Junior Auditor - Brussels - October 2021 (Sector focus: Industries)

Job description

Assurance professionals play a vital role in the economy by providing companies, investors and regulators with expert, independent advice about the validity of financial statements and other critical information or processes. We work closely with our clients, analyzing their business, understanding their strengths and weaknesses, identifying areas requiring improvement and we employ that knowledge to create added value for our clients using the latest audit technology. 

The opportunity

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

Our audit teams work with many of the world’s leading and fastest growing companies, as well as with family-owned businesses and startups active in a variety of industries (included but not limited to automotive, government and public sector, consumer products, media and entertainment, oil and gas, power and utilities and technology). The audit process is usually organized into 2 phases: 

 
Interim Audit Phase
 

•Understand the clients business

•Interview clients & analyze business processes

•Identify & asses risks and their potential influence on financial statements

•Internal control

 
Final Audit Phase

 

•Audit of accounting & financial reporting information

•Analyze financial statements

•Using our EY Audit methodology

•Make an informed decision about the validity of financial statements

•Inventory stocks to validate inventory quantities

Skills and attributes for success
 
•You are a true teamplayer with a healthy sense of autonomy
•You have an analytical mindset
•You are curious and critical
•You are client-oriented and stress-resistant

 
To qualify for the role you must have 

 
We recruit and develop auditors with intellectual curiosity, strong analytical skills and creativity, and attention to detail that allow us to look beyond the numbers and help our clients to address complex problems. More concretely, we are looking for the following profiles:

 

·  You will graduate this year as a Master in (Applied) Economics, Business Engineering or Commercial Sciences or as a Bachelor Accountancy - Taxation. You are fluent in Dutch and/or French and have an excellent written and spoken knowledge of English;
·  You are a born team player, critical, curious and results-oriented;
·  You are willing to follow trainings in order to become a licensed auditor (IBR – IRE);
·  You are available to start in October 2021 in Diegem (Brussels), Antwerp or Ghent

 
What working at EY offers 

·  An attractive renumeration package (competitive salary, net allowances and extensive fringe benefits: low emission hybrid company car with fuel card, health insurance, pension plan);
·  Flexible working arrangements where we help you achieve a healthy work-life balance;
·  A wide range of learning- and grow opportunities, both on technical matters as on soft skills;
·  An environment that has already obtained the Great place to work award® for 5 times;
·  A supportive network through mentorship and buddy-programs;
·  Our EY in motion internal sports program;
·  An inclusive environment regardless your race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.

 

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. This is what makes us different and renders working here a unique, lifetime experience.