Assurance - Part Qualified Senior - Glasgow/Edinburgh

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

As an auditor at EY, you will provide independent verification of our clients’ compliance with accounting principles. By doing so, you play a meaningful role in helping businesses accurately reflect their financial picture. In return, you can expect leading class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations.

We are expanding our Scotland Audit teams with vacancies in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Your key responsibilities:

• Leading fieldwork, managing performance and keeping engagement leaders updated on audits.
• Accurately reporting on financial statements and providing meaningful insights into accounting and reporting matters.
• Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas to increase your technical and business skills.
• Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions.
• Constantly developing your understanding of current market trends and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues.
• Understanding our clients’ unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues.
• You’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries.
• You will face career challenges that will take you into exciting new professional territory.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Experience delivering and reporting on external audits.
• Partly qualified as a chartered accountant e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW.
• Non-financial services industry exposure.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Sector experience in one or more of the following: Oil & Gas; Energy; Power & Utilities; Retail; Transportation; Aviation; Supply Chain & Logistics; Consumer Goods.
• Knowledge of current market issues in the UK.
• Experience using SOX 404 and applying UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Project management or team leadership experience.
• The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and a collaborative approach to management.

What we look for:

We’re interested in people with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so we look for people who will take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes.

What working at EY offers:

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.

We offer a competitive remuneration package. 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:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. Apply now.

Please note: Prior to finalizing 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.

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