Current Vacancies at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Key Responsibilities

• Support Senior Consultants: Collaborate with experienced D365 consultants to understand project requirements, gather client needs, and assist in designing D365 solutions to meet those requirements.
• Configuration and Customization: Assist in the configuration and customization of D365 F&O, or specific modules like Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, etc.
• Data Management: Assist in data migration activities, ensuring accurate data transfer from legacy systems to D365 applications while maintaining data integrity.
• Testing and Troubleshooting: Participate in testing activities to validate D365 solutions, identify bugs, and troubleshoot issues during the implementation process.
• Training and Documentation: Support the development of user training materials and documentation to ensure smooth adoption of D365 solutions by clients.
• Client Interaction: Interact with clients to gather requirements, provide updates on project progress, and address any queries related to D365 implementation.
• Stay Updated on D365 Features: Continuously learn about the latest features and updates in D365 applications, keeping up with industry best practices and trends.
• Project Support: Assist in project management tasks, such as creating project plans, tracking milestones, and managing project documentation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other team members, such as developers, business analysts, and project managers, to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Validation of business practices and processes in Dynamics based on discovery analysis.
• Participate in GAP analysis to determine the difference between application and business processes.
• Participate in identifying creative solutions for processes that aren’t fully accomplished by standard D365
• Participate in developing and delivering presentations to customers by outlining findings and recommendations to guide the implementation of the identified solution.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or related)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O or related CRM/ERP systems is a plus
• Basic understanding of business processes and concepts in sales, marketing, customer service, finance, or supply chain domains
• Familiarity with configuration concepts within D365, such as entity customization, workflows, forms, views, and security roles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to learn quickly
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact effectively with team members and clients
• Eagerness to work in a collaborative team environment and a willingness to take on new challenges
• A desire for continuous learning and professional growth in the field of D365 consulting.

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Your key responsibilities

• As an Assistant Manager within our VM&E team you're likely to spend your day to day advising clients on complex financial and capital decisions.
• You will be working with them to understand their data, their strategic requirements and create analysis using financial modelling and data analytics techniques aligned to their strategic priorities.
• You will work directly with clients in ensuring timely delivery of their needs and manage the engagement and the overall quality of work performed.
•  You will also review complex models developed by our clients and critique models both their logical and commercial integrity.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong corporate finance skills
• Strong financial modelling skills
• Financial instruments experience – working on financial instruments such as equity options, swaps, valuations using simulations and lattice methodologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Leadership skills
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Business development experience and skills
• Track record in managing project expenditures against budget and revenue, and providing guidance to team members to ensure the completion of work deliverables
• Excellent analytical, project management, communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong knowledge and awareness of other data analytics tools and related software, including data visualization
• Ideally some programming experience in Matlab, R or Python
• Fluent business English – both writing and verbal
• Intellectual curiosity
• Attention to detail

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or a related field, plus 5 years of post-bachelor's, progressive related work experience; OR a Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or a related field, plus 4 years of related work experience.
• Superior financial modelling skills in MS Excel.
• Experience with any of the following software packages: SQL Server; Data Visualization applications (e.g. Tableau, MS Power BI); Statistical packages (e.g. MATLAB R or Python), VBA.
• At least 4 years of experience developing financial models and analytical solutions from scratch, utilizing best practice methodologies and performing quality control procedures.
• At least 1 year of experience managing project expenditures against budget and revenue, supervising teams and scoping project requirements.
• At least 1 year of experience of managing projects from start to finish.
• Ability to provide sound guidance to team members to ensure the completion of work deliverables.
• Availability for up to 60% of travel for client projects when necessary.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience working in venture capital, investment banking, commercial banking, or consulting businesses.
• CFA certification or significant progress towards these or similar certifications.

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Key Responsibilities

Relationship management

• Act as an ambassador and first point of contact for allocated Partners
• Develop and maintain internal and external networks, building knowledge of key client handling teams and issues in order to effectively identify and communicate priorities.
• Build strong relationships with clients and their PA’s identifying opportunities to enhance EY’s reputation.

Diary and meeting management

• Provide comprehensive diary management in consultation with your Partners.
• Proactively monitor meeting attendance, taking ownership to ensure enquiries and issues are appropriately delegated and resolved effectively.
• Facilitate all logistical arrangements and ensure all documentation is prepared in advance of meetings – with oversight from a Manager/Advance Intermediate PA/Partner

Travel management

• Proactive itinerary planning, researching and considering reasonable alternative cost effective travel, to include assistance with visas.
• Maximise cost reduction opportunities, utilising preferred travel provider in line with travel and expenses policy.

Communication management

• Manage communications, monitor emails, post and calls taking appropriate action, escalating or delegating accordingly.

Events management

• Project manage events that only require internal bookings of rooms, catering and attendance management.
• Ensuring compliance with policies and approved budgets.
• Work with facilities to confirm logistical arrangements and attend events as required, proactively ensuring relevant documentation is available at the event as approved by the Partner/Manager.
• Manage budget in consultation with the Partner/Manager.

Time and expense management

• Prepare and submit timesheets.
• Collate and process expenses and invoices ensuring compliance with policy and approval process.
• Reconcile credit card/bank statements with receipts as appropriate.

General administrative and project support

• Delegate meetings, events, travel, accommodation and ad hoc tasks
• Maintain client contact and relationship databases.
• Provide ad hoc project support.
• Loading external training CPD hours
• Mercury S2P support
• Stationery maintenance
• Meet and greet visitors to EY offices.
• Provide cover for colleagues during absences as appropriate.

Experience and skills required

• Experience in a corporate professional services environment is preferred.
• The confidence to engage with senior/high profile contacts and clients and their teams.
• Attention to detail and ownership for the delivery of high quality work.
• Ability to build relationships across diverse teams both locally and globally.
• Ability to work as part of a team, ensuring seamless service to the firm and clients.
• Confident approach to administration and agile to different Partner expectations
• The ability to plan ahead and anticipate potential problems.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise a busy and often conflicting workload.
• A flexible and professional approach, remaining calm under pressure.
• Knowledge of time zones and best means of travel between multinational locations.
• Broad knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Take lead in all administrative aspects for the FRG department and provide support to the FRG Leadership including setting up meetings, taking minutes and tracking and communicating actions.
• Coordinating and monitoring of logistics, communications and arrangements relating to key events such as the Financial Reporting Update and other client events
• Manage and monitor the IFRS desk line duty roster
• Act as administrator of the FRG SharePoint site
• Assist in preparing key monitoring reports including IFRS accreditation, QMT reports and time spent by team
• Coordinate logistics regarding distribution of through leadership, publications and communications
• Prepare slide presentations for various meetings with leadership and training sessions.
• Extraction of data and reports across the various firm databases including Mercury, PACE, Canvas, Consultation system, EY Leads/Success factors etc.
• Maintain IFRS pre-issuance reviewer allocation list
• Collate information for the Manager and Partner quality performance process
• Monitoring and reporting on the status of key projects to the FRG Leadership
• Preparation of communication in relation to key FRG projects and events
• The role is expected to constantly change as quality processes becomes evolve.

Competency and Personal Attributes

• +/-5 years’ + experience in project management.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Able to liaise with people at all levels, develop strong working relationships and networks 
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated and able to work well both independently and within a team
• Robust and assertive, able to handle conflicting demands and priorities
• Ability to manage and influence change
• Evidence of seeking continuous improvement
• ‘Can do’ attitude
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Gain understanding of the payroll system and various country legislations
• Assist in processing payrolls
• Assist with various administration tasks

To qualify for the role, you should have

• Matric with Bachelor’s pass including Maths (minimum 65% Pure Maths and 75% for Maths Literacy)
• Accountancy and Computers an advantage.
• Knowledge of MS Office applications an advantage.
• Strong numbers acumen, including analytical abilities

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Your client responsibilities

• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress.
• 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 own time in line with budgets
• Prepare or review business process descriptions through interviews with the client’s middle and senior management and documenting understanding of business process and confirm the business process descriptions by performing a walkthrough of the process.
• Identifying possible business risks and control weaknesses from the business processes under review.
• Drafting detailed audit programmes to test controls in place.
• Identify basic data analytic procedures
• Assessment of design and implementation of key controls as well as the operating effectiveness, accuracy and validity thereof.
• Compilation of working papers substantiating scope and results of testing.
• Provide a coaching / mentoring role.
• Review sections prepared by junior staff
• Draft individual sections of 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 project manager along with suggested preventive or mitigating actions.
• Draft audit findings for review by EY Senior Management.
• Assist with presenting findings 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
• Related audit or applicable business experience specifically within a financial services environment
• Proficient in Microsoft office (including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint).