Assistant Manager

Job Title: Assistant Manager - Global Reporting Centre of Excellence Global Reporting Centre of Excellence

General Information
Location: Dublin
Business Area: UKI Assurance
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Global Reporting Centre of Excellence (COE) works with the world’s largest multinational companies to transform their global statutory reporting and audit processes. We deliver innovative technology, data analytics solutions and provide value to clients and global audit teams by helping them to develop their long-term global reporting and audit strategies.

We are a team of 100+ professionals, headquartered in our Dublin office who operate globally with clients and EY audit teams worldwide. We are a diverse mix of people with different backgrounds from multinational finance and audit. We have brought together audit, accountancy, technology and analytics skillsets together in one team to solve the complex challenges of multinational reporting and audit.

Role overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join this fast-growing service line within EY Assurance. We are seeking an assistant manager to join our experienced team in our Dublin office. The assistant manager role works with EY’s largest and most complex global audit clients and helps build EY’s relationships with client leadership and global audit teams.

To succeed, you will need strong inter-personal and communication skills, a client-centric mindset, and a disruptive entrepreneurial spirit.

As an assistant manager within the COE, you will be responsible for fostering and developing exceptional client experiences, identifying opportunities to transform our client’s statutory reporting process and playing a key role in building a strong team.

Day to day activity in this role

• Program management leader overseeing the work of all global audit teams of the world’s largest companies
• Drive resolution of challenges that arise in the statutory audit process on a timely basis, acting as the lead client relationship manager for EY
• Manage a cross-border team and leverage EY technology to deliver a highly connected, responsive global audit to your clients
• Manage large teams in Dublin and in our Global Delivery Services Center based in India, actively coaching and developing team members
• Using processes developed in the COE, provide insights to the client and global audit team, identifying opportunities to enhance the quality and efficiency of the statutory audit process
• Proactively seek to understand client challenges and leverage relationships in EY to deliver innovative solutions
• Provide market insights to clients and to global audit teams about the latest global trends in statutory reporting and audit
• Partner with our dedicated data analytics team to drive innovation and optimization of EY’s global statutory audit strategy through data enablement, capture, automation, robotics, and deployment of data analytics at scale
• Partner with EY’s sustainability and non-financial reporting specialists to address the global audit client’s needs in terms of knowledge management and assurance services within the ESG and non-financial reporting space
• Identify opportunities to expand and enhance the COE’s suite of products and services to clients and global audit teams
• Management of the economics on your client portfolio

Required skills and experience

• Strong inter-personal skills and executive presence matched with an ability to communicate at a senior leadership level
• Demonstrate comfort and ability in presenting complex topics
• Ability to foster, maintain and grow relationships across internal and client stakeholders
• Exceptional entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to challenge the status quo
• Preferably a Qualified Accountant - e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA qualified
• Minimum of 4-5 years’ relevant experience in practice or industry
• A good understanding of multi-national group and statutory audit models
  
  

About EY

As a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Transaction and Advisory Services, we’re using the finance products, expertise, and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. 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.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive benefits 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 and coaching 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.
  
  

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Hybrid Working
• Pension/Discounted Health Insurance
• Web Doctor
• Purchase of Additional Annual Leave
• Free Gym Membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Referral Bonuses & Recognition Awards
• Tech MBA paid by EY
  
  

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.

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career  journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.
  
  

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

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. That’s Why, EY.

Apply now.