MENA FAAS - Consultant

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Position Summary

Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provides advisory services including Accounting and regulatory support for accounting change and special matters, accounting processes and controls support.

We are looking for a professional to join EY FAAS, having expertise across the FAAS solutions and specifically for engagements related to Accounting and Book keeping.

Previous experience in accounting firms will be an added advantage. He/she should be competent to support a clients and work at different time zones and be responsible for the timeliness and quality of the work as per EY Global Standards for our FAAS team. While the Staff will be based out of our Cochin office, the individual will be responsible for supporting EY practices and clients across the MENA Market. Also, the individual will be required to travel to other countries (short-term/long term) for executing the client engagements.

Primary Responsibilities

The Staff will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Execute the following FAAS solutions using Global service delivery framework:
  • Financial Accounting & Book keeping,
  • Finance Processes
  • Regulation, Governance and Financing
• Supporting engagement planning, budgeting, execution and management
• Participating in meetings and interviews with client personnel
• Ensure quality in delivering client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, informing Supervisors of engagement status
• Follow through on client requests in a timely fashion, and manage expectations regarding the timing of deliverables and reports
• Demonstrate a good understanding of accounting concepts stay informed of professional standards and firm policies and effectively apply this knowledge to moderately difficult and/or complex client situations
• Receive direction from the Manager, Senior Manager and Partner
• Supporting the development and management of the relationships with external and internal (EY) clients
• Supporting other ad-hoc internal initiatives geared towards improving our group's efficiency, effectiveness and integration with other service lines

Qualifications, skills and experience

To qualify, candidates must have:

• BCom,/ MCom graduates
• Knowledge in relation to the following services/solutions (at least three):
  • Financial Statement preparation
  • Drafting and designing accounting policies
  • Accounting and Book keeping
  • Consolidation and Compilation support
  • Financial statement close process support
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Good listening skills, inquisitive nature, intellectual curiosity and self-starter qualities
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex information in a concise and clear manner
• Ability to interface with all levels of management (EY and clients)
• Experience working on multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% to 80% of the time

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