Job Vacancies at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

About Role:

• The role presents an outstanding opportunity for personal development, offering the chance to gain frequent exposure to strategic discussion making and projects, running of the Consulting business, and insight by senior leaders of the business.

Your key responsibilities

• Responsible for all Consulting engagement on behalf of the Africa Consulting leader, including: communications, meetings, dinners, etc. This includes preparation of all materials, events and engagement activities.
• Responsible for working closely with the Internal Communications function to ensure all messaging aligns with strategic and leadership objectives and monitor quality of messages from the Africa Consulting leader to the Consulting business.
• Draft all confidential communications on behalf of the Africa Consulting Leader.
• Ensure all outputs from projects managed are of an excellent quality and consider change management implications of projects implemented.
• Develop a strong network across all levels of staff within the Consulting business. 
• Work closely with the Africa Consulting Leader and leadership team to develop and implement the Global, Africa Consulting strategy.
• Identify and implement initiatives and projects relating to all parts of the Consulting strategy in a way that supports our key strategic objective of Shaping the future with Confidence.
• Project manage and offer operational and strategic support to the Africa Consulting Leader and leadership team on all Africa Consulting key priorities and initiatives on a project-by-project basis.
• Ensure management information is accessible and ensure its timely availability for reports/presentations.
• Arrange and coordinate Consulting leadership meetings and strategy sessions, including setting agendas, production of inputs, producing minutes and follow up actions from all meetings.
• Assist with the coordination of all meetings taking place in Africa by visiting Global / Super region Consulting delegates.
• Will work daily with and be counselled by the Africa Consulting Leader.  Will also be of support to the Africa Consulting COO and Africa Consulting Clients and Industries Leader as required.

General

• Become involved in adhoc additional projects as required by the Africa Consulting Leader.
• Write presentations and reports for the Africa Consulting leader and leadership when required.
• Problem solving / decision making
• Demonstrates ability to resolve both routine and non-routine challenges. Works both independently and within the Consulting leadership teams to get results. Work is reviewed on established goals based on individual scorecards.

Skills and attributes for success

• The diversity of the role, complexity of the professional environment and strategic nature of the assignments involved, require that the person: 
• Has excellent interpersonal skills, both for team and one-on-one work.
• Has extremely strong English-writing and PowerPoint skills.
• Has the ability to build relationships at senior levels and to engender credibility in a short time frame.
• Is highly organised with a practical and intellectual approach to problem solving.
• Be competent in understanding issues and have the confidence to deal with them without excessive intervention from leadership.
• Must be able to apply structured thinking and communication, data research and analysis, project management, report and presentation writing, facilitation skills.
• Accurate and timely packaging and presentation of information, issues and management information.
• Confidence to challenge others as well as be challenged by senior partners.
• Ability to exercise absolute confidentially and discretion.

To qualify for the role you must have

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

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The Opportunity

• We are seeking a dynamic candidate for the role of Africa Assurance Innovation Leader. In this position, your innovation skills, data strategy expertise, business development acumen, engagement management capabilities, and problem-solving abilities will be instrumental in guiding our clients through the complexities of digital transformation, modern data science, and analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Development & Growth: Drive the development, growth, and management of the Innovation business within the broader Assurance Innovation and Digital landscape, aligning with relevant business targets and ensuring achievement.
• Engagement Management: Establish and monitor processes that enable teams to plan, scope, design, deliver, and quality review client engagements utilizing data analytics, complementing other service offerings such as Sustainability, Forensics, and Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS).
• Team Empowerment: Act as a subject matter resource (SMR) to support engagement delivery teams in overcoming challenges by leveraging personal experience and connecting networks.
• Financial Oversight: Manage the financial health of the business, continuously monitoring for potential financial risks.
• Collaboration: Foster collaboration across the specialists’ network within the Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital business, including Data Delivery, Custom Analytics, Process Mining, and Go-to-Market strategies to drive digital transformation.
• Team Well-being: Prioritize the well-being of your teams, assisting them in achieving their career ambitions and learning goals.
• Community Building: Drive collaboration across specific Africa regions and build a community of practice.
• Expertise in Data Value Chain: Understand how engagement objectives relate to various phases of the data value chain and utilize advanced technology and analytics to address analytical problem statements.
• Proactive Learning: Actively seek out learning opportunities to contribute to the advancement of the Assurance Innovation and Digital business.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

• Educational Background:
• Preferred degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Statistics, or a related field.

Professional Experience:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in a professional services or consulting environment.
• 10+ years of experience in designing and delivering analytics solutions for audit and forensic clients using a broad range of analytical toolsets (e.g., PowerApps, SQL, Python, R, PowerBI).
• 7-10 years of experience in managing people and budgeting within a business area.

Skills and Competencies:

• Customer-centric solution mindset with strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
• Strong understanding of modern data science methodologies and analytics development.
• Experience in applying Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to solve business problems.
• Experience in design thinking and agile approaches to project management and solution delivery.
• Understanding of business processes and the ability to design analytical solutions that address specific business challenges.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with fluency in English.
• Proficient presentation and storytelling abilities.
• Ability to prioritize competing responsibilities and demonstrate lateral thinking.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive attitude towards service delivery.
• Independent, self-motivated, and passionate about delivering quality and innovative products.
• Understanding of information communication technology (ICT) in enabling businesses and financial statement production.
• Familiarity with different database types (relational databases/NoSQL) and the ability to analyze relationships between data.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Accreditations in Innovation and Business Strategy.

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The opportunity 

• We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Manager to join our Technology Risk – Assurance team, with a specialised focus on PCAOB-aligned IT audits.
• This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality IT audit services in support of financial audits for both public and private sector clients, particularly those subject to PCAOB oversight.
• You will lead complex IT audit engagements, manage client relationships, and provide strategic insights into IT risk, governance, and compliance. This is an opportunity to work with a high-performing team and contribute to the development of innovative audit solutions in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Your key responsibilities: 

• This candidate will be required to participate in both internal and external audit services. This includes, but is not  limited to: 
• Lead and manage IT audit engagements aligned with PCAOB standards, including SOX 404, ISAE3402, and SOC1/SOC2.
• Oversee the evaluation of IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, and automated business process controls.
• Collaborate with financial audit teams to integrate IT audit procedures into the overall audit strategy.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior client stakeholders, including CIOs, CFOs, and Audit Committees.
• Mentor and develop junior staff, ensuring high-quality deliverables and audit documentation.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, cybersecurity risks, and regulatory changes impacting IT audit practices.
• Work with the engagement team and client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and which addresses the risks inherent in  the engagement.
• Brief the audit team on the client's IT environment and industry IT trends.
• Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and the value to be delivered.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations.
• Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of  deliverables and services.
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to bring value to clients.
• Generate new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions to present to internal and external clients.
• Play an active role in resource management, team development and training related activities.
• Demonstrate excellent practice management skills and motivate the team members to consistently apply them. 

To qualify for the role you must have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or related field.
• Professional certifications such as CISA, CISSP, or CPA (with IT audit focus) are highly desirable.
• Minimum of 6–8 years of experience in IT audit, with at least 3 years in a managerial or supervisory role, working as an auditor for a public accounting firm or have equivalent systems/technology experience to meet special needs.
• Extensive experience in IT Audit methodologies relating to financial statement audits as well as 
• internal IT audits 
• Strong knowledge of PCAOB standards, SOX compliance, and IT risk frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST, ISO27001).
• Proven experience in auditing ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Experience working in Big 4 firms.

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The opportunity 

• The work we do isn’t about providing ‘off-the shelf’ solutions; so, we will train and coach you to develop a set of core skills that will be transferable across a broad range of projects. You’ll work as part of high-performing teams on a broad range of financial services clients and assignments that will stretch and challenge you. You’ll be encouraged and expected to take accountability and make an impact.

Your key responsibilities 

• Regional Financial Crime Lead – Africa
• Lead the financial crime strategy across the Africa region, ensuring alignment with global compliance frameworks and local regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance on AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) and insider trading
• Drive regional initiatives to enhance financial crime controls, risk assessments, and training.
• AML Officer – South Africa
• Serve as the designated AML Officer for South Africa, ensuring compliance with FICA
• Ensures compliance with the RMCP
• Maintain and update AML procedures in line with evolving regulatory expectations.
• Co-ordination of training programmes across the SA firm to enhance awareness and understanding of the legislation
• AML Folder Review and Monitoring – South Africa
• Daily review of high and moderate risk AML folders to ensure documentation completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulatory standards. Confirm that we may still proceed with the client relationship given the risk triggers noted
• Identify recurring errors, trends, and areas requiring enhanced focus or remediation.
• Daily liaison with RDS, engagement teams, SLQ and EPs around the interpretation of AML legislation and requirements
• Provide feedback and guidance to relevant teams to strengthen the quality and consistency of AML documentation.
• Compliance - Africa
• Develop, implement and manage the company's compliance programs. This role involves monitoring and reporting on compliance issues, providing guidance to management and staff, and ensuring that the company operates within the legal and regulatory framework.
• Develop and implement compliance policies and procedures.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments to identify potential compliance risks.
• Provide training and guidance to employees on compliance-related matters.
• Investigate and resolve compliance issues and complaints.
• Prepare and submit compliance reports to regulatory bodies as required.
• Stay up-to-date with changes in laws and regulations that may affect the company.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure a cohesive approach to compliance.
• Skills and attributes for success
• Legal academic and/or risk background or demonstrated affinity would be an advantage
• Previous experience of exposure to regulatory requirements across pan-African jurisdictions would be an advantage
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Complex problem-solving capabilities
• An interest in continuous self-development 

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in AML and/or Compliance role, preferably within Professional Services environment.
• Strong knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Professional certification in AML and Compliance

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Role – Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital Data Engineer – Associate 3

• The Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital Data Engineer (“Data Engineer”) is responsible for the extraction of data from ERP systems for the South Africa Data Delivery Team (“SA DD”). The Data Engineer will also be required to have a good understanding of key ERPs including, but not limited to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, AccPac, Navison, Sage and other common ERPs used in South Africa, and be able to construct scripts to extract data.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Extract data for the South Africa Assurance business and share this with our Data Analysts.
• Knowledge of key ERPs including but not limited to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, AccPac, Navison, Sage and other common ERPs used in South Africa.
• Be able to construct scripts that will allow for the extraction of data for core digital analytical tools.
• Closely working with the Data Delivery Specialist to extract data.
• Participate in the SA DD Team’s learning and sharing initiatives.
• Staying abreast of developments in EY’s digital solutions and developments in the market to be able to extract the appropriate data.
• Supporting reactive and proactive projects related to driving demand from the South Africa Assurance business and improving service delivery from the SA DD Team.

Other Requirements

• Travel may be required.
• Experience
• 1 to 2 years of work experience
• Strong understanding of IT environments, IT security, networking and server architecture
• Proven working experience in the extraction of data
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects, etc.), databases (SQL, etc)
• Some working experience in one or more ERP’s e.g. SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, AccPac, Navison and Sage
• Advantageous to have some experience in SpotFire, PowerBi, Python and Alteryx
• Strong knowledge of and experience with common data tooling such as Microsoft Excel, Access and SQL Server
• Demonstrate good problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Deadline oriented
• Ability to prioritise own work
• Experience in external audit or in a professional services firm will be a positive