FAAS - Senior

Senior FAAS EY GDS Assurance

Who we are:

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About EYs Global Delivery Services (GDS):

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) Assurance practice supports global EY clientserving teams with their reviews across industry sectors including financial services manufacturing and technology among others. Through the right multidisciplinary team of professionals with the sector knowledge and subject matter expertise EY GDS Assurance enables EY client teams in over 30 countries to help worlds leading companies meet their audit requirements.

Job Description:

Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provides advisory services including Accounting and regulatory support for accounting change and special matters; accounting processes and controls support (remediation long-term contract accounting and cost accounting); GAAP Conversion and implementation; IPO and other public offering assistance and transaction accounting and financial reporting assistance (purchase price allocation).

The Senior should be competent to manage a portfolio of clients and be responsible for the timeliness and quality of the work as per EY Global Standards for our FAAS team. The role requires technical knowledge of IFRS/US/UK GAAP along with well-developed communication skills. While the Senior will be based out of our Manila office the individual will be required to travel to other Countries (short term) for executing the client engagements.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Execute the following FAAS solutions using Global service delivery framework:
• Financial Accounting and Reporting Excellence
• Accounting Processes
• Regulation Governance and Financing
• Ensure quality in delivering client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork informing
• Supervisors of engagement status
• Follow through on client requests in a timely fashion and manage expectations regarding the timing of deliverables and reports
• Identify engagement and client service issues. Research and benchmark client data to industry data.
• Explain the clients critical success factors to the engagement team.
• Benchmark client data to industry data in order to make possible recommendations for improvements
• Apply independent and objective professional judgment in applying accounting standards to meetengagement expectations including regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of accounting concepts; stay informed of professional standards and firm policies (e.g. guidelines of the EY FAAS Policy Manual); and effectively apply this knowledge to moderately difficult and/or complex client situations
• Receive direction from the Manager Senior Manager and Partner

Skills & Attributes for Success:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• 2-4 years (post qualification) in relevant experience including at least one year of experiencein Financial Accounting
• Good understanding of IFRS US/UK GAAP
• Strong written and verbal communication presentation and technical writing skills
• Ability and comfort level in researching client inquires and emerging issues including
• regulations industry practices and new technologies
• Flexibility and willingness to travel on short notice as necessary
• Working experience in relation to the following services/solutions (at least three):
  • Financial statement close process support
  • Financial statement preparation
  • Drafting and designing accounting policies
  • Accounting support for audit requirements
  • GAAP conversions and implementation of new accounting standards
  • Technical accounting research and advice
  • Consolidation and Compilation support
  • Transaction accounting and reporting IPOs Carve Outs PPA etc.
  • Benchmarking services and market analysis