Associate - Assurance Financial & Accounting

About EY

EY is a global leader in assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax services. Their insights and quality services help build trust and confidence in the world's capital markets and economies. They develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on their promises to their stakeholders.

Your role

Assurance’s purpose is to inspire confidence and trust to enable a complex world to work. They do so by protecting and serving the public interest, promoting transparency, supporting investor confidence and economic growth and fostering talent to provide future business leaders. We help clients by: 

• Ensuring their accounts comply with the requisite audit standards 
• Providing a robust and clear perspective to audit committees and 
• Providing critical information for stakeholders. 

The Service Offerings include External Audit, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS), IFRS & US GAAP conversion, IPO and other public offering, Corporate Treasury - IFRS 9 accounting & implementation support etc. 

Your key responsibilities

Technical excellence

• Perform basic investment operations tasks including processing of transactions, filling forms, basic accounting operations, updating key client information, addressing queries etc.
• Checking for completeness requirements and review of key operational aspects in the assigned process.
• Ensure process steps, checklists and controls are rigorously adhered to the best practices governing the process.
• Communicate and engage with key stakeholders including Deal and Client Service teams, other Middle & Back Office teams for efficient client-servicing and documentation requirements.
• Analyse key inputs into and out of the investment operations process; take appropriate decisions based on the process steps and operating procedures and immediately highlight issues before they become critical.
• Support managerial team with the required information and data in the form of reports and dashboards whenever required in the appropriate format.
• Make sure day-to-day deliverables are met without introducing any new risks while performing them.
• Use your analytical and problem-solving abilities to quickly identify and help resolve issues that may arise in day-to-day tasks.

Training & development

They will introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career. 

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. 
• Success as defined by you: They provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. 
• Transformative leadership: They give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. 

Salary & benefits

The annual salary for this role can range from INR 3.3 to INR 4.0 LPA. (Source: Ambition Box). Listed below are some benefits:

• Soft skill training
• Cafeteria
• Team outings
• Job training
• Free food
• Gymnasium
• Free transportation.

Career progression

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. With energy, drive, and imagination, there’s no limit to where your career can go. As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover the tools, culture, and opportunities to help personalize your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are.

Work-life balance

Work days are usually from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings. This role is considered flexible and will be a mix of working from the office and home depending on your preferences and the arrangements determined by your future manager.

Culture & vibe

EY is one of the best places for fresh graduates to begin their careers. Its work atmosphere is friendly, relaxed, and innovation-friendly. This recipe will boost employees' productivity and enable them to learn and grow professionally. 

About you

The requirements for the role are as follows:

Qualification

• MBA from well-known Management & Business schools/ institutes within India
• Demonstrably good academic record and any project experience gained while learning is an additional plus.
• Any certifications complementing your learning including technology skills and basic proficiency working with MS-Office suite of applications.

Experience

• Problem-solving skills: with the ability to prioritize multiple and competing tasks with strong attention to detail.
• Be proactive and feel empowered to ask the right questions striving for a goal-oriented mindset in the resolution of issues and creating opportunities for improvement.
• Acquire a continuous improvement mindset, lookout for opportunities for process improvements.
• Participate in system driven process improvement projects, strive to maintain subject matter expert standards while negotiating and liaising with technology teams and other key business stakeholders.
• Complete and acquire requisite on-the-job trainings and demonstrate proficiency utilizing the available tools and enablers.

How to apply

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