Job Description

The opportunity
Executive \xe2\x80\x93 NON-FS \xe2\x80\x93 Assurance \xe2\x80\x93 Financial Accounting Advisory Services
Location : Chennai
Assurance: Assurance\xe2\x80\x99s purpose is to inspire confidence and trust to enable a complex world to work. We do so by protecting and serving the public interest, promoting transparency, supporting investor confidence and economic growth and nurturing talent to provide future business leaders . We help clients by : 1) Ensuring their accounts comply with the requisite audit standards 2) Providing a robust and clear perspective to audit committees and 3) Providing critical information for stakeholders.
Our 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.
Financial and Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS): EY\xe2\x80\x99s FAAS team helps in determining, monitoring and disclosing financial and non-financial insights for your stakeholders. FAAS addresses the CFO\xe2\x80\x99s agenda and provides CFOs, controllers, treasurers and review committees with insight and services to support compliance with evolving financial requirements and help provide transparency and trust in reporting to support better decision-making. We also help to support finance functions with robust financial data analytics and innovation through our tools.
Our services cover a wide range of accounting and reporting, transaction accounting, treasury, and corporate governance services that can make your clients\' business meet changing market conditions, demands for greater transparency and changing regulatory requirements. We do this by providing innovative support to inspire confidence while addressing reporting challenges that stem from the changing economic and regulatory environment.
Your key responsibilities Technical excellence

• Manage / execute FAAS projects, develop and implement solutions
• Identify and develop business opportunities; manage accounts

• Ability to explain complex accounting and financial reporting issues simply
• Advisory mindset, ability to develop solutions for the client with support from technical subject matter experts
• Specific financial reporting experience in at least one of the following:

• Transactions (acquisitions, carve outs, demergers, restructuring)
• Preparation for IPO including listing rules in India/UK/US
• Complex consolidation structure in an MNC environment including implementation of ERP/consolidation IT system
• Tax planning and complex structures
• Developing and delivering technical training
• Specific financial reporting topics: revenue recognition; financial instruments; off-balance sheet financing; consolidation and SPEs; banking; insurance;

• Regular travel will be required as you will be meeting with key clients

To qualify for the role you must have

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  A qualified CA (or equivalent e.g. CPA/ICAEW/ACCA)
• Good academic record (1st/2nd time passes for ICAI or equivalent)
• Strong IGAAP and/or IFRS and/or US GAAP financial reporting experience in complex/large companies, most likely in audit/advisory/transaction vertical or MNC finance/M&A environment
• 1-3 years of relevant post qualification experience

Skills and attributes for success
Creating Better Working World for Business by - Being Progressive Sets the highest standards expected of our profession, manages risk and provide quality results in a commercially viable way, embracing new revenue and pricing models
Being Innovative Co-creates better, faster, smarter ways of working; collaborates widely within EY organization and externally to harness diverse thinking, experiment, create new solutions and maximize/improve existing EY products, services and processes
Being Commercial Sets the highest standards expected of our profession, manages risk and provide quality results in a commercially viable way, embracing new revenue and pricing models
Creating Better Working World for Clients by - Staying Connected Digitally engage, bring all of EY knowledge and EY client business together into one cohesive ecosystem to build trust and enrich relationships
Staying Proactive Actively listen, be highly responsive and proactively bring innovative ideas that inspire EY clients
Staying Insightful Become a trusted advisor, ask better questions to bring bold insights to EY clients
Creating Better Working World for Teams by - Inspiring Paints a compelling vision of the future, leverages story-telling and rallies others with passion and purpose
Belonging Establishes an inclusive, open and safe environment where people are aligned around a shared purpose, feel free to be themselves and are valued for their differing identities, perspectives and talents
Teaming Brings together a diverse mix; plays to each other\xe2\x80\x99s strengths, coaches, collaborates and builds trust in a courageous manner to achieve collective goals
Creating a Better Working World by exhibiting \xe2\x80\x93 Curiosity Is a continuous learner, leads with questions, reflects and listens for the art of the possible to spark bold new insights
Well-being Is mindful and fully present; maintains personal wellbeing to sustain positive energy and fuel resilience
Agility Embraces change and through self-awareness, adapts behavior in diverse contexts
Quality and Risk Compliance

• Develops and embraces technical excellence in increasingly complex areas and improves quality through proactively asking for guidance.
• Meets mandatory compliance, learning and other professional requirements

Ideally you\xe2\x80\x99ll also be

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  Entrepreneurial - Being empowered to lead, being innovative and encouraged to take ownership to create a lasting impact.
• Intellectually stimulating - Getting opportunities to work on challenging assignments with premier clients and learn from the best minds in the industry.
• Digitally transforming - Being prepared to aid businesses become fit for the digital world through technology enabled innovation and alliances.
• Socially responsible - Making a difference by supporting communities to make
  the world a better place
• Pursuing passions beyond work - Encouraged to actively pursue passions beyond work.

What we look for
People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. You should possess excellent communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills. The role expects you to be flexible, adaptable, and creative, with willingness to travel.
What we offer
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.
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
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. Apply now.