Senior Associate, Expense Governance and Controls, 12 month FTC, Belfast
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Job Summary
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Senior Associate Expense Governance & Controls
UK Operations Belfast 12month FixedTerm Contract (Potential to extend or convert to permanent)
The opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Associate to join EYs UK Expense Governance & Controls team within Core Business Services. This is a newly established team created following the rollout of EYs ExpenD platform with a focus on strengthening policy compliance governance and insight across the firms travel and expenses activity.
This 12month fixedterm opportunity offers the chance to work at the centre of firmwide operations applying judgement engaging with senior stakeholders and contributing to the ongoing development of expense governance processes. There is potential for extension or conversion to a permanent role subject to business need and performance.
The role
As a Senior Associate you will operate as a firstline governance approver within the UK Expense Governance team. You will be responsible for reviewing expense preapprovals and supporting postclaim monitoring ensuring alignment with EY policies while balancing commercial awareness and risk considerations.
You will work closely with a small specialist team and report directly to a Manager with regular exposure to partners executive assistants and business stakeholders across the firm.
Key responsibilities
- Acting as a Level 1 governance approver within ExpenD applying policy judgement to expense and preapproval requests
- Reviewing preapproval requests both within and outside standard policy thresholds with a strong understanding of EYs Travel & Expenses policy
- Supporting compliance with EYs Hospitality Gifts and Favours policy and Business Resilience policy where relevant
- Engaging with staff Partners and EAs to understand business rationale and provide clear consistent guidance on expense decisions
- Escalating potential issues or higherrisk items to Managers using sound judgement
- Collaborating with other approvers to ensure a consistent and fair experience for all submitters
- Analysing expense trends and identifying insights to support continuous improvement in governance and controls
- Contributing to operational and governancefocused projects as the team and processes continue to evolve
Skills and attributes for success
- Experience working in an operational governance compliance or controlsfocused environment
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to apply policy accurately and consistently
- Confidence using judgement in a riskaware commercial context
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across different levels of seniority
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends
- Ability to build effective working relationships across functions in a complex fastpaced environment
- Interest in governance controls and operational risk within a professional services setting
What this role offers
- Exposure to firmwide governance and operational control within a leading professional services organisation
- Regular interaction with senior stakeholders including Partners
- Opportunity to contribute to the development of new processes following a major system implementation
- A strong platform for progression into wider Operations Risk or Compliance roles within EY
- A 12month FTC with potential to extend or convert to permanent depending on business needs
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
