Financial Services Organization - Wealth and Asset Management - Audit Senior

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets Wealth and Asset Management and Insurance. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish and the global economy is healthy growing and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges then come join our dynamic FSO team!

From small businesses to some of the worlds best-known brands our clients count on reliable financial statements information and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. More than ever business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. Youll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen handling complex audit procedures across the Wealth and Asset Management industry.

The opportunity

Youll help our clients meet their reporting requirements by accurately reporting on financial statements and providing meaningful insights into accounting and reporting return you can expect leading-class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations. Youll be given all the skills knowledge and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people our clients and the communities that support us.

Your key responsibilities

Everything youll do will come back to providing exceptional audit activities for our clients. Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers so youll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience youll become a credible advisor influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries.

Skills and attributes for success

Leading fieldwork managing performance and keeping engagement leaders updated on audit engagements

Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas to increase your technical and business skills

Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions

Constantly developing your understanding of current market trends and processes and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues

Understanding our clients unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible

To qualify for the role you must have

A bachelors degree in an accounting finance or business discipline supported by approximately 2 years work experience as an auditor in a public accounting firm

US CPA licensure in your work state

Experience leading the planning execution and reporting on audits in the Banking & Capital Markets sector

Working knowledge of US GAAP

Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management

The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment

The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary

Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A drivers license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations

Ideally youll also have

Knowledge of current market issues in the Wealth and Asset Management sector in the US

What we look for

Were interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role so youll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If youre serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients most complex issues this role is for you