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Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution and delivery of assurance engagements;
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific non-complex and non-judgmental audit procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, audit client's engagement history, and planned audit approach based on expectations with the engagement team and engagement managers;
• Be responsible for delivering highest quality on every task assigned in line with EY Global Audit methodology and the expectations of the assurance engagement teams;
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of assurance risks;
• Timely identification of execution exceptions, clearly documenting the facts and findings, and discuss with the Assurance Delivery Network manager for further resolution;
• Work with the Assurance Delivery Network manager and operations manager to set goals and responsibilities;
• Contributes to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism towards work challenges;
• Promotes EY’s ethical and professional standards, including data confidentiality; and
• Knowledge of the use of EY technology and tools to continually learn, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.

What we look for

• You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world;
• You are curious and purpose driven. We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world. People who constantly think about how EY services can benefit the world;
• You are inclusive. We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences and team inclusively to build safety and trust; and

Qualifications:

• Tertiary education with a knowledge and understanding of accounting and auditing concepts
• No current work experience is necessary

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Basic knowledge on MS – Excel MS – Office; and
• Interest in the business and commerciality

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Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution and delivery of assurance engagements;
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific non-complex and non-judgmental audit procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, audit client's engagement history, and planned audit approach based on expectations with the engagement team and engagement managers;
• Be responsible for delivering highest quality on every task assigned in line with EY Global Audit methodology and the expectations of the assurance engagement teams;
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of assurance risks;
• Timely identification of execution exceptions, clearly documenting the facts and findings, and discuss with the Assurance Delivery Network manager for further resolution;
• Work with the Assurance Delivery Network manager and operations manager to set goals and responsibilities;
• Contributes to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism towards work challenges;
• Promotes EY’s ethical and professional standards, including data confidentiality; and
• Knowledge of the use of EY technology and tools to continually learn, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.

What we look for

• You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world;
• You are curious and purpose driven. We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world. People who constantly think about how EY services can benefit the world;
• You are inclusive. We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences and team inclusively to build safety and trust; 

Requirements

• South African citizenship.
• A completed Accounting Degree from a SAICA accredited institution.
• Essential coursework: Auditing and Accounting modules.
• A minimum overall average of 65%.
• Basic knowledge on MS – Excel MS – Office.
• Interest in the business and commerciality.

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Key responsibilities:

• As a Senior Manager specialising in Change Management, you will be a key resource on business transformation projects for our clients. From a technical perspective, you will be responsible for the following:
• Developing and implementing a Change Management strategy that supports the organisation's vision and business objectives
• Leading Change Management initiatives across the organisation, including technology rollouts, process improvements, organisational restructuring, cultural change, etc.
• Overseeing a team of Change Management professionals, providing guidance, training and performance management
• Conducting impact analyses, assessing change readiness, and identifying and actively managing key stakeholders
• Designing and executing communication and engagement plans to ensure all affected parties are aware of the changes and understand their roles within the transition
• Creating training programmes and materials to facilitate effective knowledge transfer and skill development for changes
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including IT, HR, project management, and departmental leaders, to align Change Management activities with business goals
• Monitoring the adoption of changes and gauging the effectiveness of Change Management activities, making adjustments as necessary
• Managing resistance to change through proactive engagement, negotiation and conflict resolution
• Establishing metrics and KPIs to measure the success of Change Management efforts and report regularly to senior leadership
• Acting as a Strategic Advisor to the client, integrating knowledge and insights from all areas of the business and streams of the transformation project to deliver an all-encompassing and seamless change experience for stakeholders
• Developing and coaching leaders of the organisation to be true Change Leaders who drive the change through all levels of the business
• In this role, you should be able to deliver quality client service, analyse complex problems and deliver insightful solutions, while also managing resources to deliver on the project objectives. You will also be expected to have advanced written and verbal communication skills, excellent attention to detail, be able to engage in critical thinking, take initiative, and be able to quickly integrate into new teams and rapidly establish relationships both internally and externally.

More specifically, the successful candidate should:

• Demonstrate technical competence in Change Management and take a practical / business-driven approach to solving complex client challenges
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and engagements
• Stay up-to-date with key technical and functional skills, as well as industry trends
• Go the extra mile to deliver high-quality deliverables
• Be able to influence and persuade clients and stakeholders to gain support for any major change initiatives and/or decisions
• Demonstrate leadership abilities and be able to coach and manage members of the team
• Encourage and facilitate collaboration amongst team members, and promote an inclusive working environment
• Be able to identify and help manage any potential issues and risks during a client assignment
• Lead business development and client pursuit activities
• Identify and flag any follow-on engagement opportunities
• Support and lead certain engagement activities from planning through to implementation
• Be able to remain calm and composed in stressful situations
• Be proactive and take initiative
• Be comfortable dealing with ambiguity,  embrace uncertainty and adapt swiftly to changing situations
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment

To qualify, candidates must have:

• Relevant postgraduate qualification
• Certification in Change Management methodology (e.g. Prosci) is advantageous
• Relevant professional experience, for example, previous Consulting experience and/or experience in successfully leading and implementing Change Management programmes for  large-scale transformation projects
• At least 8 to 10 years’ experience in Change Management

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Your key responsibilities

• Managing IFRS 17 and Solvency Assessment and Management actuarial audits for life or non-life insurers
• Supporting the Head of Actuarial Function and managing HAF engagements for life or non-life insurers and reinsurers
• Managing/supporting on engagements covering Transformation, Climate Change, ERM frameworks, ORSA, Risk Appetite or other topics
• Managing/supporting on value-adding projects covering IFRS17 implementation and other topics related to trends in the actuarial field
• Further developing our team by coaching and mentoring junior colleagues
• Continually learning and sharing your knowledge with the wider actuarial team
• Most of your work will be project based for a once-off set period time or on a recurring basis, which enables you to work with different team members and subject matter experts, gaining invaluable experience and technical knowledge.

Skills and attributes for success

• 3.5+ years’ experience in the Life or Non-Life Insurance industry
• FASSA, preferably with specialisation in life or non-life
• Managerial experience would be advantageous
• Strong self-management and structured in the way they work
• Team player and proactive, self-starter
• Experience in financial reporting (SAM/Solvency II and IFRS) preferential
• Consulting experience would be advantageous
• Critical thinker and solution-orientated approach
• Curious mindset and keenness to learn

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead an engagement deliverable from the ADN front and ensure that the team delivers timely high-quality work as per EY GAM and in line with the service audit client engagement team expectations;
• Demonstrate understanding of EY GAM while performing reviews of procedures performed by ADN staff, along with knowledge of EY tools to make reviews more efficient and meaningful;
• Develop an understanding of EY Quality and Risk Management procedures and ensure these are embedded into the ADN team’s work;
• Demonstrate professionalism, competence and clarity of communication when dealing with the entire ADN and service audit client engagement team;
• Proactively discuss workflow management with the service audit client engagement team allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards;
• Establish expectations of value to be delivered to the respective service audit client engagement team;
• Standardise review process along with leveraging best practices across engagements;
• Motivate and lead the ADN staff, coach and supervise team members thereby building and deploying high performing teams;
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback / training;
• Contribute to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism towards work challenges;
• Promotes EY’s ethical and professional standards, including data confidentiality; and
• Knowledge of the use of EY technology and tools to continually learn, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of IFRS and ISAs;
• Accelerate strong interpersonal and good written & oral communication skills;
• Robust logical and reasoning;
• Project management, leadership, coaching and supervisory skills;
• Ability to spread positive work culture, teaming and live EY values;
• Team player, with the ability to multi-task, flexible and can work under pressure; and
• Commitment to continuous learning and proactively implement onto new processes.

What we look for

• You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world;
• You are curious and purpose driven. We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world;
• You are inclusive. We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences and team inclusively to build safety and trust; and

Qualifications:

• Bcom Accounting or equivalent
• Articles completed within the big four or mid-tier accounting firms

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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.
• Manage Regulatory audits of the BA Returns for our banking clients from an end-to-end basis on smaller banks and be part of a wider team supporting on large multi-national banking groups.
• Oversee and be part of other projects, mainly non-audit services, focusing on various prudential and risk management aspects, such as ICAAP reviews, Pillar 3 disclosure reviews, Governance and reviews of the Basel regulatory reforms.
• You'll actively establish internal and external relationships and identify and escalate potential business opportunities for Ernst & Young within existing engagements.

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.
• 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 3 to 5 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 Business Modelling you will need to ensure compliance with the firm's policies and guidance, and adherence to professional standards. Achieve business growth by developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key business decision-makers, informing them of our scope of services and communicating how these services benefit their organizations. Always develop skills and knowledge of the people in team and live the firms shared culture and values.

Skills and attributes for success

• Accountable to attain client satisfaction metrics, as reviewed in client surveys.
• Secure and enhance relationships with senior client management.
• Assign teams that will exceeding client's expectations in terms of perform engagement management activities including billing scheduling, performance, evaluations, mentoring, managing client expectations, and identifying additional client needs.
• 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.
• Mentor staff members in their professional development and career planning. 
• Provide guidance and oversight to staff on engagements.
• Provide on-the-job performance feedback and periodic performance reviews.
• Identify training needs of staff members.
• Always live our shared cultures and values and encourage your team members to do the same.
• Identify and manage complex issues and maintain active communications with clients on those issue.
• 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.
• Ensure appropriate use of tools and sources of knowledge.
• Ensure sound budget control on all engagements.
• Identify areas for improvement, including client satisfaction, process and technology.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Problem solving and structured analysis experience.
• Ability to develop bespoke financial models i.e. Corporate and Project Finance Models.
• Ability to review a range of financial models.
• Well versed in both Project Finance and Corporate Finance.
• Keen business sense.
• Ability to manage clients.
• Ability to manage staff.
• Ability to manage budgets on projects.
• Proven experience of Business and project Finance Modelling, with number of years of commercial, client-facing work experience.
• Strong commercial awareness and an ability to identify the factors that drive financial performance.
• A passion for Business Modelling; highly motivated, numerate and a logical thinker are all key to the role.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Minimum 10 years’ experience
• CA (SA) / Mathematics of Finance / Engineering and / or CFA
• Exposure to Energy, Oil and Gas, Infrastructure and mining
• Advanced Excel
• VBA knowledge (preferable
• Modelling Certification (preferable)

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Key Responsibilities

• Working effectively as a leader, team member, giving guidance, providing support, maintaining open communication channels;
• Proactively keeping managers and senior managers up to date on engagement status;
• Communicate with French-speaking Africa, in-country teams and external stakeholders
• Review deliverables and ensure adherence to both IFRS and OHADA standards;
• Present and deliver work products to clients;
• Build strong internal relationships within the compliance and reporting team and across other services and regions;
• Coach, mentor and develop junior staff members;
• Contribute to the business achieving its metrics;
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel; and
• Ensuring all team members are adequately planned on client engagements.

Qualifications & Experience

• SAICA, SAIPA or equivalent relevant experience
• 3 years minimum practical accounting, tax and/or auditing experience with knowledge in OHADA regulations
• Proven experience in delivering accounting and tax services to clients, including in the OHADA region
• Fluent in French to effectively communicate with clients and teams in French-speaking Africa Commercial – Mandatory.
• Legislative and industry knowledge including a robust understanding of OHADA norms
• Ability to apply our global compliance process and tools + Q&RM procedures
• Strong Knowledge of IFRS and OHADA accounting principles
• Experience and exposure to ERP systems
• Project management skills
• Proven ability to manage and lead self + others, as well as to effectively manage deadlines
• "Can do" or winning mind set; team player

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Essential Functions of the Job

• Requirement gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for new features and enhancements to existing software products.
• Functional specifications: Translate business requirements into clear and detailed software specifications for development teams, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
• Data analysis: Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can inform decision-making and product development efforts.
• User Experience optimization: Collaborate with the Product Owners and UX/UI designers to analyze user feedback, usability test results, and user behavior data to identify areas for improving the user experience, leading to increased user engagement and retention.
• User acceptance testing: Work closely with QA teams to ensure that new features and enhancements meet business requirements and are ready for deployment.
• Documentation: Create and maintain software documentation, including user manuals, training materials, and process documentation, to support internal teams and clients.
• Stakeholder management: Engage with stakeholders at all levels to understand their needs, communicate project status, and gather feedback to drive continuous improvement.

Analytical/decision making responsibilities

• Define procedures on how requirements will be managed.
• Determine ‘fit for purpose’ requirements.
• Select the appropriate analysis and specification models and ensuring that requirements are of high quality.
• Assess change requests related to requirements, determine overall impact and make recommendations.
• Analytical skills and problem-solving skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently – must be self-managed. 

Knowledge and skills requirements

• Demonstrated experience in crafting requirements as related to the business and users, as well as functional and non-functional specifications. 
• Experience in selecting and executing elicitation techniques such as interviews, exploratory prototypes, facilitated workshops, focus groups, observation, user task analysis, documentation study and surveys.
• Experience in managing relationships with senior stakeholders internally.
• Solid understanding of the following requirements models: stakeholder categories, actor tables, glossary, context diagram, data model, class model, data dictionary, event response tables, state diagrams, business rules, decision tables, process maps, use cases, and activity diagrams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – must be able to communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing. Must be able to produce client facing documentation. 
• Strong collaboration skills.

Job Requirements

Education

• An honour’s level degree in computer science, information science or a relevant discipline; or equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• 5+ years in a Business Analyst role in a software development company.  

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Your key responsibilities

• Developing a comprehensive understanding of actuarial processes and tools, all while prioritizing and creating work plans
• Providing audit support on IFRS4, IFRS17 and Solvency Assessment and Management
• Potentially supporting on Reserving, Capital and HAF engagements for non-life insurers and reinsurers
• Supporting value-adding projects covering a wide range of areas, such as non-life risks, investments, risk management, capital management and resilience
• Building lasting relationships at all levels while working to understand each client’s unique objectives and motivators
• Keeping up to date with industry and regulatory news and trends, and actively identifying risks or opportunities to improve and expand our services
• Further developing our team by coaching and mentoring junior colleagues
• Continually learning and sharing your knowledge with the wider actuarial team
• 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 one specific area, but rather you would get exposure to a broad range of actuarial work. You’ll add value beyond what’s traditionally expected. You’re likely to spend most of your day working on your projects and collaborating with team members, with occasional direct meetings with other stakeholders to monitor and discuss progress.

Skills and attributes for success

• 3+ years’ experience in the Non-Life Insurance industry
• No Actuarial Exams outstanding, preferably with specialisation in general insurance
• Experience in financial reporting (SAM/Solvency II, IFRS) preferential
• A strong sense of commercial awareness

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