Audit Manager: Financial Services Banking: Credit at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

As part of our External Audit team, you’ll experience ongoing professional development through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Sound interesting? Well, this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime

Client responsibilities 

• Audit significant lending, credit risk management and impairment estimation processes of financial services companies
• Work closely with EY modelling, valuation, IT and economics specialists   
• Implement leading data and analytics-based audit tools and approaches in the execution of audits
• Assist partners with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships
• Manage engagement economics and communicate significant issues to partners and clients
• Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
• Execute complex audit engagements, manage risk and apply professional scepticism
• Apply complex risk management policies and procedures on engagements with an understanding of global and local independence rules
• Enhance EY’s brand positioning through strong external relationships across a network of existing and future clients
• Provide strategic and relevant insight, connectedness and responsiveness to all clients
• Participate as a reviewer in the Audit Quality Review process
• Explain our audit work in connection with internal or external inspections (regulator, AQR, peer review) 

Qualifications and Experience

• CA(SA)
• Banking and credit risk process experience
• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
• Experience of the entire audit process
• Compliance with regulatory requirements
• 3 -4  years post articles Audit experience

Technical skills requirements

• Five years to eight years of relevant work experience preferred
• Strong understanding of IFRS, including IFRS 9 and IFRS 7
• Detailed understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies
• Understanding of Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM) procedures
• Compliance with and understanding of regulatory requirements

Additional skills requirements

• Track record with a blue-chip audit firm
• Professional accountancy qualification
• Strong academic record including a degree