Career Opportunities at Ernst & Young (EY) -19 Positions

Your key responsibilities:

This candidate will be required to participate in both internal and external audit services. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Financial Audit IT Integration – Execution of IT related audit procedures (including IT related procedures beyond ITGCs) in support of financial statement audits and reporting on internal controls over financial reporting (integrated and non-integrated audits).
• Internal Controls Attestations – Focus on providing an opinion on management’s assertion over business processes and controls including IT General Controls.
• Work with the engagement team and client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and which addresses the risks inherent in the engagement.
• Brief the audit team on the client's IT environment and industry IT trends.
• Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and the value to be delivered.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations.
• Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Understand Ernst & Young and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to bring value to clients.
• Generate new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions to present to internal and external clients.
• Play an active role in resource management, team development and training related activities.
• Demonstrate excellent practice management skills and motivate the team members to consistently apply them.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience (post-graduation) working as an auditor for a public accounting firm or have equivalent systems/technology experience to meet special needs
• Extensive experience in IT Audit methodologies relating to financial statement audits as well as internal IT audits
• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Commerce, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or another relevant program.
• Possess relevant accounting / audit designation(s)  (e.g. CPA, CIA, and/or CISA).
• Proven ability to teach and develop junior staff increasing their knowledge base related to IT auditing.
• A strong understanding of the requirements and equivalent legislation as it relates to IT Controls
• Experience in providing Service organization control (SOC 1 & SOC 2) reporting
• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated, committed self-starter
• Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A high level of motivation, strong work ethic and self-starting attitude.

What we look for

• We’re interested in intellectually curious people with a genuine passion for cybersecurity. If you have the confidence in both your presentation and technical abilities to grow into a leading expert here, this is the role for you.

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Your key responsibilities include but not limited to

• Provide oversight for and management of the development and implementation of sustainable, repeatable, reliable and cost-effective financial processes to meet emerging and future business requirements of the client
• Lead proposals related to our offerings and take them successfully to clients 
• Leading projects that ensure high quality advisory and consulting services to major clients, preferably with a practical approach as learned during working in the business 
• Creating / contributing to the creation of new services, tools and materials to be more successful on the market
• Achievement of ambitious targets for growth, utilization, and operational excellence and consistent implementation of EY policies and tools to enable these priorities while supporting the engagement of our people
• Involvement in people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training professionals and act as a role model
• Active participation in the creation and maintenance of an environment that enables the team to manage delivery effectively and achieve the highest quality
• Maintain relationships with the client’s management in order to manage the expectations of service
• Experience with finance functions – ‘Record to report’, ‘Procure to pay’ and ‘Order to cash’ processes involving account reconciliations, Journals, Transaction matching, Variance analysis, intercompany and Fixed assets accounting / management
• Conduct workshops with clients to perform current state As-Is process assessment and design & optimize Future state processes as per leading practices & industry benchmarks
• Identify process improvement opportunities using automation, technology upgradation & process standardization
• Create L1-L5 “As-Is” and “To-Be” process mapping using tools such as ARIS, IBM Blueworks and Visio
• Experience in process mining tools such as Celonis and other tools like Alteryx
• Experience in SAP (FICO) and having BPM expertise
• Design KPIs and Control frameworks for O2C, P2P and R2R processes 
• Design Finance Operating model to improve efficiency and service delivery
• Strong accounting skills and understands financial reports and statements
• Knowledge on Financial Consolidation, Cost Allocation, Finance Planning and Budgeting Processes
• Working knowledge of GBS / SSC setup engagements
• Should have knowledge of activities in financial close of an organisation for month / Quarter / Annual close periods
• Good Knowledge on ledger and sub-ledger systems; technical know-how of SAP ERP / HANA, Oracle GL (good to have)
• Translate business requirements to technical language and model (good to have)
• Good experience in Chart of accounts (CoA) design
• Managing/ supervising teams of people on project work
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure
• Open to travel (Domestic & International)

Skills and attributes for success

• Consulting experience is a good to have
• IFRS Certification is a good to have
• Confident & professional communication style
• Proficiency in English (oral and written)
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization
• Capability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Strong analytical skills as well as excellent problem-solving skills for interpreting the IFRS standards

To qualify for the role, you must have

• CA, CFA, CPA, MBA OR Master’s in business administration in Finance
• 10+ years of work experience in Accounting Regulation Change and IFRS Implementation projects (Recent/Ongoing Implementations such as IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16 and IFRS 17)
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Exposure to tools like ERP, HFM, Visio, ARIS, BlueWorks, Celonis, Alteryx, etc.
• Project management skills, IFRS Implementation / IFRS Reporting Experience
• Finance Transformation, GBS/SSC Setup

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Qualifications

You’ll help our clients meet their reporting requirements by providing an objective and independent examination of their financial statements. In addition, you will conduct timely and constructive discussions with the management on accounting and reporting matters and provide a robust and clear perspective to audit committees. In doing so, you play an important role in providing services to clients such as responding to regulatory reforms, managing capital life cycle and improving business operations.

Skills and attributes for success

• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating team members on progress  
• Contribute ideas/opinions to the assurance teams and listen/respond to other assurance team members' views 
• Demonstrate professionalism and competence in the audit client's environment. 
• Integrity within a professional environment 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

To qualify for the role you must have

• CA(SA) with no more than 6 -8 years of post-articles experience
• Strong leadership abilities
• Preferably with client experience from:
• Consumer Products & Retail 
• Automotive

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Strong analytical skills 
• Good project management skills 

What we look for

• Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.  

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Your key responsibilities

• Lead and guide on determining the right architectures for large scale cloud transformation projects including supporting the response to client proposals and bids.
• Develop proof of concepts and make recommendations on best practice reference architectures including on re-platforming or re-architecting applications.
• Lead the discovery, assessment, planning and delivery of applications as they migrate to the cloud.
• Build deep relationships and trust with various customer technical communities including CIO/CTO/Architecture Leads.
• Work with our Industry teams at EY to ensure Cloud is infused into broader EY solutions. Work closely with relevant groups in Technology Alliances.

Qualifications

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree ideally in technology (Business with MIS, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems)
• 10+ years of work experience in technical leadership roles at a consulting/professional services company, cloud provider or customer environment in Enterprise.
• Delivered exceptional client value through assessing current application landscape, recommending and delivering future state cloud architectures.
• Provide a new perspective to tough technical challenges and crafting solutions. Capturing best practices and sharing with clients/team.
• Deep subject matter expertise in 1-2 areas that’s a technology passion such as infrastructure modernization, data management, application development, data and analytics, security and compliance, networking, SRE, migration and program management.
• Hands on experience in at least one of the following platforms: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Services, VMWare, large Open Source environments.
• Relevant cloud Certifications with a major cloud provider such as Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• Solid practical experience of scripting and automation languages and tools e.g. with Python. Also, Linux and Windows OS.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills (CIO/CTO/Head of Enterprise Architecture).
• Confidence to lead meetings with client sponsors, management, and individual contributors.
• Availability for up to 80% travel across Europe.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in common programming/scripting languages such as Java, Python, Go, Ruby, SQL etc.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture Certifications in TOGAF, ITIL or similar.
• Leading and inspiring teams (directly or indirectly) on key technologies and best practices.
• Engagement with Enterprise customers across multiple countries and industries in a broader region responsibility.

Other Skills and attributes for success

• Leading team members in the development of applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate EY in the Cloud Technology market.
• Being proactive and driven to continually learn emerging technologies and business best practices.
• Developing long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.
• Interacting and communicating effectively with teammates, clients, stakeholders, and executives.
• Being visible in the market to promote new ideas in your domain and the excellence in cloud advisory services offered by EY.

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Job Description
Opportunity

• You will have the opportunity to support the Africa Assurance Leader and the leadership team in the implementation of the Global, EMEIA and Africa Assurance strategy, providing multi-level assistance in the execution of all aspects of our Next Wave strategy as well as gain exposure to all various parts of the business, acting as a shadow to the Africa Assurance Leader in many cases, and dealing with senior leaders in order to execute multiple projects. 
• You will be privy to strategic elements of the African Assurance business, and will experience leadership decision making processes firsthand.  You will be provided a talented person with exceptional opportunities for mentorship and coaching in leadership and networking skill, allowing you a diverse range of experiences.
• You will be presented with an outstanding opportunity for personal development, offering the chance to gain frequent exposure to strategic discussion making and projects, running of the Assurance business, and insight by senior leaders of the business.

Responsibility

• Ensure the Africa Assurance Leader has a high level of engagement with priority clients and co-ordinate a key client care programme
• Understand the professional services and Assurance environment and keep updated on the changes and challenges facing the profession. 
• Work closely with the Africa Assurance Leader and leadership team to develop and implement the Global, EMEIA & Africa Assurance strategy
• Responsible for Assurance engagement on behalf of the Africa Assurance leader, including communications, meetings, dinners, etc. This includes preparation of all materials, events and engagement activities.
• Responsible for working closely with the Internal Communications function to ensure all messaging aligns with strategic and leadership objectives and monitor quality of messages from the Africa Assurance leader to the Assurance business.
• Draft all confidential communications on behalf of the Africa Assurance Leader.
• Ensure all outputs from projects managed are of an excellent quality and consider change management implications of projects implemented.
• Provide ongoing support to Africa Assurance leadership and ensure the team runs smoothly and effectively.
• Develop a strong network across all levels of staff within the Assurance business.
• Identify and implement initiatives and projects relating to all parts of the Assurance strategy in a way that supports our key strategic objective of building a better working world.
• Project manage and offer operational and strategic support to the Africa Assurance Leader and leadership team on all Africa Assurance key priorities and initiatives on a project-by-project basis.
• Ensure management information is accessible and ensure its timely availability for reports/presentations.
• Arrange and coordinate Assurance leadership meetings and strategy sessions, including setting agendas, production of inputs, producing minutes and follow up actions from all meetings.
• Assist with the coordination of all meetings taking place in Africa by visiting Global / EMEIA Assurance delegates.
• Become involved in adhoc additional projects as required by the Africa Assurance Leader.
• Write presentations and reports for the Africa Assurance leader and leadership when required.
• Will work on a daily basis with and be counselled by the Africa Assurance Leader.  Will also be accountable to the Africa Assurance COO & Africa Assurance Markets Leader.

To qualify for this role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant experience, previous project management experience is desirable.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Problem solving / decision making
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong English-writing and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to build relationships at senior levels and to engender credibility in a short time frame.
• Highly organised with a practical and intellectual approach to problem solving.
• Project management expertise and thrives on large and frequently complex projects.
• Ability to understand the impact of issues on all areas of the business across Africa, and be able to implement solutions that consider the widest possible impact.
• Competent in understanding issues and have the confidence to deal with them without excessive intervention from leadership.
• Accurate and timely packaging and presentation of information, issues and management information.
• Confidence to challenge others as well as be challenged by senior partners.
• Ability to exercise absolute confidentially and discretion.

What we look for

• We're interested in individuals with an analytical mind that can apply critical thinking skills to resolve issues and strong knowledge around federal and state regulations as related to employment screening. ​You'll need to be agile, ready to learn and have a genuine interest in supporting our people and clients. ​

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Your key responsibilities 

We’ll look to you to take a holistic approach to the role, developing your skills and knowledge in multiple areas. That means you won’t just be working on pensions or insurance. You’ll add value beyond what’s traditionally expected by modeling risk in multiples areas, including pricing and data analysis. You’re likely to spend most of your day working on your projects, with occasional direct meetings with clients to monitor and discuss progress.  

Skills and attributes for success 

• Identifying the key levers that impact solvency ratios and return on equity to optimize our clients’ capital position 
• Modeling, documenting and preparing application files toward the Nation Bank of Belgium 
• Validating estimate models 
• Providing audit support for Solvency II and statutory reporting, including sample tests on Life Technical Provisions, IAS 19 and Pension funds 
• Acting as an actuarial professional, providing guidance on a wide range of areas, such as life and general insurance, investment, corporate finance, risk management and pensions 
• Further developing your team by coaching and mentoring a junior colleague  

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• 4+ years’ experience in the Life Insurance industry
• Qualified Actuary
• Strong experience in financial reporting (SAM/Solvency II, IFRS, EV, Economic Capital, Management reporting / Predictive modelling) 
• Commercial awareness, and understanding the dynamics of financial services 
• Be comfortable in applying judgement and sharing insight 
• People management and project lead experience

Ideally, you’ll also have 

• The executive presence and confidence to work with senior clients 
• A global mindset with an appreciation of how organizations must respond to new risks that the forces of globalization bring  

What we look for 

• More than anything, we’re interested in people with the right attitude for the job! That’s naturally entrepreneurial people that feed on the energy of a thriving global team. You’ll need a balance of technical and analytical skills, a creative approach to work and strong communication skills. Put simply, if you’ve got big ideas on how we can do better, as well as the confidence to voice them, this role is for you.  

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The opportunity

You’ll work alongside respected industry professionals, learning about and using the latest tools and techniques to identify and overcome some of the most relevant and pressing security issues in the world. It’s a highly specialized area, where you’ll learn highly sought-after technical skills, all while developing your relationship management abilities – often by working directly on-site with our clients.

Your key responsibilities

• You will work alongside the Executive Cyber team to bring vision, innovation and execution to the EY technical solutions through a series of ongoing initiatives.  Our security professionals possess diverse industry knowledge, along with unique technical expertise and specialized skills. The team stays highly relevant by servicing our client’s unique and challenging needs, attending and speaking at top security conferences around the world, sharing knowledge on a variety of topics with key industry groups, and taking best-in-industry training. The team frequently provides thought leadership and information exchanges through traditional and less conventional communications channels such as speaking at conferences, publishing white papers and blogging.
• As part of our Cybersecurity Consulting Executive team, you’ll assist clients in identifying potential threats, vulnerabilities, and deficiencies in their environments and aid them by bolstering their cybersecurity maturity and resilience.

Skills and attributes for success

• Lead and manage the EY Cyber Strategy & Architecture group
• Create, execute and monitor strategy for the Cyber Strategy & Architecture group.
• Be a part of the Cyber executive leadership and report to the Cyber South Africa partner.
• Collaborate with the Cyber Security Leadership to develop and update standards, procedures, guidelines, and leverage best practices
• Directly present to clients, generate sales and be able to manage consultative engagements end to end.
• Actively participate in hiring of new team members, adheres to policies and procedures, and create motivational strategies to drive quality performance
• Identify opportunities to grow and improve Cyber Strategy & Architecture services, providing detailed recommendations for service enhancements, new services, and products, as appropriate
• Generate new business opportunities by participating in market facing activities, executive briefings and developing thought leadership materials.
• Strong collaboration with EY senior executives, other key stakeholders and importantly other EY regional and global executives to co-establish, promote and drive the EY Cyber ecosystem.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Excellent teamwork, passion and drive to succeed – with real inspirational leadership.
• Managerial capabilities and experience to motivate a diverse group of individuals, strong interpersonal skills to foster a team environment, and the ability to create strategy, execute, monitor and implement action plans
• Previous supervisory experience in leading a Cyber Strategy or Security Architecture (or both) teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Expert understanding of common cybersecurity attack vectors, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures, leading practices in Cyber Transformation programs and Cyber Governance and Design
• Ability to build, lead, manage and motivate teams in a dynamic, mission-critical operations and cyber advisory environment
• Expert understanding of cyber regulatory universe (PCI, ISO27001/2, POPIA, SWIFT CSP etc)
• Manage customer relationships through resolving problems and following up on the status of projects
• Expert in Cyber Governance and Design, Cyber Solutions Architecture, Cyber Program Management, Information Security Management Systems
• Understanding of Attack & Penetration Testing / Ethical Hacking
• Experience of Application Security Risk Assessments
• Awareness of Big data analytics, dashboards, eGRC and behavioural analysis tools.
• Awareness and knowledge Cyber OT and IoT issues.
• Awareness of emerging Cyber trends

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline and 12+ years of experience in related field
• 8+ years of experience in leading Cyber teams
• 6+ years of relevant technical and business experience required
• Leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders
• Ability to be visionary, strategic, and tactical
• Has an established Cyber industry profile.
• Knowledge of current and emerging security standards, privacy regulations and security trends
• Ability to explain business principles of secure system designs in terms of business risk
• Strong networking and application knowledge
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Internationally recognized technical certifications in relevant areas (some e.g. CISM, CISSP, TOGAF, SABSA, CIPP/IT)
• Practical experience on customer service processes and solving issues
• Understanding of and experience in implementing the principles of best practice security as embodied in ISO27001, NIST, CIS etc
• Understanding of and experience in assessing clients against regulatory standards and in implementing compliance measures.
• Auditing experience would be an advantage

What we look for

• If you’re a natural leader, with a talent for motivating individuals, building relationships, and solving complex client problems, we’re interested in you. You’ll need to be ready to listen and confident in challenging the status quo. Top performers in this role will have strong experience contributing content to pursuits, collaboratively structuring work, managing teams, developing reusable collateral, and experience working with C-suite client executives. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve their full potential, this role is for you.

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Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Manager in TS&E you will be a vital member of the team managing client engagement teams, executing Transaction Strategy and Execution which support key decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value. You'll assist in identifying risks and issues related to integration planning, timelines, and functional areas and be responsible for fostering an open and inclusive work environment. Part of your role will also involve developing experience across a range of different type of engagements, including pre-deal (e.g. operational and carve-out planning) and post-deal (e.g. integration planning, tracking. Having a commercial mind-set is key to this consulting-based role. 

To qualify, candidates must have:

• A degree in business, finance, supply chain, engineering, computer science or related field
• Approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience
• Professional services / consulting experience: from a management consultancy, corporate finance firm or as an 'internal consultant' in a corporate environment
• Experience related to transactions (ideally due diligence, carve-out or integrations experience) or deep business operations
• Experience in re-engineering, cost optimisation, turnarounds or business integrations, with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Deep understanding of one or more core operational functions (IT, supply chain, finance, sales & mark etc.); related certification is a plus
• Experience in leading and managing in complex business environments
• Strong systems or technology understanding with ability to make detailed assessments thereof
• The ability to make detailed assessments of operations or manufacturing infrastructure
• The ability to determine risks and opportunity areas
• The ability to synthesize approaches to complex integration conflicts
• Be analytically strong, with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statements and understand the implications of findings to client strategy.
• The ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas
• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills

Skills and attributes for success 

• Ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of integrations, carve-outs, and other types of transaction engagements.
• Demonstrating excellent skills in project execution, including synergy assessment, project management, problem-solving, and facilitation.
• Developing excellent client relationships at the appropriate client level and being responsible for a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and work products.
• Assisting in business development activities including preparing presentations and attending pursuit meetings with clients to help sell work.
• Being responsible for fostering an open and inclusive work environment. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A dedication to teamwork

Ideally, you’ll also have

• The willingness and ability to travel.
• The commitment to staying abreast of cutting-edge industry knowledge and be able to quickly anticipate and respond to the issues of a networked and constantly changing global economy.

What we look for

• We’re interested in talented professionals with the ability to visualize our clients’ goals and think creatively to facilitate them – often in politically charged environments. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, and a genuine passion for taking on new challenges, this role is for you.

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As a Solution Architect, you will have depth in knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management which enable you lead and participate in enterprise solution implementations, including all project phases such as discovery, definition, build, test and deploy. You will be an integral part of the delivery team to ensure the solutions built for our clients meet their needs to help drive their success through various methods such as solution blueprints, design reviews and cross-workstream collaborations to provide a total solution.

Your key responsibilities   

• You will focus on the evaluation, design, customization and optimization of Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management; leveraging Power Platform-based solutions as needed. You will team with various EY groups with digital capabilities to pursue and deliver digital engagements and deliver solutions that will bring our client’s digital vision and strategy to life.   
• You'll work with the client to define their requirements, guide the team for any concept training and then you'll design the system architecture through team collaboration. You will provide guidance and oversight of data migration as well as any required customizations; reviewing functional design documents and working with the development team as needed to ensure that the customizations meet the client needs and follow Microsoft best practices. You will not need to be a developer, but you will need to understand technologies and development approaches, integration tools and LCS tools that can be leveraged throughout the implementation and impact that using any of those tools may have on the solution.

Skills and attributes for success  

Designs the solution architecture for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management to meet the identified customer business needs; leveraging other applications as-needed such as:

• Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management, with a focus in one or more of the following areas:
• Finance, Projects, Advanced Warehousing, Supply Chain, Discrete/Process/Lean Manufacturing
• Utilizes knowledge of Microsoft solutions to accurately estimate the effort required to deploy a configured system
• Actively collaborate and review functional design documents for required customizations
• Leads client discussions to review possible solutions to the business requirements presented, leveraging standard functionality where possible
• Coordinates across multidisciplinary teams and collaborates with functional analysts, architects, and developers, communicating requirements for a complete solution 
• Monitors the progress and quality of the project in collaboration with the project manager and project governance team

To qualify for the role you must have  

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Systems or related field (MBA a plus) or work history equivalent
• Successful candidates for this role typically have 7+ years of related work experience, and experience in system design or information systems
• Minimum of 5-year experience (or 5+ projects) implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and have hands-on experience with configuration and customizations
• Experience with other Power Platform applications is preferred 
• Familiar with relational database concepts  
• Self-starter and able to handle multiple tasks and priorities  
• Excellent communication, leadership and client development skills  
• Microsoft certifications a plus, but not required 

Ideally, you’ll also have  

• Degree emphasis in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, MIS, Mathematics desired; Master’s degree in one of these areas preferred  
• Certifications and prior consulting experience highly preferred 

What we look for  

• We’re interested in passionate leaders with a strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in the Digital and Emerging Technology space. If you have a strong passion for helping businesses achieve their digital strategy, this role is for you.   

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Your key responsibilities

You will work alongside the Executive Cyber team to bring vision, innovation and execution to the EY technical solutions through a series of ongoing initiatives.  Our security professionals possess diverse industry knowledge, along with unique technical expertise and specialized skills. The team stays highly relevant by servicing our client’s unique and challenging needs, attending and speaking at top security conferences around the world, sharing knowledge on a variety of topics with key industry groups, and taking best-in-industry training. The team frequently provides thought leadership and information exchanges through traditional and less conventional communications channels such as speaking at conferences, publishing white papers and blogging.

As part of our Cybersecurity Consulting Executive team, you’ll assist clients in identifying potential threats, vulnerabilities, and deficiencies in their environments and aid them by bolstering their cybersecurity maturity and resilience.

Skills and attributes for success

The EY Cyber Resilience Executive will also manage, mentor, and lead a team of cyber technical experts and through strategy formulation and execution provide inspirational leadership to this group. They will be responsible for continually improving customer experience, coach and develop the staff, achieve and exceed the quality metrics in a timely manner.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree plus approximately 5+ years of related work experience; or a graduate degree plus approximately 4+ years of related work experience, specifically within Payments (Card, ACH, Real Time Payments, Cross Border, Digital Currency), Network processing, Money Movement, Card Issuing and Processing, Treasury and/or Cash Management, or Merchant Acquiring.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing industry and deep content knowledge in the payments
• Demonstrated ability to manage and supervise a workstream through all phases of the project lifecycle
• Experience creating detailed project plans, managing tasks and deliverables against the plan, reviewing outputs, and providing feedback to team members

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Bachelor Degree in related discipline and 12+ years of experience in related field
• 8+ years of experience in leading Cyber Resilience teams
• 6+ years’ of relevant technical and business experience required
• Leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders
• Ability to be visionary, strategic, and tactical
• Has an established Cyber Resilience industry profile.
• Knowledge of current and emerging security standards, privacy regulations and security requirements
• Ability to explain business principles of secure system designs and Business Continuity Management in terms of business risk
• Strong business process, networking and application knowledge
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Internationally recognized technical certifications in relevant areas (e.g. MBCI)
• Practical experience on customer service processes and solving issues
• Understanding of and experience in implementing the principles of best practice security as embodied in ISO27001 and ISO22301
• Understanding of and experience in assessing clients against regulatory standards and in implementing compliance measures.
• Auditing experience would be an advantage

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The opportunity

EY is looking for a Microsoft Delivery Lead (Senior Manager/Director) to join our team. This is a technical role managing the Implementation team to ensure the timely delivery of quality solutions to clients’ while ensuring that the financial goals of the organization from the projects are met. Most of your time will be spent embedded with our clients’ team and we’ll look to you to provide them with a unique perspective on how they must continue to innovate and remain competitive with technologies.

Your key responsibilities

You will have implementation experience of multiple enterprise-wide technology projects. High-level understanding of Microsoft Azure and working knowledge of Microsoft platform technologies. Working within a team environment, manage multiple projects, and adapt to change. Proven ability to manage multiple teams located across different geographical regions for a single project. Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams in an environment of competing interests and limited resources. Strong client management skills and experience working with enterprise clients.

Skills and attributes for success

How your skills and experience will make an impact:

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma with IT, Finance or Business Administration
• 15 or more years of related work experience in a Global Firm with specialization in an enterprise-wide CRM technology.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing CRM implementations.
• Agile certification as Scrum Master or Product Owner.
• Experience in product development and delivery framework especially Agile framework, DevOps practices and micro services
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise business processes with technology skills.
• Knowledge of leading practices, benchmarking, peer company environments and prior advisory experience relevant to industry-specific business and technology functions

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI), PMP is preferred, but not essential.
• Microsoft Dynamics Certifications 

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Your key responsibilities

Our EY CTM Executive possess diverse industry knowledge, along with unique technical expertise and specialized skills. The team stays highly relevant by researching and discovering the newest security vulnerabilities, attending and speaking at top security conferences around the world, and sharing knowledge on a variety of topics with key industry groups. The team frequently provides thought leadership and information exchanges through traditional and less conventional communications channels such as speaking at conferences, publishing white papers and blogging.

Our Vulnerability Management team aims to build a full service vulnerability management offering providing clients with tailored solutions to deploy and run vulnerability management programs. As a EY CTM Executive, you will serve on client engagement teams to assist in delivering the full range of services and work with EY Cybersecurity leadership to develop the firm’s vulnerability management service offering.

Skills and attributes for success

• Lead and manage the EY CTM group
• Create, execute and monitor strategy for the CTM group.
• Be a part of the Cyber executive leadership and report to the Cyber South Africa partner.
• Collaborate with the Cyber Security Leadership to develop and update standards, procedures, guidelines, and leverage best practices
• Directly present to clients, generate sales and be able to manage consultative engagements end to end.
• Actively participate in hiring of new team members, adheres to policies and procedures, and create motivational strategies to drive quality performance
• Identify opportunities to grow and improve CTM services, providing detailed recommendations for service enhancements, new services, and  products, as appropriate
• Generate new business opportunities by participating in market facing activities, executive briefings and developing thought leadership materials.
• Strong collaboration with EY senior executives, other key stakeholders and importantly other EY regional and global executives to co-establish, promote and drive the EY Cyber ecosystem.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Excellent team work, passion and drive to succeed – with real inspirational leadership.
• Managerial capabilities and experience to motivate a diverse group of individuals, strong interpersonal skills to foster a team environment, and the ability to create strategy, execute, monitor and implement action plans
• Previous supervisory experience in leading a Cyber teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Expert understanding of common cybersecurity attack vectors, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures
• Experience performing security analysis utilizing SIEM technologies and Threat Intelligence
• Ability to build, lead, manage and motivate teams in a dynamic, mission-critical operations environment
• Expert understanding of computer networking, systems administration, and vulnerability management
• Manage customer relationships through resolving problems and following up on the status of projects
• Expert in Cyber Incident Response
• Experience of Attack & Penetration Testing / Ethical Hacking
• Experience and knowledge of Application Security Risk Assessment
• Awareness of and experience in working with Big data analytics, dashboards, eGRC and behavioral analysis tools.
• Awareness and knowledge Cyber OT and IoT issues.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Bachelor Degree in related discipline and 12+ years of experience in related field
• 8+ years of experience in leading Cyber teams
• 6+ years’ of relevant technical and business experience required
• Leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders
• Ability to be visionary, strategic, and tactical
• Has an established Cyber industry profile.
• Knowledge of current and emerging security standards, privacy regulations and security requirements
• Ability to explain business principles of secure system designs in terms of business risk
• In depth Desktop OS and Server OS knowledge
• Strong networking and application knowledge
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Internationally recognized technical certifications in relevant areas
• Practical experience on customer service processes and solving issues
• Understanding of and experience in implementing the principles of best practice security as embodied in ISO27001
• Understanding of and experience in assessing clients against regulatory standards and in implementing compliance measures.
• Auditing experience would be an advantage

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Your key responsibilities

• You’ll lead the successful delivery of Indirect Tax engagements, taking a professional, practical and commercial approach and ensuring technical excellence
• Identify opportunities in the market and lead on developing our commercial proposition to new and existing clients
• Build and maintain tax relationships with our own clients and clients referred by the rest of the EY tax practice
• Responsible for high quality delivery of tax advice and solutions to major financial institutions, ensuring management of risk and reputation
• Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
• Win work by proactively managing existing clients and targets

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to build strong client relationships and committed to delivery of exceptional client service
• Relationship management skills
• Strong and motivated team player who integrates with new teams quickly
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out effective reviews and know when to refer upwards
• Effective time management - ability to remain calm when meeting deadlines
• Proven ability to analyse and create innovative solutions to problems

To qualify for the role you will have

• Strong technical Indirect Tax (VAT) experience and commercial skills with the interest to develop further
• Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to understand client needs and deliver quality outputs
• B. Comm (Hons), LLB or other similar degree with 5 years post articles tax experience.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

What we look for

• You’ll proactively maintain your technical knowledge by keeping abreast of developments in Indirect Tax trends and issues so that you can better advise our clients. In return we’ll provide investment in the right sort of training and offer you the opportunities that will develop and challenge you so that you’re in the best place to develop your career.

The types of project you’ll contribute towards may include:

• Expansion into new markets
• Organisational structure rationalisation
• Business model redesign   
• Managing the risk arising from global law changes

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Your key responsibilities

Business Consulting is a successful and fast-growing team of that has already established a strong reputation in the marketplace. We are helping organizations carve out a more influential and strategic role for Finance in the evolving world of modern business. We help to address the challenges of achieving increasingly demanding standards of control and reporting whilst continuously driving for efficiency and performance improvement.

Skills and attributes for success

We require experienced Leader who have the following technical skills and experience -

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Strong knowledge of and experience in the application of IFRS17
• Preference will be given to candidates with well demonstrated external consulting experience
• Financial services experience, specifically Insurance
• A delivery track record of leading workstreams within complex Finance transformation projects
• A consulting/professional services track record
• An understanding of standard Finance systems such as ERP and EPM
• Experience of leading and developing team
• Qualified CA(SA) or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior management on alternative solutions and risks with experience of presenting and influencing at a senior level
• 7+ years of relevant experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs

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Your key responsibilities 

The scope of the work that you can expect to be involved in will include supporting our clients across a range of risk and prudential-related topics, such as Regulatory reporting (under the Basel framework), Governance, Risk management, ICAAPs, Recovery Plans, Risk appetite frameworks and Pillar 3 dislcosure. You can expect to be working on client assignments mainly within the banking sector, but also cutting across insurance, and wealth & asset management, where relevant. You'll actively establish internal and external relationships and identify and escalate potential business opportunities for Ernst & Young within existing engagements.

Knowledge of banking and the prudential regulatory environment.

• Knowledge of, and experience in, the banking system, financial and banking products, regulations, and risk management and models
• Familiar with the Basel III framework at both a theoretical and practical level; and abreast of best practice in regulatory reporting
• An understanding of developments regarding the Basel framework reforms would also be beneficial
• Knowledge of current auditing techniques, specifically in respect of auditing regulatory returns will also be beneficial
• Detailed understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of banking and the prudential regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of, and experience in, the banking system, financial and banking products, regulations, and risk management and models
• Familiar with the Basel III framework at both a theoretical and practical level; and abreast of best practice in regulatory reporting
• An understanding of developments regarding the Basel framework reforms would also be beneficial
• Knowledge of current auditing techniques, specifically in respect of auditing regulatory returns will also be beneficial
• Detailed understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Minimum CA(SA), or other Risk related qualification
• Familiarity with SARB prudential requirements, such as Banks Act and Regulations (Basel framework)
• Experience in the Financial Services sector from either an auditing, consulting perspective or within a commercial bank
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in the Banking sector environment of which at least 2 years’ experience of Prudential regulatory environment within Financial Services.
• Understanding of Quality & Risk Management procedures within an audit firm
• Proficiency with MS Office

Ideally, you’ll also have 

• Ability to understand and adapt to changing regulatory and legislative requirements

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Your key responsibilities

As a Manager within Valuation Modelling and Economics team, you are likely to spend your day-to-day working on commercial issues, working with management on parts of the acquisition process or transformation plans and regularly undertake valuations for strategic priorities.

​Skills and attributes for success

• Strategic – you will help clients identifying source of value creation and quantifying it. You will need to have a solution-oriented mind-set to act as a truly Corporate Finance advisor to leverage on EY capabilities and assist clients in solving their issues and unlocking potential for value growth.
• Commercial – as part of the team you will regularly advise businesses on valuations issues with regards to acquisition, divestitures or restructuring and provide fairness opinions on transactions and restructurings.
• Regulatory and Accounting –you will work with management as part of an acquisition process to understand how the value of acquired intangible and financial assets will impact accounting requirements, provide fair value opinion for financial reporting purpose; 

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, or business and at least 6 years of related business valuation work experience; or a graduate degree and at least 3 to 5 years of related work experience.
• Solution driven individual and "out-of-comfort" zone thinker with demonstrated record of solving complex problems and completing challenging projects
• Autonomous with demonstrated experience in handling and developing clients' relationship, proactive in reporting to Director/Partner
• Previous business valuation, capital allocation, portfolio optimization experience
• Financial modelling skills including experience building models from scratch.
• Broad understanding of IFRS standards related to fair value measurements, business combination, impairment testing etc.

​Ideally, you'll also have

• Previous valuation experience in professional services/Big 4 Firm
• Previous experience in coaching teams of junior and senior staff
• Financial modelling experience
• Achievement of or significant progress towards a CFA

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Job Description

We have an exciting role available for a seasoned professional within our Strategy and Transaction team, based in Cape Town.

Ernst& Young's Strategy and Transactions (SaT) practice offers companies professional transaction experience. We help clients to assess and determine the right deal to do, and then assist them executing on the deal.

Within our SaT team, our Valuations group helps clients understand the value of their business, their securities, intellectual property, capital equipment, real estate, intangibles, and other assets as well as how to allocate their capital efficiently. We currently have a career opportunity for an experienced Valuations Associate Director.

Responsibilities

Client

• Secure and enhance relationships with senior client management and within the EY Firm;
• Maintain active communication with both partners and clients to manage expectations and ensure client satisfaction. Proactively identify, document and communicate any changes to the scope of work; and
• Present findings to the client via reports and presentations. Maintain and develop positive, productive, and professional relationships with client personnel.

Operational

• Assume a leadership role in report generation and working closely with the broader  SaT team;
• Serve as a member of multiple client engagement teams, coordinating valuation engagements for the purpose of: management planning, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, restructuring and reorganization, and corporate strategy.
• Identify issues and propose strategies related to the procedures executed. Develop new and creative analyses to prove key assertions across multiple work streams.
• Manage risk to the firm by adhering to the risk management policies and procedures and ensuring significant risks are identified
• Review work in accordance with the firm's policies on a timely basis and in a thorough and constructive manner

People

• Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, mentor others, stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of the Valuation services provided.
• Live our shared cultures and values at all times and encourage your team members to do the same

To qualify, candidates must have:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in business, finance or accounting with demonstrated aptitude in quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with a venture capital, investment banking, commercial banking, or national valuation firm or experience in the valuation or deals practice of an accounting firm.
• An accounting designation i.e. CA, CFA, CPA etc.
• Ability to manage project expenditures against budget and revenue, and provide the necessary leadership and guidance to team members to ensure the completion of work deliverables
• Proven track record of valuation transactions you have worked on (JSE IPE opinions, PPAs, fair valuation for transaction/ deal purposes, etc).
• Proven business development, marketing and negotiating techniques with a demonstrated track record of pursing and closing business opportunities, and the ability to manage engagement risk through reaffirming client satisfaction
• Excellent analytical, project-management, communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong technical skills including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint and

We're seeking leaders with the ability to quickly anticipate and respond to the issues of a networked and constantly changing global economy.

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Your key responsibilities

Contribute to actuarial consulting and audit assignments globally. Audit support on Local GAAP and IFRS audit, both life and non-life segments. Being part of a team of Finance, Actuarial and insurance professionals. Actively contribute to a wide range of client projects by mentoring small teams of junior trainees as part of a larger project, including performance management.

Skills and attributes for success

• Analytical mindset
• Good writing and documentation skills, good organizational skills
• Strong communication skills and client-oriented approach
• Ability to work in a team effectively
• Open-mindedness
• Self-motivation, proactiveness

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Qualified CA (SA) with completed CFA is an added advantage
• Completed articles with experience in the insurance/finance industry or consulting/audit
• Outstanding knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience in using statistical software
• Knowledge in IFRS standards and/or Solvency II

Ideally, you also have

• Knowledge of a programming language and/or algorithmic thinking is an advantage
• Willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs

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Your key responsibilities 

Our IT Risk & Assurance services are designed for the dual purpose of strengthening internal controls and, in so doing, helping to improve IT and business performance. In addition to assurance-related engagements such as financial attestation and ISAE 3402 engagements, our IT risk advisory services focus on IT governance and effectiveness; IT program management and assurance; security and controls of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations; and business intelligence and information analysis.

We are currently offering positions in the following areas:

Application Risk & Controls practice

• Information Management and Analysis Services practice
• Financial Services Technology Risk and IT Regulatory Services

In your role as a Risk Assurance Associate, you’ll:

• Effectively manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds.
• Consistently deliver quality client services and manage expectations of client service delivery.
• Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget.
• Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business.
• Develop and maintain long-term relationships and networks with clients and internal EY stakeholders - Demonstrate deep technical capabilities and professional knowledge.
• Possess in depth business acumen and demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge. - Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.

Skills and attributes for success 

• Working experience on at least two (2) full cycles of access control framework definition, security role design, remediation and implementation for ERP solutions such as SAP and Oracle. 
• Working experience in performing business process controls review, access controls review (e.g., segregation of duties) and project risk assessments in an ERP environment.  Having experience in continuous controls monitoring and controls optimization type of work would be an advantage.
• In-depth knowledge on key risks and expected controls (including compensating controls) in one or more business processes (e.g., procure to pay, and financial statement close)
• Understanding of and/or implementation experience with a variety of GRC tools (e.g., SAP GRC and Oracle ICM)

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A recognized university degree in accounting, business, information technology, engineering, mathematics or other relevant discipline
• At least 4 years of relevant consulting or industry experience, preferably in a professional services environment or MNC.
• Candidates who possess professional certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and / or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) are highly encouraged to apply.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, writing and presentation skills
• Demonstrates integrity, values, principles, and work ethic
• Willingness to travel on overseas assignment as the need arises

Ideally, you’ll also have 

• Application Risk & Controls