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The opportunity

• You will work with challenging but motivating projects spread across a wide spectrum of companies. Nonetheless, you will be working with a vibrant team that is focused on helping our clients succeed. Moreover, this role will offer you a diverse and independent work schedule that requires commitment and initiative. 

Qualifications:

• Everything you do will lead to providing definitive auditing services that the insurance markets and the client can rely upon. You will analyse financial statements, annual reports and annual general meetings for our clients to ensure that there is no breach of auditing standards. You will help our clients respond better to reporting and auditing issues within their businesses. 

Skills and attributes for success:

• Identifying potential audit issues or unusual trends in financial statements with detailed analytical trend analysis 
• Demonstrating your professionalism while working in clients’ environments and providing exceptional service 
• Operating effectively in a regulated environment, with a focus on protecting the capital markets and the investing public 
• Having a genuine passion for protecting the financial markets via audit procedures auditing, and the resilience to prioritize and adapt in a demanding, fast-moving, constantly changing environment. 

To qualify for the role, you must have: 

• BCom Honours
• Qualified CA(SA) 
• Around 2-4 years’ post article experience as an accountant or auditor in the Assurance SpaceExcellent critical thinking and analysis skills, and the confidence to identify and resolve problems.  
• A proven record of excellence in communication and negotiation, supported by the technical writing skills to translate data into compelling stories and meaningful insights. 

What we look for:

• We are most interested in people who are naturally curious and ready to work on audit engagements. We are looking for a sociable and outgoing professional who enjoys working with others and building relationships with both colleagues and clients. A goal-oriented senior manager who can implement business strategies with the ambition to strive for excellent service. Furthermore, we need a structured individual with good analytical skills and a genuine interest in accounting and auditing. In return, you can expect the support of colleagues, as well the industry-recognized training you’ll need to grow in your career. 

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The opportunity 

• You will work with challenging but motivating projects spread across a wide spectrum of clients. Nonetheless, you will be working with a vibrant team that is focused on helping our clients succeed. Moreover, this role will offer you a diverse and independent work schedule that requires commitment and initiative.  

Qualifications

• Everything you do will lead to providing definitive auditing services that the clients can rely upon. You will analyze financial statements, annual reports and annual general meetings for our clients to ensure that there is no breach of auditing standards. You will help our clients respond better to reporting and auditing issues within their businesses.   

Skills and attributes for success 

• Identifying potential audit issues or unusual trends in financial statements with detailed analytical trend analysis  
• Demonstrating your professionalism while working in clients’ environments and providing exceptional service  
• Operating effectively in a regulated environment, with a focus on protecting the capital markets and the investing public   
• Having a genuine passion for protecting the financial markets via audit procedures auditing, and the resilience to prioritize and adapt in a demanding, fast-moving, constantly changing environment   

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• Bcom Honours
• Around 5 -7 years’ post article experience as an accountant or auditor in the Assurance Space
• Excellent critical thinking and analysis skills, and the confidence to identify and resolve problems   
• A proven record of excellence in communication and negotiation, supported by the technical writing skills to translate data into compelling stories and meaningful insights.  
• Qualified CA(SA) 

What we look for 

• We are most interested in people who are naturally curious and ready to work on audit engagements. We are looking for a sociable and outgoing professional who enjoys working with others and building relationships with both colleagues and clients. A goal-oriented senior manager who can implement business strategies with the ambition to strive for excellent service. Furthermore, we need a structured individual with good analytical skills and a genuine interest in accounting and auditing. In return, you can expect the support of colleagues, as well the industry-recognized training you’ll need to grow in your career.  

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Position Summary

• EY is seeking an experienced Sage X3 functional consultant to implement and support the Sage X3 ERP solution across multiple client engagements. The successful candidate will possess a balanced mix of functional consulting, technical understanding business advisory skills.
• The role requires assisting on Sage X3 implementation projects, support engagements, solution enhancements and client relationships while contributing to the growth of EY's Sage X3 practice. The candidate will assist in consultants, participate in solution design, support business development initiatives, and ensure delivery excellence across the full Sage X3 lifecycle. EY's Sage practice focuses on implementation services, consulting services, support and maintenance, and training services.

Key Responsibilities

Client Delivery

• Participate in Sage X3 implementation, optimization, upgrade, and support projects.
• Conduct business process analysis and translate requirements into Sage X3 solutions.
• Facilitate client workshops and solution design sessions.
• Assist in the deliver functional specifications
• Manage issue resolution and escalation processes.
• Assist on providing best-practice ERP processes.

Functional Consulting

Be knowledgeable in these modules:

• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Fixed Assets
• Purchasing
• Inventory Management
• Sales Management
• Budgeting
• Report writing(Crystal reports and SEI)

Business Development

• Assist in solution demonstrations and client presentations.
• Contribute to Sage service offerings and accelerators.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

A minimum of:

Bachelor's Degree (NQF Level 7) in:

• Accounting
• Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Finance

Preferred:

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) and upper

Required Sage Certifications

Candidates should possess one or more of the following:

Mandatory

• Sage X3 Certified Consultant
• Sage X3 Functional Certification

Preferred

• Sage X3 Finance Certification
• Sage X3 Distribution Certification
• Sage X3 Manufacturing Certification
• Sage Enterprise Intelligence Certification

Required Experience

Functional Experience

• 5–10 years of Sage X3 consulting experience.
• End-to-end implementation experience across multiple industries.
• Experience with:
• Requirements gathering
• Solution design
• Configuration
• Testing
• Training
• Go-live support
• Hypercare support

Key Competencies

Technical Competencies

• ERP Solution Design
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Financial Systems Knowledge
• Supply Chain Process Knowledge
• Reporting and Analytics

Consulting Skills

• Problem Solving
• Business Analysis
• Presentation Skills
• Executive Communication
• Workshop and Training Facilitation

Success Measures

The Assistant Manager will be measured on:

• Client satisfaction
• Project profitability
• Delivery quality
• Team development
• Sage certification achievements
• Resource utilization
• Successful project delivery
   

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Role Purpose

• The Business Analyst supports business transformation by understanding client needs, defining current and future-state processes, documenting requirements, and translating outcomes into delivery artefacts. The role connects business, technology, product, QA, data, and project teams to ensure solutions deliver measurable value.
• The role requires an Agile mindset, consulting discipline, and the ability to operate across complex environments throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation and scoping to requirements, design, testing, UAT, change, and continuous improvement.

Job Description

• The Business Analyst works with EY clients and delivery teams to analyse business challenges, facilitate workshops, document requirements, map processes, and support fit-for-purpose solution design. The role includes user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability, backlog refinement, and alignment to business priorities.
• The Business Analyst also supports project scoping, business cases, planning, risk and dependency management, and delivery of agreed outcomes.
• In EY Consulting, the role requires professional client engagement, clear communication of business and technology value, and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements Gathering and Stakeholder Engagement

• Facilitate workshops and interviews to capture client needs and detailed requirements.
• Document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Align requirements to objectives, success criteria, and measurable outcomes.
• Build relationships across business, technology, data, QA, product, and project teams.

Process Mapping and Business Design

• Document current and future-state operating models across people, process, technology, and data.
• Identify gaps, pain points, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Use visual models to show scope, interfaces, data flows, processes, and dependencies.
• Translate business requirements into practical target-state designs.

User Story Generation and Agile Delivery

• Create clear user stories from the user’s perspective.
• Define acceptance criteria, scenarios, and supporting requirements.
• Support backlog refinement, prioritisation, and business alignment.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies with product, delivery, technical, QA, and business teams.
• Promote MVP thinking, iterative delivery, and continuous improvement.

Project Management and Delivery Support

• Support business cases, scoping, planning, and definition of objectives, deliverables, and requirements.
• Work with project and delivery teams to ensure feasible, timely, business-aligned solutions.
• Support large-scale digital transformation and technology implementation programmes.

Testing and Quality Support

• Create test scope, scenarios, cases, expected outcomes, and success criteria.
• Work with QA and development teams to validate requirements.
• Support UAT, training, change enablement, and continuous improvement.

Consulting, Client and Team Contribution

• Support scoping, shaping, and delivery of digital transformation engagements.
• Communicate business and technology concepts clearly to varied audiences.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams and contribute to continuous learning and improvement.

Required Experience

• The ideal candidate has approximately 4 years business analysis experience in consulting, financial services, digital transformation, technology implementation, or similarly complex delivery environments.

Preferred experience includes:

• Business analysis experience in Agile environments.
• Experience facilitating workshops and translating needs into requirements.
• Experience creating user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, process maps, and requirements documentation.
• Full project lifecycle experience from initiation to implementation and improvement.
• Experience with data projects, dashboards, reporting, data quality, or analytics.
• Experience in dynamic, cross-functional stakeholder environments.
• Consulting experience on large-scale technology or transformation programmes.

Skills and Capabilities

Business Analysis Skills

• Requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management.
• Functional and non-functional requirements documentation.
• Process mapping, As-Is/To-Be design, operating models, and gap analysis.
• User stories, acceptance criteria, backlog refinement, and Agile delivery support.
• Data analysis, reporting requirements, mapping, and insight generation.

Project and Delivery Skills

• Project scoping, business cases, planning, and delivery support.
• Agile, SDLC, backlog management, DevOps awareness, and quality principles.
• Risk, issue, dependency, and impediment management.
• Testing, UAT, test case definition, and solution validation.

Tools and Methods

• Experience with Jira, Miro, Figma, Confluence, Visio, Draw.io, ARIS, or similar tools.
• Strong documentation and data analysis skills.
• Familiarity with IIBA practices, Agile, process engineering, strategy execution, and business analysis methods.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics CE and Power Platforms is preferred.

Personal Characteristics

• The successful candidate is adaptable, curious, structured, and comfortable in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. They communicate clearly, facilitate confidently, and stay focused on business outcomes.
• They should demonstrate critical thinking, negotiation skills, stakeholder confidence, digital acumen, innovation, coaching ability, and strong professional networks.

Key characteristics include:

• Strong analytical and critical thinking.
• Clear verbal and written communication.
• Confident workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Detail orientation with a strategic, outcome-focused mindset.
• Collaboration, coaching, and leadership potential.

Qualifications and Certifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or similar
• Postgraduate qualification preferred.

Preferred Qualifications and Certifications

• IIBA-endorsed Business Analysis certification.
• Agile or SAFe certification.
• Relevant D365 CE or Power Platform certifications.

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Responsibilities

 As a Manager within the TSE team, you would be required to:

• Manage client engagement teams in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of integrations, carve-outs, and other types of transaction engagements.
• Demonstrate skills in project execution, including synergy assessment, project management, problem-solving, and facilitation.
• Assist in identifying risks and issues related to integration planning, timelines, and functional areas.
• Develop client relationships at the appropriate client level and be responsible for a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and work products. Assist in business development activities including preparing presentations and attending pursuit meetings with clients to help sell work.
• Be responsible for fostering an open and inclusive work environment.
• Identify business development opportunities and assist Partners and Senior Managers on proposals and new business opportunities.

To qualify, candidates must have:

Deep business operations experience:

• Deep understanding of one or more core operational functions (such as IT, supply chain, finance, sales & marketing, HR etc.); experience in business process re-engineering, cost optimisation, business integrations, with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Operating model development and design
• Understand the link between a businesses’ operating environment and resulting financial performance

Qualifications:

Candidates should ideally have either of the below qualifications and experience:

• A bachelor's degree (business, finance, supply chain, engineering, computer science or related field, etc.) and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or equivalent 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)
• Related certification a plus

Other Skills Required:

• Experience in leading and managing complex business environments
• Strong systems or technology (incl. ERP systems) understanding with ability to make detailed assessments thereof
• Ability to make detailed assessments of operations or manufacturing infrastructure
• Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas
• Ability to synthesize approaches to complex integration conflicts
• Analytically strong, with the ability to link operational analysis to financial statements and understand the implications of findings to client strategy
• Ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas
• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A dedication to teamwork
• Supervise, train and mentor team members
   

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• Management and Boards of Directors rely heavily on Internal Audit to provide important proactive assessments and assurance around the effectiveness of controls and company processes, while also providing objective advisory support. You will be engaged in delivering some of the most significant and class-leading internal audit and risk engagements globally. As part of our market-leading global network of risk professionals, you will gain the valuable experience you need to become a successful risk advisor. At EY, we recognize that it is the perspectives, skills and enthusiasm you bring to our clients and team that makes the difference.

Your client responsibilities

• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication.
• Assign and manage tasks with other team members considering engagement needs and identified business outcomes, and organize own work such that important items  get done first.
• Build strong internal relationships within EY and with other services across the organization.
• Research client industry, company structure, key customers and suppliers and possible insight into operations and the various processes.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel.
• Collaborate with the client to identify critical project outcomes, work products, barriers to success, and changes in expectations or scope.
• Manage time within budget of the engagement (s) for self and team.
• Identifying possible business risks and control weaknesses from the business processes under review.
• Review worked performed by team members.
• Review and/or draft documents and presentations to explain issues and solution options and implications.
• Display a logical thought process in understanding client challenges and exploring possible solutions.
• Identify and escalate potential risks and issues to partner along with suggested preventive or mitigating actions. 
• Present reports to client.
• Assist with drafting proposals.

Your people responsibilities

• Act as a visible role model for our people.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.
• Give honest supportive feedback to colleagues.
• Take personal responsibility for own performance and career development. 
• Play an active role in EY and Service line team activities.
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures.

Technical skills requirements

• Must have Honours in Internal Audit, Accounting, Business, Finance or other related field.
• Must have CIA or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years of related work experience of which 3/ 4 must be supervising, coaching and managing staff.
• Related audit or applicable business experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft office (including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint). 

Additional skills requirements

• Being able to multi-task and prioritise client commitments when working on multiple clients/ engagements.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated integrity, values, principles, and work ethic. 
• Enquiring mind.
• Analytical
• Self-starter
• Team Player
• Share EY’s values and vision
• Disciplined
• Able to handle pressure.
• Team building ability.
• Good communication skills.

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Role Description

• The Manager: People Consulting plays a critical role in designing and delivering complex people‑related solutions that support client transformation agendas. Drawing on EY’s global methodologies and People Consulting capabilities, the role involves leading engagements across capabilities such as Workforce Strategy, Organisation Design, Cultural Transformation, Change Management, Learning, HR Transformation, Talent Management, Reward and People Analytics..
• You will act as a trusted advisor to client leadership teams, leveraging EY’s deep workforce transformation expertise to identify opportunities, co‑create solutions, manage delivery excellence, and ensure successful adoption of people‑related initiatives. Managers also play a pivotal role in developing junior team members, driving thought leadership, and contributing to business development. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of People Consulting projects across capabilities such as Workforce Strategy, Organisation Design, Cultural Transformation, Change Management, Learning, HR Transformation, Talent Management, Reward and People Analytics Manage workstreams, including planning, execution, risk management, quality assurance, and stakeholder engagement
• Conduct assessments, analyse data, and synthesise insights to inform people‑centric solutions, using EY’s people transformation methodologies
• Build strong client relationships, act as a trusted advisor, and support clients through complex change journeys
• Develop and coach team members, fostering a culture of excellence, inclusion, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Produce high‑quality deliverables including reports, frameworks, transformation roadmaps and presentations
• Contribute to business development, including proposal support, solutioning, and thought leadership
• Collaborate with cross‑functional EY teams to deliver integrated, multidisciplinary solution

Skills & Attributes for Success

• Strong Consulting mindset with the ability to solve complex people and organisational challenges
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to build trust and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and complex workstreams
• High attention to detail
• High levels of emotional intelligence, resilience and adaptability
• Commitment to quality, integrity and delivering long‑term value
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to derive data‑driven insights. and visualise data effectively and efficiently

Technical Requirements

• Bachelor’s  degree in HR, Industrial Psychology, Business Management,  or related discipline
• A postgraduate qualification is advantageous
• 7+ years’ experience in People Consulting or related fields
• Experience in at least one of the following:
• Workforce Strategy
• Organisation Design
• Cultural Transformation
• Change Management
• Learning
• HR Transformation
• Talent Management
• Reward
• People Analytics
• Strong project management capability, including agile delivery
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
   

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Job purpose

• The Senior Manager will work closely with FAAS Leadership, Partners and Associate Directors to lead and deliver complex advisory engagements across Africa and EMEIA. The role requires deep technical expertise in IFRS, including IFRS 18, strong client leadership.
• The Senior Manager will play a key role in IFRS 18 awareness, gap assessments, implementation support, audit readiness, and stakeholder communication, supporting electricity and SOE clients through complex financial reporting, regulatory, and governance environments.
• In addition to delivery responsibilities, the Senior Manager is expected to contribute meaningfully to practice growth, solution development, quality initiatives, and thought leadership within FAAS, particularly in the energy and public sector space.

Client and delivery responsibilities

Manage quality of service delivery

• Lead and oversee multiple, complex FAAS client engagements, ensuring delivery of high-quality outcomes in line with EY Global Standards.
• Serve as a senior IFRS subject matter expert across one or more FAAS solutions, including:
• Financial Accounting and Reporting Excellence
• Accounting Processes and Controls
• Regulation, Governance and Financing
• Audit remediation and audit readiness
• IFRS 18 readiness, implementation and transition support
• Lead IFRS 18 engagements for electricity, energy and SOE clients, including impact assessments, gap analyses, implementation roadmaps, management performance measure (MPM) assessments, and audit readiness support.
• Advise clients in the electricity and energy sector on complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, regulated activities, asset-heavy balance sheets, long-term contracts, government support, and public-sector governance considerations.
• Review and sign off on complex technical deliverables, including IFRS 18 position papers, accounting policies, presentation formats, and disclosure frameworks.
• Identify, manage, and resolve service delivery risks and quality matters proactively.
• Lead and contribute to IFRS 18 and energy-sector technical training, both internally and for clients, including finance teams, audit committees, and boards.

People and leadership responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Managers, Assistant Managers, and broader engagement teams.
• Act as a technical mentor on IFRS 18 and electricity-sector accounting matters, supporting capability build across FAAS and Assurance.
• Take ownership of performance management, feedback, coaching, and career development of team members.
• Identify high-potential talent and support succession planning within the FAAS practice.
• Foster a strong culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Business development and practice growth
• Actively support Africa and EMEIA FAAS leadership in driving revenue growth, margin management, and strategic initiatives, with a specific focus on IFRS 18 and energy-sector advisory services.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Partners, global FAAS teams, and other EY service lines to originate and deliver cross-service opportunities.
• Lead or significantly contribute to proposals and pitches.
• Support the expansion of key client relationships and development of long-term trusted-advisor status within the energy and public sector space.
• Contribute to energy-sector and SOE thought leadership, solution development, and market-facing initiatives.

Competencies / Skills

• Chartered Accountant (CA) with 6–10 years post-qualification experience, including significant Financial Accounting Advisory / consulting experience.
• Deep technical expertise in IFRS and international auditing standards, with demonstrable experience in IFRS 18, as well as strong knowledge of IFRS 17, IFRS 9, and IFRS 15.
• Proven experience in the electricity and energy sector.
• Proven experience across the following FAAS services and solutions:
• GAAP conversions and implementation of new accounting standards (including IFRS 18)
• Drafting and design of accounting policies, technical position papers, and disclosure frameworks
• Technical accounting research and advisory support
• Consolidation and group reporting support
• Financial statement close, reporting process optimisation, and presentation redesign
• Transaction accounting and financial reporting (IPOs, carve-outs, PPA, restructurings)
• Audit remediation and audit readiness
• Benchmarking services and market analysis
• Advanced data analytics (advantageous)
• Strong leadership and people-management capabilities, with experience leading multiple teams and engagements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level client presentations and technical writing.
• Ability to operate independently while effectively collaborating across large, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong research skills and ability to interpret emerging accounting standards, regulations, industry practices, and technologies.
• Industry sector specialization in electricity, energy, or public sector / SOEs will be a strong advantage.

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• Financial Accounting and Advisory Services (FAAS) Regulatory unit provides work under assurance and consulting roles.​ FAAS Regulatory supports  the external regulatory audits of a variety of banking clients – giving confidence to the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Prudential Authority, investors, in the strength of a banks’ prudential position.​ In addition, our professionals advise and provide assurance over the level of compliance with regulatory and prudential aspects as set out in the Basel framework as adopted by the SARB. You will be a member of a multidisciplinary team to help clients in the financial services sector understand and manage their risk and regulatory requirements in order to ensure compliance with all prudential aspects, whilst enhancing your knowledge and expertise in risk management, governance and overall banking compliance.

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. 
• We are looking for someone that wants to explore and start a career in financial services

Qualifications:

At least an undergraduate degree or post-graduate qualification in either of financial risk management, investment management, finance or banking.  

• BCom Finance / Financial Sciences
• BCom Economics with Risk Management
• BCom with major in Banking
• BCom Investment Management
• Minimum of 24 months work experience in financial services industry relating to either finance, risk management, compliance or the regulatory environment.

What’s in it for you

• Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programs.
• Broaden your horizons by working on highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
• Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
• Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients and society – building a better working world, together.  
• Through formal and on the job training, and experience of working with a highly skilled team, we'll help you achieve your potential.
   

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Role purpose 

• You will provide strategic and tactical support to pursuit teams in delivering high-quality pursuit materials,  including coordination. You will assist in proposal development, manage timelines, and contribute to strategic  communications that help EY win new business. 

Where this role fits 

• This role is part of EY’s Clients and Industries’ Business Development Strategic Pursuits team. You will work closely  with Senior Partners, Client Executives, client service professionals, designers and account teams, to support  pursuit activities and contribute to the success of strategic opportunities. 

Delivery requirements 

• You will be responsible for supporting the team in developing and implementing pursuit strategies, coordinating  pursuit timelines, supporting proposal development, maintaining documentation, and ensuring adherence to EY’s  brand and quality standards. You will also assist in preparing materials for client meetings and presentations. 

Core responsibilities 

• Manage the execution of the pursuit process, including the critical path, timeline, strategic communications  process, and interdependencies on the firm’s largest and strategically significant pursuits. 
• Assess the competitive landscape and help develop a differentiated win strategy focused on client priorities  while protecting EY’s interests. 
• Develop a relationship map and tactics to navigate the client buying process. 
• Consult with Partners, Client Executives, and BD leadership to develop and implement pursuit materials  designed to achieve specific results. 
• Collaborate with the extended pursuit team to define, package, and articulate a compelling client offer across  the scope. 
• Provide ongoing proposal strategy and support, including planning the storyline/key messages and preparing  the extended team for orals. 
• Be responsible for the development of all client-facing, written deliverables (e.g., meeting documents,  proposals, presentations) that adhere to the firm's style guide in collaboration with the Creative Designer for  design and formatting. 
• Author original content when critical and/or necessary (e.g., cover letter, executive summary) and leverage  relevant firm resources to source non-critical, boilerplate content when appropriate. 
• Build collaborative relationships with pursuit teams, including Service Line, Account, and Business 
• Development leaders as well as Senior Managers, Managers, and Staff. 
• Manage multiple proposals/priorities simultaneously. 

Required experience and skills 

• 4+ years of relevant experience in business development, marketing, or project management. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Word. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. 
• Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills. 
• Must be able to operate in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. 
• Solution-oriented with the ability to make sound recommendations and decisions. 
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to work on one's own initiative with limited supervision. 

Nice to have 

• Experience in professional services is an asset. 
• APMP, PMP certification is considered advantageous. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Language, Communications, Marketing, or Business; a graduate degree or equivalent  experience is preferred. 

What we look for 

• We are looking for a proactive and collaborative team player who is eager to learn and grow within the Strategic  Pursuits team. You should be resourceful, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced  environment. 

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The opportunity

• EY is looking for a senior enterprise sales professional to lead new business development for an end-to-end payroll services platform designed for Africa. This role is focused on building and converting a high-quality pipeline of South African and Africa-headquartered organisations with complex payroll needs.
• The successful candidate will target businesses with large monthly payroll volumes, multi-entity structures, African expansion footprints and a clear need for greater automation, control, compliance confidence and payroll operating efficiency.
• This is a market-facing commercial role. You will be expected to understand the payroll proposition, identify the right client segments, open senior conversations, qualify opportunities, shape the business case and drive opportunities through to close.

Your key responsibilities

• Build and manage a focused South African enterprise sales pipeline for payroll services.
• Identify and prioritise organisations with large payroll volumes, complex workforce structures or multi-country African payroll requirements.
• Originate new opportunities through direct outreach, executive networks, referrals, events, partner channels and targeted account planning.
• Engage senior decision-makers across HR, Finance, Payroll, Shared Services, Operations, Risk, IT and Procurement.
• Run high-quality discovery conversations to understand payroll pain points, current operating models, compliance risk, manual processing, reporting gaps and transformation priorities.
• Position the value of a modern, automated, Africa-wide payroll services platform in a way that is commercially relevant to each client.
• Develop account plans, opportunity strategies, stakeholder maps, close plans and deal forecasts.
• Lead the sales process from initial conversation through qualification, solution positioning, proposal, commercial negotiation and close.
• Coordinate effectively with payroll, technology, implementation, legal, risk and leadership teams to support credible proposals and client conversations.
• Support the preparation of proposals, RFP responses, pricing inputs and executive presentations.
• Ensure a structured handover of closed opportunities to implementation and delivery teams, including clear documentation of client requirements, commitments and success measures.

Skills and attributes for success

• We are looking for a commercially mature enterprise sales professional who can operate with autonomy, pace and discipline in the South African market. The right person will be energised by new business development and will be comfortable being measured by pipeline quality, deal progression and closed revenue.
• A proven enterprise sales hunter with the ability to open doors, create opportunities and convert complex prospects into signed clients.
• Strong executive presence, with the confidence to engage CFOs, CHROs, Heads of Payroll, Shared Services leaders and senior operations executives.
• A practical understanding of payroll, HR technology, HCM, ERP, managed services, outsourcing, BPO, workforce management, finance operations or related enterprise services.
• Ability to sell a high-trust, mission-critical service where accuracy, confidentiality, compliance, continuity and employee experience matter.
• Strong understanding of how South African corporates buy, including relationship-led selling, procurement processes, risk reviews, references, governance and multi-stakeholder decision-making.
• Commercial fluency, including the ability to frame value, quantify opportunity size, discuss pricing and build a compelling business case for change.
• Resilience and self-direction, with the ability to create momentum without waiting for fully developed inbound demand.
• Strong qualification discipline, with the judgement to focus on accounts with the right profile, buying need and commercial potential.
• High integrity and professional judgement, with the ability to represent EY credibly in sensitive client discussions.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A strong track record in B2B enterprise sales, preferably with 8 or more years of relevant sales or business development experience.
• Experience selling to large South African corporates or upper-mid-market organisations.
• Demonstrated ability to personally originate, qualify, progress and close complex opportunities.
• Experience selling payroll, HR technology, HCM, ERP, SaaS, managed services, outsourcing, BPO, workforce management, finance operations, compliance or other enterprise business services.
• A strong network, or the ability to quickly build one, across senior HR, Finance, Payroll, Shared Services, Operations or Technology stakeholders.
• Experience navigating complex procurement cycles, commercial negotiations and multi-stakeholder decision processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal contribution, presentation and executive-level storytelling.
• Comfort with a role that has a strong performance-based sales focus and clear revenue accountability.

Ideally, you will also have

• Existing relationships with senior decision-makers in South African enterprise organisations.
• Experience selling solutions with a multi-country African delivery or compliance component.
• Familiarity with payroll operating models, payroll transformation, employee data, payroll compliance and the practical risks associated with payroll delivery.
• Exposure to industries with large and complex workforces, such as mining, retail, financial services, telecoms, logistics, security, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, construction or outsourced services.
• Experience working with technology-enabled services, implementation teams or managed service delivery teams.

What we look for

• We are looking for a focused, senior sales professional who is motivated by outcomes and able to create revenue opportunities in a complex enterprise environment. You should be able to move confidently from market mapping to client outreach, from discovery to business case, and from proposal to close.
• This role will suit someone who wants to be in the market with clients, building relationships and winning work. It will not suit someone who is primarily looking for an internal strategy, advisory or thought leadership role.
• The successful candidate will bring energy, maturity, commercial discipline and a clear understanding that payroll is a high-trust sale. You will know how to build confidence with clients, avoid overpromising, involve the right specialists at the right time and maintain momentum through a complex sales cycle.

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The opportunity

• As an International Tax & Transactions Services (ITTS) Assistant Manager, you will be part of a practice which provides a wide range of tax services for many of the world's largest multinational companies. You will be able to help these corporations identify and solve complex domestic corporate tax issues.
• Our ITTS business practice help clients unlock value, either by increasing value or preserving cash. This is achieved through our various competencies that focus on tax planning, cash tax savings, EY private that focuses on wealth preservation and creation and controversy. Our tagline as a team is “Innovate. Create. Value.” which speaks to the ethos of our people and the value creation for our clients. Be part of this dynamic team that works closely with clients to unlock value for all stakeholders through our focused tax agenda.

Your key responsibilities

• As an Assistant Manager, you will participate in and help supervise multiple and challenging tax engagements and to deliver innovative tax planning ideas and solutions for our diverse clients.

Skills and attributes for success

• Provide timely and high-quality services and work products that exceed client expectations.
• Coaching and mentoring more junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness
• Enhance technical skills by remaining up to date on trends, new legislative developments and tax authority decisions, and apply them to complex situations relevant to the client
• Identify opportunities for providing tax planning and other special services
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products
• Thoroughly and accurately analyze information.
• Participate in and contribute to achieving team goals.
• Identify and sell opportunities for tax planning and other special services.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A BCom Honours degree but preferably a BCom Honours degree in accounting/accounting sciences, with a completed or in progress higher diploma / master’s degree in taxation favourable, plus a minimum of 5 years South African Corporate tax experience
• Big 4 firm experience preferable
• Excellent supervisory, analytical, and leadership ability
• A commitment to learning in a tax technology environment
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Process oriented with excellent documentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Mature, proactive, committed, highly motivated and driven team player

What we look for

• We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development and are keen to build a fulfilling career. We’re looking for people with a genuine passion for tax, and the future of tax, and are inspired to help the world’s leading multinational organizations solve complex tax issues. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

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• This is an opportunity to bring real meaning to your career by being involved in some of the most important transformative initiatives in our market. It is an opportunity to bring your strategic vision, your entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and your ability to reinvent business to our clients and contribute to building a better working world.
• Our Business Transformation team are seeking growth minded and solutions focused people who are passionate about truly making a difference. Based South Africa, you will be working on high-profile engagements, with the brightest and best minds from across EY, finding innovative strategic solutions to some of the most complex and demanding problems.
• You will be part of a high performing team committed to helping our biggest clients to define, design and commercialise new products, services, experiences and business models to transform their businesses. This team leads the way in conversations with the clients and the account teams who support them, leading EY’s approach to the market.

The Role Description

• As a senior manager in our Business Transformation team, you will work across our Consulting teams to identify, sell, design and lead end-to-end, complex and cross-functional transformation engagements in various sectors.
• Your primary focus will be to work with our leading clients and their executive teams to design, define and commercialise new businesses, services, experiences and establish large scale agile transformation programs that drive growth and deliver long term value. You will lead business development, driving discussions with clients and delivering market leading ideas and proposals to clients.
• You will design the approach to delivering the engagement, assembling teams to deliver each work stream. You will also manage the relationships with clients and guide the overall delivery of value to clients.
• You will manage multiple high performing teams and lead the development of careers of colleagues. You will work closely with the team of partners that lead the Business Transformation competency, our EY Parthenon Strategy team, our transformation solution leaders globally and our Account partners.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Building on the strategy of the client organisation, define the transformation vision, journey and delivery model for implementing transformation products, services, experiences and solutions.
• Design, reinvent and innovate business models that will create long term value and disrupt markets.
• Design, establish and operate innovation programs, including agile or lean approaches to developing new innovations in products, service, experiences or business models.
• Facilitate design thinking workshops and sprints to define transformation solutions and potential roadmaps for implementation.
• Crystallise and document the thinking of the wider EY and client teams so that ideas and approaches can be crisply and clearly communicated.
• Lead and manage large scale cross-functional projects and strategic transformations. Define and implement teams that orchestrate the delivery of transformation initiatives at clients.
• Orchestrate, coordinate and project manage the transformation acceleration process.
• Enable the implementation of concepts, solutions and systems that have been defined through research, strategy, ideation and innovation.
• Analyse data and provide recommendations to client executives on strategic initiatives and transformations.
• Drive business development, build and grow the pipeline. Drive the pursuit process to develop the proposal, approach, planning and commercials whilst ensuring adherence to the quality and risk management processes to protect the reputation of our firm.
• Build client relationships and establish the team as a trusted advisor in the market place.
• Convene diverse teams so their time is used productively and creates high value outputs.
• Collaborate across EY teams and solutions to increase value for our clients, contributing to building a better working world.
• Coach and develop our junior team members and assist them in crafting a career journey to assist others in achieving their purpose and objectives.

Skills and attributes for success

• A passion for people — our people are our greatest asset. We need you to be able to lead project teams to bring out the best in our people and help them to develop and grow.
• Ability to build exceptional client relationships — our clients are at the centre of what we do. Through the delivery of engagements, you will be responsible for managing key client relationships to make sure that we deliver quality and value.
• Ability to think strategically and to solve complex problems. You will demonstrate strong critical thinking skills focused on developing solutions, creating logical arguments or analysis, assimilating largest amounts to complex information, identifying or anticipating issues or challenges.
• Ability to communicate, making complex systems and situations simple to understand. You’ll communicate visually, verbally and in written reports.
• Ability to manage projects –we help our client solve their complex business challenges and then deliver the solution to have a positive impact.
• Ability to learn new ideas and capabilities rapidly through self–driven learning and research. You’ll need to be able to assimilate new ideas and information rapidly, making sense of the world around you and at clients.
• Leadership capabilities that accept responsibility, build high performing teams, scale through appropriate delegation and teamwork, share clear direction, gain support and commitment from others, provide feedback openly and learn from feedback from others whilst admitting mistakes in order to learn.
• Intellectual curiosity and passionate about solving complex problems. We are looking for people who are purpose driven and ask better questions to seek better answers
• An entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset.
• Enthusiasm and ability to collaborate well in teams. We are looking for inclusive people who value differences and have a real desire to both learn and coach others

 Technical Requirements

• More than 10 years’ experience in strategy, innovation and/or transformation consulting.
• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Commerce or Sciences from a reputable tertiary institution
• Post graduate degree – either a Masters’ or Doctoral degree is preferred
• Additional certifications to support the skillsets required such as Lean 6 Sigma, Project Management certifications amongst others
• Experience in one or more of these sectors: Consumer Products, Retail and Financial Services

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Role Overview

• The Head of Narrative, Reputation & Content is responsible for shaping and activating EY Africa's strategic narrative, ensuring the firm is credible, distinctive, and discoverable across both human and AI-driven audiences. This includes defining narrative frameworks and standards while working in partnership with channel and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams who execute across campaigns, events, digital platforms, and media.
• This role leads the development of integrated narrative frameworks, executive positioning, and reputation strategies, while overseeing the creation of scalable, high-quality content systems that support business priorities, go-to-market activity, and brand objectives.
• The role brings together strategic communications, content, and influence, moving beyond traditional channel execution to deliver measurable impact through coordinated audience engagement and modern amplification models.
• This position requires an individual skilled in developing and implementing strategic communications by enabling the input, customization, and integration of messages across appropriate channels within a fast-paced, agile environment. The role integrates external and digital communications and is responsible for managing vendors that support the execution of communications campaigns.

Role Detail

• Define and own EY Africa's overarching narrative framework, ensuring clear, compelling, and consistent positioning across markets, sectors, and audiences.
• Translate business strategy into distinct, repeatable storylines and points of view on priority topics (e.g., growth, AI, and sector themes).
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to the Africa Leadership Team on messaging, positioning, and reputation.
• Lead the development of executive and leadership communications that influence internal alignment, external perception, and high-impact moments (e.g., results announcements and reputation issues).
• Ensure alignment and consistency across internal, external, and leadership communications.
• Design integrated influence strategies across earned, owned, and emerging channels, working with PR, digital, and campaign teams to activate them.
• Evolve traditional PR into a modern influence model spanning media, digital platforms, and ecosystem amplification.
• Define and enable an always-on content ecosystem, including editorial governance, content reuse models, and clearly defined roles across teams.
• Oversee the development of high-quality, modular, and reusable content frameworks that can be deployed across channels and formats.
• Provide editorial leadership across all major outputs (EY.com, social media, and thought leadership), ensuring content is insight-led and optimized for discoverability.
• Design audience-led engagement strategies, ensuring content is tailored to audience needs and drives meaningful interaction.
• Partner with Go-To-Market leadership to ensure narrative informs campaigns, content supports pipeline growth, and communications drive measurable engagement.
• Use audience insights, content performance data, and market signals to continuously refine messaging and optimize impact, establishing clear feedback loops with Analytics and GTM teams.
• Define governance models and decision rights for narrative, messaging, and content approval across the organization.

Communication Objectives

• Build and maintain a strong, differentiated EY Africa narrative in the market.
• Drive measurable improvement in:
• Leadership visibility
• Quality of engagement
• Content consumption and relevance
• Ensure consistency, clarity, and quality across all communication outputs.
• Strengthen EY's position as a trusted advisor on priority issues, supported by clearly defined KPIs and baselines aligned to business priorities.

Analytical / Decision-Making Responsibilities

• Manage and ensure the effectiveness of all communications processes, including identifying and mitigating strategic risks, and driving alignment of narrative and messaging decisions across teams.
• Contribute to budget planning, ensuring appropriate resources are allocated to achieve divisional objectives.
• Manage project demand and prioritize resources accordingly.
• Lead projects from inception to completion, including project management and stakeholder engagement.
• Balance competing priorities and multiple concurrent projects.
• Engage effectively with senior stakeholders who may have differing perspectives and priorities.
• Challenge the status quo with appropriate diplomacy and professional judgment.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Strong strategic storytelling and narrative development capability, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, compelling messages.
• Excellent editorial judgment, ensuring high-quality, consistent, and impactful content across all platforms.
• Deep understanding of modern content ecosystems, including digital platforms, search optimization, and AI-driven discoverability.
• Proven ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior executives and confidently influence leadership-level decision-making.
• Strong integration mindset, with the ability to collaborate effectively across Marketing, GTM, Business Development, and Leadership teams.
• Broad marketing and communications expertise, with experience across multiple channels and disciplines.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, ideally gained within a professional services environment.
• Strong leadership capability, with the ability to inspire, guide, and develop high-performing teams.
• Highly organized and results-driven, with the ability to prioritize effectively, manage complexity, and deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail combined with strategic thinking and commercial awareness.

Behavioural Requirements

• Build a reputation among internal and external stakeholders as a subject matter expert within your functional discipline and programme areas.
• Identify and share best practices by leveraging an understanding of leading practices and market developments, identifying gaps in current ways of working, and initiating improvements.
• Seek and value input from others in decision-making and problem-solving processes.
• Serve as a positive role model by demonstrating EY's values through words and actions.
• Support the development of a strong team culture and provide constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt to diverse cultural and interpersonal styles.
• Translate complex ideas into simple, clear, and compelling messages.
• Effectively manage and resolve conflict.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate a collaborative, enthusiastic, and results-oriented mindset with a commitment to excellence.
• Display flexibility regarding working hours when required.
• Influence senior stakeholders and build strong, lasting working relationships.
• Adapt to changing business requirements while assimilating new information and applying sound judgment.
• Bring innovative thinking to content development opportunities.
• Take initiative and remain proactive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
• Quickly define problems, gather input, conduct assessments, draw conclusions, and implement solutions.

Education

• Recognized qualification in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.

Experience

• 8-10 years of relevant experience, including:
• A minimum of 3 years at Senior Management level; or
• A minimum of 5 years at Management level.
• Professional services experience, or experience managing a communications function within a complex matrix organization, is preferred.

About the Role

• The role is based in Sandton, South Africa, and forms part of the Africa Brand, Marketing & Communications (BMC) team, which is responsible for external brand and communications, design, digital communications, events, thought leadership, the alumni programme, and internal communications.
• The Brand, Marketing & Communications team forms part of Accounts & Business Development (ABD) within Core Business Services.

The Africa Region operates as a single business across 33 countries and includes more than 260 partners and over 5,000 employees. It is one of EY's largest and most diverse regions and comprises four service lines:

• Assurance
• Consulting
• Tax
• Strategy and Transactions

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Role Description

• The Associate: People Consulting plays a key role in delivering people‑centred transformation projects across diverse industries. Combining Consulting discipline, people insights and EY’s proprietary methodologies, the role supports Managers and Senior Managers to solve clients’ workforce challenges across capabilities such as Workforce Strategy, Organisation Design, Cultural Transformation, Change Management, Learning, HR Transformation, Talent Management, Reward and People Analytics.
• You will be involved in supporting client discovery, research, analytics, stakeholder engagement and delivery of workstream outputs.
• This entry‑level Consulting role provides an opportunity to grow core Consulting capabilities, deepen subject‑matter knowledge, develop technical skills and build a career within People Consulting. You will work with experienced colleagues across the division to deliver long‑term value to clients and support broader EY transformation goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research, benchmarking and data analysis to inform people‑related insights and recommendations
• Support workstreams across capabilities such as Workforce Strategy, Organisation Design, Cultural Transformation, Change Management, Learning, HR Transformation, Talent Management, Reward and People Analytics Prepare and contribute to client‑ready deliverables including reports, presentations, frameworks and communication materials
• Prepare client‑ready deliverables including reports, presentations and supporting documentation.
• Participate in stakeholder engagement, including workshops and interviews
• Assist with project administration tasks
• Work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams to support integrated EY solutions
• Contribute to business development activities

Skills & Attributes for Success

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and critical‑thinking capability
• Effective communication (written and verbal)
• Ability to work collaboratively in teams
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Curiosity, adaptability and willingness to learn
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and operate with agility
• Strong business acumen
• Professionalism and strong stakeholder engagement potential

Technical Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, or related discipline
• A postgraduate qualification is advantageous
• 1-3 years’ experience in People Consulting or related fields
• Experience in at least one of the following:
• Workforce Strategy
• Organisation Design
• Cultural Transformation
• Change Management
• Learning
• HR Transformation
• Talent Management
• Reward
• People Analytics
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
   

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The opportunity 

• We are looking for an experienced individual who has a broad understanding of internal risk and governance processes and can actively support a rapidly growing business to consistently deliver exceptional client service to our clients across Africa. You will be motivated to keep up with the fast pace of the professional services industry, and as such, be able to assist staff and senior management to deliver solutions that align with business objectives whilst ensuring quality is always maintained. 
• Your role will focus on further strengthening and innovating our existing processes, whilst enabling sustainable growth and consistent high-quality service delivery to our clients.  

You will be required to:  

• Engage with leaders across our Africa business. 
• Provide consultation support for pursuit governance and engagement quality controls.  
• Support quality, independence and risk management programmes and processes. 
• Innovate existing processes, in response to our rapidly changing environment. 
• Team with a wide stakeholder group across service lines, competencies, functions and geographies. 
• Guide teams on best practice service delivery methods, tools and practices. 
• Interpret and apply EY Service Quality policies. 

Your key responsibilities 

• The responsibilities listed in this document are not exhaustive and are flexible to accommodate the needs of the business, Africa Quality Projects and overall Firm requirements. 

Amongst other things your role will include: 

• Managing business risk through driving compliance to firm risk management policies and procedures, whilst achieving an appropriate balance between risk and control. 
• Designing and implementing effective processes for the monitoring and management of compliance with the firm risk and quality management processes in the business. 
• Enhancing and innovating the Africa Tax Service Line's current processes, promoting sustainable growth and ensuring clients consistently receive high-quality services. 
• Support the Tax Quality Leader’s and other Tax Quality Managers. 
• Supports strategic projects aimed at simplification of the firm’s quality and risk management policies and processes. 
• Facilitates Global Tax Quality Reviews and Local internal quality reviews. 
• Provides teams with best practices methodologies, tools and practices for service delivery. 
• Spearheads key quality and risk management programmes and procedures. 
• Improves existing procedures considering the continually changing environment. 
• Collaborates with diverse stakeholders across service lines, competencies, functions and locations. 
• Develops controls and governance and identifies, evaluates and manages tax-related risk. 
• Advises engagement teams on tax quality-related issues. 
• Aids in the creation of local policies and the implementation of global policies. 
• Creates routine Tax Quality alerts and similar publications. 
• Supports the maintenance of Tax Quality databases. 
• Assist in supporting the near shore Regional Delivery Centre based in Mauritius. 

Skills and attributes for success  

• Effective communication and organizational skills. 
• Use business knowledge to make recommendations that facilitate embedding processes and programs. 
• Confident in identifying and raising concerns to the Regional Tax Quality Leader, regarding risks and exceptions. 
• Ability to execute to plan.  
• Knowledgeable on how professional services firms operate.  
• Strong presentation skills.  
• Strong problem-solving skills. 
• Comfortable with change and being a strong change agent. 
• Skilled at handling multiple projects concurrently and prioritizing appropriately.  
• Ability to work in a team to achieve a common goal in the interest of the EY Global organisation. 
• Ability to remain objective and independent in all risk related matters. 
• Not easily influenced by domineering personalities so that the interests of EY Global is always maintained.  
• Comfortable working with individuals at all levels and creating a network of relationships built on trust. 
• Ability to teach others new skills. 
• Ability to perform under pressure. 
• Competent at interpreting, comprehending, and applying Ernst & Young policies, giving accurate and consistent guidance to others.  
• Strong listening skills.  
• A strong focus on quality, risk management and efficiency.  

To qualify for the role, you must have. 

• Minimum 5 years’ work experience in a large professional services firm environment.  
• Should be a confident and dynamic individual with excellent written and verbal business communication skills. 
• Be able to learn, innovate and take initiative to better enable the business. 
• Initiative-taking, high-energy levels, enthusiastic 
• Strong managerial and organisational skills 
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality. 
• High levels of assertiveness and resilience. 
• Diligence and commitment to following a process with care. 
• Analytical thinker  
• Be proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. 

Ideally, you will also have 

• Experience in working in a Big 4 Quality and Risk Management environment.  
• Have a suitable degree/certification aligned to risk management, project management or business management. 

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Your responsibilities

• The Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital team is looking to hire a skilled Manager Software Engineering to build tailored digital and innovative solutions for our Assurance business. These solutions encompass a range of smart technologies such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), SharePoint, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics, with a strong focus on delivering scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• You will be responsible for the setup of an agile delivery environment. This role requires you to perform the design, development, testing, implementation and support of these innovative solutions. You will also be responsible for writing and modifying code, debugging software, and overseeing a team of junior developers.

Other responsibilities include:

• Working with Business Analysts, Junior Developers, Product Managers and other cross-functional resources to define and deliver business impacting projects.
• Directing software programming and documentation development.
• Project Management and proficiency in delivery and DevOps tools such as Azure DevOps (including CI/CD pipelines), Jira and Trello
• Designing, implementing and governing cloud-native architectures on Microsoft Azure, ensuring best practices in security, scalability, performance, and cost optimisation.
• Driving the adoption of Azure-based services and cloud-first, serverless architectures (e.g. Azure Functions, App Services, Logic Apps) to support efficient and scalable solution delivery.
• Test, maintain and recommend improvements to ensure strong functionality and optimisation of existing solutions.
• Provide guidance on process design and resolve complex technical design issues.
• Create technical and process documentation for reference and reporting.
• Produce clean, efficient code based on specifications.
• Support the launch and implementation of solutions as well as providing post-implementation support in resolving any potential issues to ensure smooth business operations.
• Work with team members to conduct root cause analysis of issues, review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing.
• Testing and debugging code.
• Review of code and documentation
• Completion of governance processes

Skills and attributes for success

• An analytical mind and inclination for problem-solving.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Logical and efficient, with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate technical details to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Excellent planning, organisational, project and time management skills.
• Knowledge and interest in computer systems and the latest technologies.
• The ability to learn new technologies quickly.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Programming or equivalent of technical work experience.
• 5+ years in a software development role.
• 2+ of the years experienced leading a high-performing development team 4+ people.
• Strong hands-on experience designing, developing and deploying solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Practical experience with key Azure services such as Azure Functions/App Services, Azure SQL or other data services, Azure Active Directory (Entra ID), and integration technologies (e.g. APIs, Logic Apps) is highly advantageous
• Experience using Azure DevOps for work item tracking, source control and CI/CD pipeline implementation
• Experience working on a variety of software development projects.
• Ability to drive technical and operational excellence, pushing innovation with security, reliability and quality.
• Experience of 3+ years of delivering in an agile delivery environment as part of software delivery.
• Experience using project management tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Comfortable communicating with Junior Developers, Business Analysts and Project Managers and Executive team.
• Employee hiring, performance and  growth management.
• Experience architecting and developing workflow-based solutions or functionality.
• Experience developing and consuming APIs.
• Experience with web development technologies preferential.
• Experience as a full-stack developer with strong knowledge of software engineering concepts preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of coding languages (e.g. C#, JavaScript, Python, HTML5, XML, CSS) and frameworks/systems (e.g. AngularJS, REACT, .NET, Git).
• Knowledge and understanding of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• General knowledge and experience in working with databases, relational and non-relational.
• Experience in analysing and visualising data in Microsoft Excel and Power BI advantageous.
• Experience in using Microsoft 365 platform, data storage, analysis, reporting tools and technologies (Azure SQL, Azure Analysis Services, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Pivot, Power Query & Power View, SharePoint etc.) preferential.
• Ability to develop unit testing of code components or complete applications

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• As the Talent Attraction, Candidate Experience & Employer Brand Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping EY attract, engage, and convert top talent across graduate, student, and experienced hire audiences. Working at the intersection of Brand, Marketing & Communications (BMC) and Talent Acquisition, you will drive innovative recruitment marketing strategies that strengthen our employer brand while delivering measurable hiring outcomes.
• This is more than a marketing role. It's an opportunity to influence how the EY story is experienced by current and future talent across the continent.

What You'll Do

• You will lead EY Africa's recruitment marketing strategy by creating compelling attraction campaigns, enhancing candidate experiences, and building meaningful engagement across multiple talent segments.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing attraction strategies for priority hiring needs, hard-to-fill roles, graduate programmes, and future skills.
• Enhancing the candidate journey from initial awareness through to offer acceptance, identifying opportunities to improve engagement and conversion.
• Bringing EY's Employee Value Proposition (EVP) to life through relevant and culturally resonant storytelling.
• Driving recruitment marketing performance through data-led decision-making and actionable insights.
• Leading recruitment marketing across careers platforms, social media, digital channels, events, email campaigns, and talent communities.
• Leveraging AI, automation, and innovative technologies to improve speed, personalization, effectiveness, and reporting.
• Building and nurturing talent communities to support future hiring needs and scarce-skill talent pipelines.
• Enabling employee advocacy by equipping leaders, recruiters, and employees with authentic content and storytelling tools.

What Success Looks Like

During your first 12 months, you will:

• Establish a strong operating model between BMC and Talent Acquisition.
• Review and enhance candidate journeys for both graduate and experienced hire audiences.
• Develop and implement a segmented FY27 attraction strategy.
• Launch recruitment marketing performance dashboards that connect activity to hiring outcomes.
• Pilot an always-on talent nurture programme for a priority audience.
• Create content and advocacy toolkits that empower leaders, recruiters, and employees to tell the EY story consistently and effectively.

Who We're Looking For

• We're seeking a performance marketer with a recruitment mindset.
• You are someone who understands that attracting talent is more than running campaigns. You know how to connect employer branding, digital engagement, analytics, content, and candidate experience to drive meaningful recruitment outcomes.

You'll bring:

• Experience in recruitment marketing, employer branding, talent attraction, or related marketing disciplines.
• Strong digital marketing capabilities, including social media, web content, SEO, email marketing, and paid and organic digital channels.
• A data-driven approach and the ability to turn insights into action.
• An understanding of candidate behaviour and recruitment funnels.
• Curiosity and confidence in using AI and automation tools to improve performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across Talent, BMC, service lines, and leadership teams.
• Strong storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to create compelling talent narratives.

Experience & Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in Marketing, Communications, Digital Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• Proven experience in recruitment marketing, employer branding, talent attraction, digital marketing, or candidate engagement.
• Experience working within professional services, large corporate environments, or complex matrix organisations will be advantageous.