Audit Senior Manager

Senior Managers — responsibilities and required experience: • Provide guidance and participate in performing audit procedures, especially focusing on complex and/or specialized issues, as well as collaborate to plan engagement objectives and an audit strategy that complies with professional standards and appropriately addresses risk • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key business decision-makers throughout the year to communicate value and inform them of the firm’s scope of services, and successfully monitor the engagement team against the budget • Demonstrate a deep understanding of the client’s industry and recognize key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical and industry developments • Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training • Generate new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions and achieve growth by understanding EY and its service lines and actively assessing/presenting ways to apply knowledge and services • Experience participating in engagement management, engagement execution and reporting, and client relationship-building • Experience identifying new business opportunities at existing or potentially new clients To qualify for the role you must have: - A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field - An internationally recognized professional accounting certification, such as a CPA, CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent - Minimum of seven (7) years of recent relevant work experience within a public accounting firm, with demonstrated career progression and leadership skills; experience in the financial services industry is required - Knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS - Engagement management, execution and reporting skills, and the ability to build relationships with clients with a diverse range of backgrounds - Confidence in your ability to prioritize when managing multiple projects simultaneously - Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management - The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment The successful candidates must have strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, an ability to work a flexible schedule as overtime will be required, as well as a dedication to teamwork and integrity within a professional environment.