Current Opportunities at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Description of Role

• As a Consultant in Immigration Services, you’ll play a critical hands-on role in delivering immigration solutions to multinational and local clients. You’ll work closely with managers and senior leaders to prepare and manage visa applications, monitor compliance, and support clients navigating complex immigration frameworks across South Africa. This is a fast-paced, client-facing role that requires precision, strong communication, and a passion for making things work in a highly regulated environment. 

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit immigration applications – all types of visas and permits.
• Liaise with clients to collect required documentation, ensure accuracy, and manage expectations on timelines.  Develop relationships with clients as key point of contact.
• Monitor application status and follow up with government authorities as needed.
• Ensure all applications comply with South African immigration laws and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) guidelines.
• Maintain internal trackers, case files, and status reports to ensure accurate record-keeping and client visibility.
• Support in the preparation of advisory reports and compliance assessments.
• Liaise with internal teams (tax, mobility) to deliver coordinated client service.
• Act as the primary contact for operational updates, documentation follow-ups, and initial client queries.
• Keep up to date with immigration law developments and regulatory changes in South Africa.
• Conduct research and contribute to internal knowledge sharing on updates, policy shifts, and best practices.
• Identify and contribute to opportunities for process improvement including use of AI and other technology.
• Ensure all documentation and client interactions meet the firm’s quality standards and risk protocols.
• Identify potential red flags or delays in cases and escalate to Managers/Senior Managers when necessary.
• Proactively manage billings and collections.
• Provide coaching to junior team members on legislation and practical application.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in immigration services or global mobility, ideally within a professional services firm or multinational corporation.
• Solid understanding of visa categories, documentation requirements and practical casework.
• Experience in handling client relationships and leading junior team members.
• Excellent communication, and project management skills.

Skills and Behavioural Attributes

• Excellent organisational and project-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in documentation and client communications.
• Ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Technologically literate: a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Able to oversee a team, including development of individual team members
• Manage and oversee client deliverables deadlines.
• Presentation skills
• Motivated and driven
• Ability to work on your own, a team player.

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Description of Role

• As a Senior Manager in Immigration Services, you will lead complex, high-impact client engagements across global mobility and immigration portfolios. You will be responsible for managing a team of managers and consultants, building and maintaining key client relationships, ensuring compliance with evolving immigration laws, and advising multinational corporations on strategic immigration planning. Your role combines technical expertise, operational oversight, people leadership, and client development.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior HR, mobility, and legal stakeholders on strategic immigration matters.
• Provide guidance on cross-border workforce planning, risk mitigation, and global immigration compliance.
• Lead high-profile engagements for multinational clients, overseeing end-to-end immigration service delivery.
• Manage a team of immigration managers, consultants, and coordinators across multiple jurisdictions.
• Oversee immigration processes including work permits, visa filings, permanent residency, and compliance tracking.
• Ensure adherence to timelines, regulatory changes, and quality standards across all client engagements.
• Monitor global immigration regulatory changes and advise clients proactively.
• Research, read and interpret applicable legislation in order to appropriately draft advice to clients
• Develop internal protocols to ensure client compliance with government requirements and audits.
• Identify new business opportunities and drive proposal development.
• Collaborate with tax, legal, and mobility professionals to cross-sell integrated mobility services.
• Build client pipeline through relationship management and networking.
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement including use of AI and other technology.
• Mentor and develop junior staff through structured feedback and on-the-job coaching.
• Foster a culture of high performance, collaboration, and inclusion across the team.
• Financial portfolio management including WIP management, billing and cash collection
• Ensuring compliance with our risk management procedures
• Performance manager to allocated staff

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 9 years of relevant experience in immigration services or global mobility, ideally within a professional services firm or multinational corporation.
• Strong knowledge of global immigration legislation and practice in South Africa.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex client portfolios and teams.
• Excellent communication, client-facing, and project management skills.

Skills and Behavioural Attributes

• A high standard of client management skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Independent thinker. Good report and advice writing ability.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Technologically literate: a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Able to manage and oversee a team, including development of individual team members
• Manage and oversee client deliverables deadlines.
• Presentation skills
• Motivated and driven
• Ability to work on your own, a team player.
• Ideally this candidate will, in addition to deep technical skills in the area of immigration, have energy, enthusiasm and drive to grow their career and become a future leader of our business.

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Description of Role

• As a Manager in Immigration Services, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of a portfolio of local and multinational clients navigating complex immigration challenges in South Africa and further afield as the portfolio necessitates. You will manage teams, ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks, and drive efficient execution of immigration processes. This role is ideal for a detail-driven leader who combines legislative expertise with commercial awareness and thrives in a high-performance, client-focused environment.  You’ll be a key bridge between clients, your team, and government authorities—making things happen on the ground, while advising on broader strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of immigration clients, providing accurate and timely advice on compliance matters.
• Deliver practical, commercially-relevant guidance on South African immigration legislation for all types of visas and permits.
• Manage relationships with government stakeholders including the Department of Home Affairs and embassies.
• Oversee end-to-end casework, ensuring accuracy, risk management, and adherence to strict KPIs.
• Guide clients through documentation and application processes, anticipating potential roadblocks and navigating regulatory complexity.
• Support the implementation of internal technology tools for case tracking and client updates.
• Lead, coach, and develop junior staff, fostering accountability, technical growth, and collaboration.
• Allocate resources across projects effectively and ensure high-quality client service across all engagements.
• Conduct regular reviews and feedback sessions to maintain delivery standards and identify areas for improvement.
• Stay up to date with immigration law changes and communicate implications to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement including use of AI and other technology.
• Assist in audit and internal control activities, ensuring clients meet their legal obligations and maintain compliance.
• Escalate complex legal risks or sensitive client matters appropriately and proactively.
• Collaborate with tax, HR, and mobility teams to provide holistic global mobility support.
• Contribute to business development initiatives including proposal writing and responding to RFPs.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities within client accounts and support the growth of the practice.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in immigration services or global mobility, ideally within a professional services firm or multinational corporation.
• Solid understanding of immigration legislation, regulatory processes, and practical casework.
• Proven experience managing client relationships and leading junior team members.
• Excellent communication, client-facing, and project management skills.

Skills and Behavioural Attributes

• Excellent organisational and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple cases and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Technologically literate: a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Able to manage and oversee a team, including development of individual team members
• Manage and oversee client deliverables deadlines.
• Presentation skills
• Motivated and driven
• Ability to work on your own, a team player.

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• People Advisory Services (PAS) shapes and delivers the part of business strategy that depends on people. As a PAS professional, you will have the opportunity to work with global clients to understand and address some of their largest and most complex people-related challenges, and ultimately improve and drive valuable and sustainable business results. We focus on engagements that relate to performance, talent, systems, reward, mobility and analytics.
• With so many offerings, you have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Sound interesting? Well this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of clients including understanding the client expectations
• Grow and develop existing client portfolio – with a focus on identifying opportunities for other business units and wider Mobility services.
• Identify potential new clients and overall growth of the Johannesburg employees’ tax and expatriate tax business.
• Develop and build good client relationships
• Financial portfolio management including WIP management, billing and cash collection
• Research, read and interpret applicable legislation in order to appropriately draft advice to clients on various employees’ tax and expatriate tax issues
• Ensuring compliance with our risk management procedures
• Overseeing the tax compliance process on your portfolio of clients where necessary, review work performed by junior staff and provide on the job training
• Generate work by capitalising on client relationships and identifying sales opportunities
• Contribute effectively towards the department's growth and profitability
• Promote and live the team values
• Present technical training topics
• Performance manager to allocated staff

Qualifications & Experience

• Higher Diploma in Tax or Honours in Taxation
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a senior manager in the employees’ tax and expatriate tax consulting environment
• 5 years management experience in an advisory environment
• Expatriate tax compliance experience advantageous 

Skills and Behavioural Attributes

• A high standard of client management skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Independent thinker. Good report writing ability.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Computer literate: a good working knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Able to manage and oversee a team, including development of individual team members
• Manage and oversee client deliverables deadlines.
• Presentation skills
• Motivated and driven
• Ability to work on your own, a team player.
• Ideally this candidate will, in addition to deep technical skills in the area of employees’ and expatriate taxes, have energy, enthusiasm and drive to grow their career and become a future leader of our business.

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The Opportunity

 EY’s Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy (TRS) team is one of the leading teams of its kind in the market, working with stressed and challenged businesses with a unique culture and position within the larger EY firm.  TRS is part of EY’s Strategy & Transactions business, working with companies and stakeholders at times of change, and often at an exciting pace. TRS covers a number of geographies across both South Africa and the wider continent, working closely with other EY teams, and you may have the opportunity to work across different teams in your career with TRS.

Our clients can be companies, government bodies or financial stakeholders like lenders or shareholders.  They might be on the brink of a crisis, or simply looking to build greater resilience into their business.  In TRS we work closely with our clients to deliver the financial and organisational solutions that enable them to adapt and succeed or minimise the downside risks that they are facing.  The work involves understanding the drivers of value in a business and problem solving to manage the priorities of competing stakeholders. People who flourish in TRS want to think broadly about what drives value in a company’s performance and the factors that can drive underperformance or failure.

TRS is a growing team seeing a significant uptick in its market during 2024 and beyond for financial advisory, so there is real opportunity to develop and grow your career.  Whilst we do work at pace at times, the team is a welcoming and inclusive place with a good balance of hybrid working and an enjoyable team environment, where you can bring your whole self to work.

Your Key Responsibilities

• As a Restructuring Senior Manager in out South African TRS practice, you'll have a pivotal role in restructuring engagement by working closely with senor leadership to engagement to craft the scope, execute the analysis and draw conclusions, while also being a critical member of the team, providing coaching and insight to junior colleagues.  
• You will get excellent exposure to our clients which consist of some of the world’s largest corporates, banks and development finance institutions and will benefit from being at the heart of shaping restructuring outcomes that preserve value and protect jobs.
• You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your relationship building skills and build your personal brand working alongside the leadership team to decide on the go-to-market strategy and meeting with clients in the marketplace.
• You will also develop a strong risk radar, helping the leadership team identify risks to independence and potential conflicts and making sure that the firm’s Quality and Risk Management Procedures are adhered to.  
• You will help clients evaluate capital options, capture greater transaction value and achieve strategic objectives - whether they are buying or selling a distressed asset, restructuring a business, dealing with underperformance, or looking to improve cash management.
• Your analytical and report writing skills will be crucial in preparing comprehensive financial reviews of company's operations and trading performance. As a Senior Manager you will play a key role in the team coaching more junior staff and helping ensure that they can build a fulfilling career at EY.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to lead financial analysis and scenario modelling to support decision making and awareness of the key drivers of corporate failure or underperformance.
• Commercial acumen –using knowledge and insight gained from client work and apply your understanding of the wider business environment.
• Able to identify key issues on assignments and suggest and help implement workable solutions.
• Experience in delivery of work products by presenting findings clearly in reports and other deliverables to clients.
• Ability to share technical and other knowledge with the team drawing on previous experience and current learning.
• Leverage existing relationships and build new ones to assist partners with generating new business opportunities and building relevant external networks and relationships.
• Proactively assess markets and corporates to help identify work winning opportunities.
• Demonstrate professionalism and confidence to deal with a range of stakeholder groups and management teams.
• Good project management skills, with the ability to manage more than one assignment at a time and yet still demonstrate quality and consistency of performance in every task.
• Adapt well to change and have a flexible and positive approach.
• Desire to support the people development of TRS – contributing to or leading training courses, recruitment, and team / wellbeing activities.
• Strong appreciation of risk management.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A bachelors or graduate degree.
• A minimum of five years of restructuring experience and a total of seven years relevant work experience (e.g. diligence, modelling, audit).
• Client facing experience from a professional services background and the ability to lead client conversations and meetings.
• Skills in financial analysis of a distressed business and reporting findings to stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools including Excel and Powerpoint.
• Experience in designing and helping to implement restructuring solutions.
• Strong knowledge of finance agreement structures, covenants and terms.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills to get buy-in to a restructuring plan.
• Appreciation of the risks inherent in advising distressed businesses and their stakeholders.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Professional accountancy qualification.
• Own network of contacts with work providers, or will understand how to build one.
• Experience of South African insolvency regimes.
• Experience of using data analytics tools such as Power BI and Power query.

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Job summary:

• As a member of the People Consulting team, focused on designing and implementing large-scale, complex, global transformation programmes across various sectors, you will join a talented group of professionals that help support and improve businesses through their various types of transformation.  

Key responsibilities:

As a 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

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 work streams
• 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 junior 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
• Contribute to 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 6 to 7 years’ experience in Change Management

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Introduction

• In this opportunity you will provide in-depth development knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics D365 application and serve as a technical developer by evaluating the design requirements and current issues to develop and provide effective solutions offered by EY. We are looking to add a strong professional to our team that can bring an in-depth understanding of development which includes experience in the Microsoft platform. The successful candidate will be a hardworking, ambitious, energetic and self-driven developer with a proven track record of experience in developing and implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions. If you have a keen interest in technological advancement, software development and the implementation of software business solutions, this might just be the ideal opportunity for you.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Actively participates as a member of the development team in both core and custom development projects delivered to customers.
• Interpret written business requirements and technical specification documents.
• Perform coding to written technical specifications.
• Investigate, analyse and document reported defects.
• Perform maintenance programming and correction of identified defects.
• Document the technical solution before, during and after the delivery of the agreed scope to the consultants and customers.
• Create, document, and implement unit test plans, scripts, and test harnesses.
• Create and maintain technical documentation using defined technical documentation templates.
• Development of new software as well as maintenance of existing legacy software.
• Provides technical assistance in supporting pre-sales, sales and professional services departments where required (this may also include direct technical support to customers)
• Maintain and expand delivery team relationships through delivery of high-quality services.

Experience and qualifications

• 3-5 years Dynamics technical design and development experience (X++, SSRS and BI and Reports development)
• BSc in Computer Science or equivalent qualification
• Participated in a minimum of 3-4 MS full life cycle AX2012, Dynamics 365 CE or D365 Commerce or F&O implementations projects in a role of a Developer, Technical consultant, or Technical Architect
• Experience with Visual Studio and in .NET development
• Experience in upgrading From AX2012 to latest releases of Dynamics 365 (code and data upgrade)
• Experience in complex data migration (using DIXF, third party tools, custom development (EXCEL/CSV programs))
• Experience in complex integration development (web services, DIXF, .net custom client-server applications, knowledge of standard web services and integration protocols – OData, SOAP, JSON, REST, SSIS, direct SQL, Azure logic apps)
• Experience in performance optimization (X++ application code, troubleshooting D365 components, LCS Environment monitoring)
• Experience in environment and release management (ALM, TFS, Build processes, Environment management, Installation, and configuration of AX and related components)
• Experience managing projects and/or teams in the delivery of Microsoft Dynamics oriented projects
• Experience evaluating customer requirements and producing design and project documentation
• Azure knowledge, experience working with and managing cloud environments
• Strong knowledge of LCS, ALM and Delivery tools
• Extensive experience in finance and accounting (ERP)
• Microsoft certifications in Dynamics AX/D365 F&O is a bonus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and effectively meet deadlines
• Excellent demonstration and presentation skills
• A passion for team success and enthusiasm for the products we implement

Additional skills required

• Strong interpersonal/relationship building skills
• Desire to assess and incorporate modern technologies and software into skill set
• Strong experience in development lifecycle methodology
• Analytical thinking & problem solving skills with an ability to solve complex problems with little to no guidance. Anticipate and solve problems or issues before they occur or become critical.
• Accuracy and a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines under pressure (conscientious)
• Ability to work independently as well as perform in a matrix project environment with cross-functional teams
• Strong ability to work in partnership and collaboration with other members of business solutions teams
• Structured approach to problem-solving and project execution. Good time management, well organised, consistently meeting commitments and creating high level deliverables.
• Strong passion to deliver high quality solutions.

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• A Financial Accountant is needed to assist the Finance Manager in the overall finance function.
• The position requires a Chartered Accountant that has broad knowledge on various accounting concepts, IFRS standards, Companies Act, accounting and taxation principles, knowledge of system controls and procedures, knowledge of valuations and discounted cashflows, ability to review financial records and reconciliations (general ledger / creditors).  The incumbent must also have a basic understanding of the creditors, debtors and general ledger functions.
• The incumbent must also have the passion, willingness and ability to deal with an extensive number of people at both
• senior and junior levels that require financial assistance, advice, and direction. Exceptional client service is required, whilst simultaneously upholding and maintaining appropriate corporate governance standards and principles. The incumbent must also have the ability to represent the Finance Manager in meetings and conference calls

The person that is required needs to have the following technical skills:

• Strong accounting skills.
• Ability to grasp new concepts very quickly.
•  Ability to work with a high degree of detail meticulously.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to interact at multiple levels within the organization, ranging from Partners to junior resources.
• Computer literate and willing to learn new technology

Supervision Responsibilities:

•  Self-starter with creative approach to problem solving.
•  Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
•  Ability to flex and adapt to working in a changing environment.
•  Demonstrate an ability to quickly build relationships based on doing the right thing

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:  

• Ability to cope with an immense amount of pressure.
• Ability to cope with a fluid environment on a constant basis.
• Willing to get involved in a level of detail on various processes and concepts.
• Ability to work overtime as and when required.
• Willing to learn on the job.
• Inquisitive in nature and wanting to understanding things in its entirety.
• Takes avid notes on items to be done and rigorously follows through.

Experience:

• Exposed to various industries, preferably in an auditing environment.
• Ability to produce numbers, which roll up into a set of annual financial statements.
• Knowledge of MS Office especially Excel.

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The opportunity

• The purpose of the global EY organization is to Build a Better Working World. The insights and services the organization provides help to drive long-term value for clients, people, and society and to build trust in the capital markets. An essential function under EY Business Enablement, Supply Chain Services (SCS) is a global team with more than 600 professionals in over 35 countries supporting the EY organization across the globe. This structure helps enable knowledge-sharing across categories and regions, streamlining efforts in seeking innovative suppliers that can provide exceptional client service to maximize SCS’s value for the EY organization and the world's supply chain.
• A key component of SCS is Global Procurement, whose purpose is to drive significant synergies and value creation from sourcing to contract lifecycle management, deliver exceptional client experiences and build more vital collaboration to manage Technology, Talent, Alliances and Brand, Marketing and Communications (BMC) spend categories. We forge meaningful supplier relationships and strengthen supplier resilience to help EY maximize long-term value for its people, clients and communities.
• The Technology Procurement team manage circa $1.5B of spend annually and focus on requirements from the Technology teams. This is a superb opportunity to support EY Technology (EYT) at the forefront of developing, managing, and implementing technology solutions that span the full process life cycle – integral in identifying organizational needs across various regions and service lines, shaping strategic direction and architectural frameworks, and ensuring the successful delivery and management of operational services.
• EYT increasingly acts as a catalyst for business success; priority projects such as EY’s AI solutions, Fabric platform and Global Tax Platform are essential to delivering on EY’s Global Priorities and sustaining our competitive advantage as the most globally integrated professional services organization.
• The Client Technology Sourcing team supports key programs and solutions globally in partnership with our Client Technology and Service Line colleagues, continuing to enhance EY’s position as a technology driven industry leader. You may support these technology procurement requirements within this role.

Your key responsibilities

• Be a senior individual contributor on a Technology Procurement team aligned to one or more service lines, as well as client serving business units.
• May develop category strategies for assigned categories and areas.
• Stakeholder and supplier relationship management.
• Manage full lifecycle of contracts for assigned programs of work and key suppliers
• Proactively manage contract negotiations for assigned projects.
• Build and foster collaborative working relationships with EYT and other internal business partners.
• Supporting and leading stakeholders through the Onboarding of Technology Goods and Services end-to-end process.
• Socialization and facilitation of the Procurement policy and processes, ensuring that the project teams and stakeholders understand the value of the policy and adhere to it accordingly.
• Timely and frequent submission of management information, including project status and savings reporting.
• Supporting Supply Chain Services’ overall global strategies.
• Facilitation of any needed market research to identify potential suppliers, ensure competitive pricing and terms, etc.

Skills and attributes for success

• 7 - 10 years of experience sourcing technology goods and services. Combination of work and experience may be considered.
• Experience in a leadership position a plus.
• Business Degree or equivalent a plus.
• CPM, CIPS or similar Procurement certification is welcomed, but not essential.
• Good knowledge of IT suppliers and emerging technologies. 
• Experience working in an IT role as part of delivering technology solutions is a plus.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience with senior stakeholder engagement, and the ability to collaboratively co-develop strategies and set and manage expectations.
• Comprehensive experience with negotiating contracts related to software licensing & rationalization, cloud-based solutions and professional services.
• Comprehensive experience with negotiating contracts globally and regionally.
• Experience of working in a Sourcing/Procurement/Supplier Management team in a complex and global environment.
• Strong influencing and networking skills as the organization relies on working in cross-functional teams across borders.
• Fluent, effective, transparent, and timely English communication skills required across multiple mediums (email, voice, IM, etc) in a global environment.
• The ability to independently manage and prioritize workload.
• Proficient organizational skills.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and have an appetite for change.
• Provide exceptional Client Service.
• May assume counsellor responsibilities as part of the role at a future date.

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• As a Transaction Due Diligence Manager, you will be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions. Our team of strategic advisors sits at the heart of a global team of transaction specialists who deliver high quality advice to our clients.

The opportunity

• EY has an established industry leading Transaction Advisory Services Practice.  We help clients determine the right deal to do, and then assist them in doing the deal right. We are a growing practice that has the resources to serve any client, anywhere in the world. With so many offerings, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a friendly, collaborative environment through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Your key responsibilities

• As a Senior Manager, you will be required to lead in executing the due diligence procedures. Understand the engagement scope and assist more junior members in performing the procedures assigned to them. You’ll be responsible for writing significant parts of the report deliverable and communicating findings to the client. Helping our clients determine the right deal to do, and then assist them in doing the deal right. Our team works to understand profit drivers and trends, challenge assumptions of future performance, and assist with purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters. 

Skills and attributes for success

• Analyse financial/operational results of targets through reviewing accounting records and conducting interviews with management
• Participate in due diligence engagements related to acquisitions by private equity investor groups and strategic corporate buyers
• Prepare/evaluate pro forma financial information
• Identify issues for purchase price reductions, deal structuring or deal termination
• Identify post-acquisition action steps to achieve anticipated earnings/cash flow improvements
• Evaluate effects of seasonality on cash flow requirements. Perform industry and company research
• Correlate due diligence findings with client valuations.
• Manage expectations of service. 
• Develop people - supervise staff effectively and provide constructive feedback/training and conduct performance reviews

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting and/or related major.
• CPA or CA certification
• Minimum of 5 years post articles relevant working experience
• Minimum 8 years of financial due diligence experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills - reports need to be ready for Partner review
• Good Computer skills
• Project Management Skills
• People Management Skills
• Big 4 Corporate Finance experience in Transaction Support Management Role
• Exposure to large transactions that are complex and involve cross boarder activities
• Ability to utilise strong local insights to the Due Diligence
• Africa experience preferable
• Experience in running multiple projects ssimultaneously

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Dedication to teamwork
• Strong work initiative and the ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas

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The Opportunity

• EY Forensic & Integrity Services practice help organizations protect and restore enterprise and financial reputation. Our professionals assistcompanies and their legal counsel to investigate facts, resolve disputes and manage regulatory challenges. We put integrity at the heart of compliance programs to help better manage ethical and reputational risks. We understand how organizations navigate complex environments; how pressures, attitudes and culture influence employee actions; and how to leverage data analytics to improve compliance and investigation outcomes. We are committed to making integrity the cornerstone of a better working world. Our team is multi-disciplinary which includes amongst others, certified accountants, forensic accountants and technologists, certified fraud examiners, data scientists, data analytics professionals, anti-corruption professionals, certified expert witnesses, compliance professionals, money laundering and sanctions investigators, etc.
• Join our team and be part of the team that helps clients achieve their Integrity agenda. You’ll will also be introduced to career challenges that will take you into exciting new professional territory through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored counselling. We are looking for a Senior Manager from Investigation and Compliance to be part of our globally connected and culturally aligned Forensic & Integrity team.

Your key responsibilities

• Work and lead on challenging projects related to white collar crimes, fraud investigations, 
• Corporate compliance and Ethics, forensic accounting and financial and economic damages analyses, in a rapidly growing team with multidisciplinary skill-sets.
• Display understanding of client needs, priorities and anticipate related challenges
• Identify and resolve issues on your engagements demonstrating a broad technical and people skillset.
• Prepare work plans and review electronic data, accounting, financial and non-financial records. An ability to see the “wood from the trees”
• Ensure high quality working papers and analysis by team members
• Prepare client deliverables including forensic and investigation reports. Present findings to clients
• Liaise with senior client personnel, in-house counsel, external legal teams, witnesses and regulators
• Coach team members , contribute to the knowledge sharing culture of the team and hold difficult conversations.
• Effectively balance your personal commitments with your professional needs
• Engage and participate in Sales and Marketing efforts including building the profile of the practice and firm in internal as well as external events
• Keep abreast on regulatory/ business/economic developments and their impact on the solutions of EY Forensics.
• Meet mandatory compliance, learning and other professional requirements

Minimum requirements

• B.Com Honours (Accounting / Forensics studies) or LLB, with post graduate in Forensic studies
• 8 years’ experience in the Forensics field, of which at least 2 at Managerial level
• Certified Fraud Examiner and/or Forensic Practitioner -FP (SA)
• Based in Johannesburg and must be willing to travel locally, regionally and internationally.

Additional requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Skeptical yet practical mindset to assess situations and reach conclusions objectively. Natural curiosity and ability to ask better questions
• Self-awareness, respect for differences in individual style and background of your team members.
• Teaming and displaying strong interpersonal skills. Someone who is eager to learn,
• contribute and collaborate to support the achievement of a shared vision
• Strong time and organization skills, ability to adapt quickly to changing environments, determination and tenacity to see the matter you are working on to its conclusion 
• Proactiveness in sharing new ideas to support achievement of shared vision.
• Strong communication skills and command over spoken and written English.
• Other qualifications such as CFE, FP (SA) are valued.
• Leadership experience and proven track record in a challenging environment

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• The objective of our advisory risk services is to provide clients with a candid and reliable overview of their risk landscape.  Our solutions can be used by our clients to build confidence and trust with their customers, the overall market and when required by regulation or contract.

The opportunity
Within EY’s Technology Risk practice, we are currently seeking a Manager to participate in client engagement teams, whereby he/she will be assessing, improving and evaluating our Financial Services clients business and Information Technology (IT) processes and controls, predominantly in their IT environment. You will have the opportunity to bring your knowledge and expertise to our clients in the following key areas:

• IT General Controls and Application Controls
• Data Analytics
• Service Organization Controls reports
• Compliance with various frameworks
• Through assisting other Advisory sub-services such as Internal Audit
• Performance Improvement and Cyber Security.  

Your key responsibilities

• Analyze business, financial and IT systems, and other data processing problems to identify risks and improvements in computer systems and IT-enabled business processes.
• Leading and supporting the on-site coordination during engagements by planning and briefing teams on the client's IT environment as well as industry IT trends, communicating with the clients and completing audit engagements.
• Assist clients in strengthening internal controls and improve IT and business performance. Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, and other planning documents.
• Ensure high quality in client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status, and managing staff performance.
• Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Cultivate business development opportunities.
• Demonstrating the ability to discuss and resolve audit issues and recommendations with client management.
• Demonstrating thorough understanding of complex information systems and applications to client situations

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong skills in project management and engagement closure
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills and a strong desire to work in a team environment
• Demonstrated integrity, values, principles, and work ethic

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business and/or other related major.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in managing and/or leading projects, information technology operations, internal audit or internal controls; experience with the financial services sector is mandatory.
• Application control testing and/or implementation experience.
• Program and project delivery skills, including design, management and reporting.
• Possession of, or be actively pursuing, information systems auditing certifications or accounting designations such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CIMA), and Certified General Accountant (CGA).
• 5 years of experience in the field of IT auditing, IT Security, information technology operations or internal audit.

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• The Senior BI Architect will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and managing innovative business intelligence (BI) solutions with a strong emphasis on leveraging Microsoft Fabric. This role requires a deep understanding of data warehousing, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, data modeling, and the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. The ideal candidate will translate business needs into technical specifications, create effective BI solutions, and drive the utilization of information management systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Design, build, and deploy BI solutions (e.g., reporting tools) with Microsoft Fabric components such as Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Power BI.
• Maintain and support data analytics platforms.
• Create tools to store data (e.g., OLAP cubes).
• Conduct unit testing and troubleshooting.
• Evaluate and improve existing BI systems.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate systems.
• Develop and execute database queries and conduct analyses.
• Ensure the robustness and reliability of the BI solution during development, testing, and maintenance.
• Document all aspects of the BI system as a reference for future upgrades and maintenance.
• Address any issues or concerns related to the BI solution raised by the users.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies in the BI field, particularly within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Conduct training sessions to educate end-users on how to use the BI tools effectively.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a BI Architect or similar role.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing, ETL processes, and data modeling.
• Proficiency in BI tools such as Power BI, and experience with Microsoft Fabric components.
• Experience with SQL and database management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and services, particularly Microsoft Azure.

Preferred Certifications:

• Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP)
• Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• The Senior BI Architect will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and managing innovative business intelligence (BI) solutions with a strong emphasis on leveraging Microsoft Fabric. This role requires a deep understanding of data warehousing, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, data modeling, and the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. The ideal candidate will translate business needs into technical specifications, create effective BI solutions, and drive the utilization of information management systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Design, build, and deploy BI solutions (e.g., reporting tools) with Microsoft Fabric components such as Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Power BI.
• Maintain and support data analytics platforms.
• Create tools to store data (e.g., OLAP cubes).
• Conduct unit testing and troubleshooting.
• Evaluate and improve existing BI systems.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate systems.
• Develop and execute database queries and conduct analyses.
• Ensure the robustness and reliability of the BI solution during development, testing, and maintenance.
• Document all aspects of the BI system as a reference for future upgrades and maintenance.
• Address any issues or concerns related to the BI solution raised by the users.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies in the BI field, particularly within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Conduct training sessions to educate end-users on how to use the BI tools effectively.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a BI Architect or similar role.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing, ETL processes, and data modeling.
• Proficiency in BI tools such as Power BI, and experience with Microsoft Fabric components.
• Experience with SQL and database management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and services, particularly Microsoft Azure.

Preferred Certifications:

• Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP)
• Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

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• As a risk and internal audit professional, you will be leading engagements to identify control enhancements, operational and compliance process improvement and efficiency opportunities, as well as company-wide cost improvements. EY is a global leading service provider in this space, with a reputation for high quality and cost-effective innovative offerings.
• Our structured career framework means you will continue to develop, whatever level you are at. And with a network stretching around the globe, you will gain valuable insight across industries and geographies. So whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
• You will actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives, consistently drive projects to completion and confirm that work delivered is of a high quality. Under guidance you'll lead teams - or parts of teams – on engagements.
• You will maintain a clear focus on anticipating and identifying risks, and escalate issues as appropriate. As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture, coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

Your client responsibilities:

• Participate in and, as required, lead FS Risk and Internal audit client engagements
• Develop long-term, sustainable relationships with key client stakeholders in line with our go to market strategies and individual market development initiatives
• Build and deliver relevant client solutions, based on knowledge of the client’s agenda
• Develop informed views for the client on the implications of current and anticipated industry issues
• Generate new business sales through proactively managing aligned accounts, identifying new client opportunities, playing a significant role in developing and driving a sales campaign/solution
• Develop own informed views for the client on the implications of key current and anticipated industry issues through their risk management perspective
• Build strong internal relationships within EY Consultancy Services and with other services across the Organization
• Run major accounts on a hands-on basis with daily attention to detail
• External audit FS experience will be an advantage

Your people responsibilities

• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Risk professionals
• Contribute to an educational program to continually develop interpersonal and technical skills of staff
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures

Qualifications and technical skills requirements

• Industry related certification, but preference given to CA/CIA
• Extensive experience in Financial Services
• Strong skills in project management and engagement closure
• Experience of/and interest in recruiting and professional development
• Proficiency with MS Office
• Honours or Master's degree in Finance, Business or other related field

Additional skills requirements 

• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Complex problem solving capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to innovate internal audit approaches, be relevant to client specific issues, and track industry trends
• An interest in continuous self-development
• Demonstrated integrity, values, principles, and work ethic
• Ability to manage a number of teams and projects at the same time
• Able to work in a fast paced and high pressured environment
• Strong financial services regulatory knowledge including GOI and Pension and Provident Fund requirements