Audit Director at Ernst & Young

Description :
Audit Director is a key position in an office and your main objective is to manage a portfolio of low risk clients reporting to the office managing partner. This is a quasi-partner position in terms of risk management and signing authority, managing client relationships, maximise fee opportunities and recovery from portfolio and development of people. Your client responsibilities: • Deliver value to the client by providing knowledge, ideas and solutions for improving the business. • Secure and enhance relationships with senior client management. • Assign teams that will meet and exceed the clients' expectations in standards of service and client care. • Develop and maintain an appropriate external network of business contacts. • Demonstrate professionalism and competence in all interactions with the client. • Be recognized as a leader and a role model in the business unit. Your people responsibilities - as a team leader you will: • Counsel, coach and mentor staff. • Appraise staff in a constructive and timely manner and ensure your team members do the same. • Manage the execution of the Professional Development Plans of your people to build their careers. • Live EY shared cultures and values at all times and encourage team members to do the same. • Manage a team of between 10-15 people including managers, seniors and staff. Operational Excellence: • Ensure engagements are executed in accordance with EY Global Audit Methodology, professional standards, and local legal and regulatory requirements. • Review work in accordance with the firm's policies on a timely basis and in a thorough and constructive manner. • Lead and coordinate the planning and management of assignments in an effective and efficient manner. • Ensure the technical correctness and presentational standard of all client deliverables. • Manage risk to the firm by adhering to the risk management policies and procedures and ensuring significant risks are identified. • Liaise with other service lines to ensure efficient utilisation of knowledge and resources to deliver services. • Manage the delivery of other services to designated clients, where appropriate. • Manage a stand-alone business unit with responsibility for the unit achieving its financial targets • Responsible for, or a significant influence over, recruitment, promotions, and termination.

Job Skills :
We are looking for the candidates with the following: • A qualified accountant - ideally ACA, CPA, ACCA with IFRS and ISA experience • At least 5 years proven track record as an Audit Manager. • Experience of managing a team that delivers solutions to clients, and managing a budget. • A mature and flexible personality and the ability to build and work with teams. • Strong presentation skills • Experience in a Big Four professional services firm would be an advantage. • Entry from Non-Big 4 Firm: Partner or Audit Director level • Entry from Big 4 Firm: Audit Director or Senior Manager

Career Level :
Executive/Director

Company Profile :
Ernst & Young organization help companies in businesses across all industries — from emerging growth companies to global powerhouses — deal with a broad range of business issues. Our 114,000 people in 140 countries around the globe pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality and professionalism to provide clients with a broad array of services relating to audit and risk-related services, tax, and transactions.