Your key responsibilities

• Lead an engagement from the GDS front and ensure the team delivers timely and high-qualitywork, as per EY Global Audit Methodology and in line with the Global team expectations.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of aligned engagement and EY GAM while performing reviews of procedures performed by GDS staff, along with knowledge of EY tools to makereviews more efficient and meaningful.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with key EY Global counterparts likeAssurance executives based out of Americas or Europe.
• Develop an understanding of EY Quality and Risk Management procedures and ensure theseare embedded into the engagement team's work.
• Proactively discuss workflow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards. Monitor utilization forone's team, budget to actuals, and other operational matters.
• Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing withGDS and Global teams.
• Establish expectations of value to be delivered to the respective GDS Global teams aligned.
• Identify opportunities to improve the scope of work for GDS on one's own engagements.
• Standardize review processes along with leveraging best practices across one's aligned engagements or beyond.
• Motivate and lead one's GDS team members, identify and foster key talents, coach and supervise team members.
• Be responsible for various operational matters related to engagements aligned.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead byexample.

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of Indian accounting and assurance standards or knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP/ US GAAP and International review standards is an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal, risk management, facilitation and presentation skills
• Project management, leadership, coaching, counselling and supervisory skills
• Robust logical and reasoning skills
• Ability to spread positive work culture, teaming and live EY values.
• The ability to quickly form strong working relationship with colleagues in India and global

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI)
• Articleship with other big four or mid-tier accounting firms
• ACCA / CPA with 2+ years of relevant work experience
• Non-Qualified (B. Com) with 3+ years of relevant work experience in Assurance
• 0-2 years post-qualification experience with either
  • Mid-or top-tier accounting firm focused on external or Assurance reviews
  • MNC or larger domestic Indian companies, preferably within a Shared ServiceEnvironment

Ideally, you'll also have

• Proficiency in MS - Office and Outlook.
• Interest in business and commerciality.

What we look for

• A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learnnew things in this fast-moving environment
• An opportunity to be part of a market-leading, multi-disciplinary team in the onlyintegrated global assurance business worldwide.
• Opportunity to work with EY GDS Assurance practices globally with leading businessesacross a range of industries