials: e.g. an undergraduate degree in an academic subject
- Experience in a Big 4 firm or equivalent audit experience with large UK and / or US listed companies
- Sound technical knowledge of PCAOB audits and SEC reporting including SOX
- Experience providing assurance services to clients undertaking capital raising strategies
- Experience in financial modelling budgeting business planning forecasting and business analysis
- Proficiency in data analytics including SQL Alteryx and related data transformation tools.
What we look for
We seek passionate collaborative future leaders with a proven track record of excellence in solving client problems and delivering outstanding results. Successful candidates bring creative vision genuine enthusiasm and positive energy to build meaningful relationships with clients and colleagues always doing the right thing for client and team success as well as their personal and professional development.
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. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly and at times be based at client sites our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
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: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
- Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll 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.
The exceptional EY experience. Shape your future with confidence!
Apply now.
Please note: Prior to finalising your application you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Advisor
