Open Vacancies at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Your Key Responsibilities

• Assist leading organisations develop corporate or divisional strategies that accelerate growth and deliver long term value.
• Define the roadmaps and strategic plans that will implement strategy.
• Design, reinvent and innovate business models that will create long term value and disrupt markets.
• Define and advise on the business model portfolios in which organisations should invest to create sustainable, long term value.
• Design and build operating models.
• Design, establish and operate innovation programs, including agile or lean approaches to developing new innovations in products, service, experiences or business models.
• Lead and manage large scale cross functional projects and strategic transformations.
• Analyze data and provide recommendations to client executives on strategic initiatives and transformations.
• Enable the implementation of concepts, solutions and systems that have been defined through research, strategy, ideation and innovation.
• Define and implement digital strategy that will transform client organisations and deliver additional value.
• Drive business development, build and grow the pipeline.
• Build client relationships and establish the team as a trusted advisor in the market place.
• Collaborate across EY service lines to increase value for our clients, contributing to building a better working world.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• To qualify for the role you must have
• 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 Technology Transformation 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.
• Experience in managing transformation or innovation programs.
• Ability to communicate, making complex systems and situations simple to understand. You’ll communication visually, verbally and in written reports.
• Ability to manage projects –we help our client solve their complex technology challenges. You will need good project delivery skills to manage and deliver technology projects across our key clients.
• 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

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Leadership capabilities that accept responsibility, build high performing teams, scales through appropriate delegation and teamwork, shares clear direction, gains support and commitment from others, provides openly learns from and accepts feedback from others whilst admitting mistakes in order to learn.
• Knowlegde of leading innovation, transformation snd strategy frameworks or methods with practical experience in having developed or implemented projects using these frameworks.
• Strong commercial awareness and proven ability to present technical information in a meaningful manner to key stakeholders.
• Experience in strategy, innovation or transformation consulting. are intellectually curious and passionate about solving complex problems.
• We are looking for people who are purpose driven and ask better questions to seek better answers have an entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters.
• We are looking for people who are innovative and can contribute to developing EY-Parthenon’s position and our team are enthusiastic and collaborate well in teams.
• We are looking for inclusive people who value differences and have a real desire to both learn and coach others

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Your key responsibilities

• Maintain a portfolio of clients, prioritise and manage multiple deadlines.
• Plan and prepare schedule for financial closing for multiple clients / a large client.
• Ensure proper and timely accounting, periodic closing, deliverables to clients.
• Periodic review of General ledger, books of account to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Preparation of Financial statements and related schedules along with relevant back up (as per IFRS/IFRS for SME).
• Lead and Manage end to end audit for the client including liaison with Auditors & clients, follow up for audit issues and implement corrective action if any.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Qualified accountant (BCom Accounting), an additional qualification would be an added advantage (i.e., SAIPA/ACCA)
• 2 years of work experience in core finance function, with experience in accounting and preparation of Financial Statements
• Experience in managing client facing finance team preferably in a Consulting organization or well diversified Industry experience
• Work experience in an ERP environment would be preferred
• CaseWare experience would be an added advantage

Ideally, you'll also have

• Entrepreneurial - Being empowered to lead, being innovative and encouraged to take ownership to create a lasting impact.
• Intellectually stimulating - Getting opportunities to work on challenging assignments with premier clients and learn from the best minds in the industry.
• Digitally transforming - Being prepared to aid businesses become fit for the digital world through technology enabled innovation and alliances.
• Pursuing passions beyond work - Encouraged to actively pursue passions beyond work.

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Skills and attributes for success

• Assisting with buy side and sell side due diligences
• Assisting in advising clients on the structuring of business transactions and tax implications thereof
• Drafting of opinions for clients on the tax consequences of restructures, mergers and acquisitions, as well as other pertinent matters
• Research of complex tax issues
• Interpretation of tax legislation
• Liaison with SARS and Counsel regarding complex and uncertain tax matters
• Assisting with the implementation of transactions, including:
• Review of financial models
• Review of tax implications of Transaction legal documentation

Responsibilities in respect of the above will include:

• Planning assignment approaches including understanding client expectations and scoping work
• Pro-actively identifying areas of contention, discussing with the engagement team and proposing solutions where possible
• Ensuring timely delivery (this includes independently structuring complete reports/presentations of board level quality for even the most complex deal, focusing on creating impact)
• Financial portfolio management, including WIP management, billings and cash collection
• Complying with risk management procedures
• Training and performance management of consultants
• Managing the work performance of consultants
• Expanding professional network internally and externally
• Supervising office administration functions
• Supports broader service line leadership in diagnosing the health of the client relationships
• Heavily involved in identifying relationship building needs for the leadership team
• Positions self as a trusted adviser with senior clients on a broad range of TAX topics, and able to open up conversations on new areas

Key Internal Clients / Relationships

• ITTS partners and team
• The larger tax community and staff
• Cross-service line partners and managers
• Relevant firm subject matter experts
• Strategy and Transactions team

To qualify for the role you must have

• CA (SA), TA (SA) or admitted attorney
• Ability to communicate complex tax concepts succinctly and clearly to clients
• Experience managing budgets, projects and people
• Ability to develop relationships with clients and provide a high level of client service
• Excellent interpersonal skills and time management capabilities
• The ability to work at a fast pace, often with shifting responsibilities
• Minimum of 8 years’ related experience

Ideally, you will also have

• A consistent record of excellence in a professional services environment
• Experience in one of the Big 4 preferable

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Skills and attributes

• 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 with ITC
• Around 4 - 5 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.

Ideally, you’ll also have 

•  Qualified CA(SA)

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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 with ITC
• Around 2-4 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. 

Ideally, you’ll also have 

•  Qualified CA(SA)