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Senior Consultant, Business Risk Services - Internal Audit, London

Employer
Ernst & Young
Location
London, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Nov 21, 2019

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Job Role
Risk Manager
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
The opportunity LI-P As a Senior Consultant delivering Internal Audit Services as part of our Business Risk Services team, your key role will be to undertake and lead engagements in the Internal Audit and Controls space reporting to Managers and Senior Managers. Your key responsibilities On engagements, you will be working in and managing teams, as well as managing stakeholders internally and externally. You will be responsible for taking ownership of your projects, delivering high quality results, coaching and developing team members and delivering on time and to budget. You will join the Business Risk Services team in our Risk practice, where there are excellent opportunities for progression for the right candidates. Our Risk practice works with some of the UK's leading companies as well as being engaged in several global engagements. The projects that you will work on will vary, and might include internal audit, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and internal control framework reviews. You may also be asked to assist on other projects, including enterprise risk management, governance risk and control (GRC) or performance improvement. Client Responsibilities Work effectively as a team member sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on progress Good stakeholder management of senior client personnel Preparing reports that will be delivered to clients and other parties Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel Assist in the execution and day to day leadership of a portfolio of client projects Monitor and manage client engagement budgets People

responsibilities:
Creating a positive learning culture - you will develop junior team members and help them to develop through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring Contribute to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism toward work challenges. Contribute to performance feedback for staff Build strong internal relationships within Advisory and across other services Skills and attributes for success A good understanding of core financial and operational business processes Track record of understanding and documenting processes, identifying and evaluating risks and assessing whether controls are designed effectively and mitigate risks Ability to develop risk and control matrices to drive the work to be done, and to create test plans and clear working papers to document test results Creating tailored recommendations to address issues, by working with management to co-develop action plans to improve processes and address control and process weaknesses Produce, with limited supervision, complete and accurate work and build credible relationships with clients by demonstrating technical skills and knowledge Excellent communication skills, verbal as well as written. An ability to communicate confidently, concisely and effectively with external, as well as internal stakeholders both verbally and through written reporting. Demonstrates a good level of self-awareness when dealing with others and can adapt own approach based on differences in individual style and backgrounds, recognising the risk of unconscious biases. Team management and client relationship management skills Demonstrate business acumen - Compile information quickly, and accurately, testing data and assumptions as you do so Experience of using data analytics and a questioning mindset to challenge when analytics could and should be used Familiar with the quality, risk management and financial management requirements in a professional services environment To qualify for the role you must have Experience in an Internal Audit or Controls role in a professional services environment, corporate sector or public sector Experience in leading and developing teams A chartered or certified accountancy qualification (IIA, CCAB, CA, ICAEW or equivalent) Ideally, you'll also have Excellent self-awareness when dealing with others and able to adapt own approach based on differences in individual style and backgrounds, recognising the risk of unconscious biases. Understanding of EY, its service lines and global capabilities, actively assessing what the firm can deliver to serve clients Knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks and processes What we look for Technical skills- Strong technical insight, practical knowledge & capability in your specialist capability Versatility - Proven ability to adapt and learn in an innovative environment What working at EY offers We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY, you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: Support, coaching and feedback from some

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