Custom Analytics - Senior Associate 1 at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Skills and attribute for success

• Customer centric solution mindset
• Strong analytical skills and logical thinking is a mandatory requirement
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English
• Ability to present yourself in a competent and professional manner to clients always
• Active participation and proactive attitude to service delivery
• Ability to prioritise competing responsibilities
• Demonstrate lateral thinking skills
• Demonstrate a broad approach to problem solving
• Ability to work efficiently and meet all deadlines
• Ability to support management and junior staff 
• Ability to work efficiently in teams
• Show enthusiasm towards learning
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Independent, self-motivator

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Preferred degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years working experience in data analytics or business intelligence or related
• Understanding of the use of information communication technology (ICT) in enabling businesses and production of financial statements
• Have business acumen and the ability to design analytical solutions to business problems
• Understand business processes and how to analyse from a data point of view
• Understand different database types (relational databases/NoSQL etc.) and the ability to analyse relationships between data
• Have experience with writing and analysing data using analytical toolsets and or related languages
• Have the ability to absorb and learn new technologies as determined by our changing business and client’s requirements
• Should be able to understand the fundamentals of programming
• Experience and understanding of how to visualise data to answer specific questions
• Be proficient in Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience working for a professional services firm
• Experience working with external audit
• Understand of basic business processes, financial statement close process and related systems