UKI Assurance - Audit Associate - Luton

Job description

UKI Assurance - Audit Associate - Luton

 

Are you good at seeing the bigger picture? Then join EY for experiences that will last a lifetime.

There has never been a better time to join EY. We are growing, winning new clients across all of our service lines and offering unrivalled opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge in a collegiate, flexible working environment.

We have ambitious goals for 2020. Globally, we want to be #1 or #2 in professional services and be the best brand. To achieve this, our teams need to perform at the highest level, and have a relentless focus on delivering the excellent client service that will help us to continue to grow and become the market leader. In this context, your career will develop and grow.

As an Audit Associate at EY, your main aim will be to provide independent verification of our clients’ compliance with accounting principles. By doing so, you will play an important role in helping businesses accurately reflect their financial picture and, in turn, protect the financial markets.

As an audit professional here you will be part of a multidisciplinary team focused on providing services to your clients as they respond to regulatory reform, manage the capital life cycle and improve business operations.

What you will do:
·  Take ownership for the delivery of high quality audit work
·  Perform audit procedures in complex areas, developing your technical competence.
·  Deliver excellent service, as the primary day-to-day contact for the client.
·  Assist the execution of technical audit areas
·  Demonstrate professional scepticism and compliance with our risk management and independence policies
·  Demonstrate knowledge of primary accounting frameworks, related financial reporting matters and applying our Global Audit Methodology to perform engagements in accordance with auditing and assurance standards
·  Develop yourself through seeking and offering on-the-job coaching and knowledge sharing
·  Challenge yourself to use new audit approaches, tools and enablers and drive efficiencies through effective project management
·  Build strong credibility through displaying relevant insight and business acumen in discussions with clients and applying technical competence
·  Build relationships across other EY service lines and seek opportunities to work together for the benefit for our clients

Experience/Qualifications Required:

You will have knowledge and experience in  the below :

·  Commenced a formal professional accounts qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent)
·  Proven experience in working within large external audit and assurance engagements (FTSE 100 ideal)
·  Experience working in revenue teams
·  Excellent technical expertise with proven audit experience in one of the following: Technology, Media or Telecoms.
·  Honours degree qualified (or equivalent)

 
Salary - Competitive

Opening Date - 16th January 2018

Closing Date - 15th February 2018

Multiple Positions available

Location - Luton

 
Who we are

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.