Financial Services Audit Manager - Banking and Capital Markets - Edinburgh or Glasgow

Job description

Financial Services Audit Manager – Banking and Capital Markets, Edinburgh / Glasgow

From small businesses to some of the world’s 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. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex audit procedures across the Financial Services industry.

 

The opportunity

You’ll help our clients meet their reporting requirements by accurately reporting on financial statements and providing meaningful insights into accounting and reporting matters. In return, you can expect world-class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations. You’ll 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

·  Deliver value to the client by providing knowledge, ideas and solutions for improving the business, assess legal implications. 
·  Secure and enhance relationships with senior client management. 
·  Assign teams that will meet and exceed the clients' expectations in standards of service and client care. 
·  Develop and maintain an appropriate external network of business contacts. 
·  Demonstrate professionalism and capability in all interactions with the client. 
·  Ensure engagements are executed in accordance with the firm's methodologies and guidance, professional standards, and local legal and regulatory requirements. 
·  Ensure the technical correctness and presentational standard of all client deliverables. 
·  Approve engagement budgets and agree fees, where appropriate. 
·  Lead and coordinate the planning and management of assignments in an effective and efficient manner. 
·  Manage the delivery of other services to designated clients, where appropriate. 
·  Liaise with other service lines and other audit managers to ensure efficient utilisation of knowledge and resources to deliver services.

 

Skills and attributes for success

·  Counsel, coach and mentor staff. 
·  Appraise staff in a constructive and timely manner and ensure all team members do the same. 
·  Manage the execution of the Professional Development Plans of his or her people to build their careers. 
·  Ensure that the engagement partner is informed about important audit or accounting issues on a timely basis.

 

To qualify for the role you must have

·  Minimum of 5 years’ work experience as an Auditor in a Public accounting firm with at least one year experience operating at Manager level
·  ACA/CA/ACCA qualified or international equivalent
·  Experience leading the planning, execution and reporting on audits in the Financial Services sector
·  Significant experience in Financial Services e.g. Banking or Insurance
·  Ability to demonstrate successful management of a number of major clients / projects
·  Strong communication and team management skills

 

Ideally, you’ll also have

·  Working knowledge of IFRS
·  Knowledge of current market issues in the Financial Services sector in the UK
·  PCAOB experience would be a distinct advantage

 

What we look for
We’re 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 you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers 
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

·  Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
·  Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
·  The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

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.

Please note: Prior to finalising your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!

About EY
We’re building the workplace of the future at EY – a place that’s smarter, more inclusive, more dynamic and more flexible. We're embracing change and helping our clients to adapt - to create more inclusive economic growth. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. 

Apply now.

 

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