Senior Associate, Technology Assurance

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself.

Our Technology Assurance professionals play an important role within Assurance. As companies continue to digitise and automate more aspects of their business, performing high-quality audits and providing other assurance services require deeper capabilities with specialised knowledge of auditing technology. Services provided include Financial Audit IT, other assurance services such as System and Organisation Controls Reporting (SOCR) and Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP), and expanded assurance services such as pre-implementation assessments, readiness engagements and ISO certification services as well as integration with other Assurance competencies.

The opportunity
 
You will develop valuable skills for your entire career. You will also work with tomorrow’s business leaders and gain hands on best practice experience. The objective of our technology assurance services is to provide clients with a reliable overview of their technology 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 contractual obligations. 

As a Senior Associate within the Technology Assurance team, you will:

• Participate in multiple client engagement teams and other related activities. Engagements focus on the assessment and/or evaluation of Information Technology (IT) systems and the mitigation of IT-related business risks. Engagements may be either assurance/other assurance (attestation) and/or extended assurance in nature and vary considerably in size and complexity
• Serve as a fieldwork leader to assist clients in employing proper information systems, resources, and controls to maximise efficiencies and minimise risk
• Work with client personnel to analyse, evaluate, and enhance information systems facilitating the business internal control process, and will assist clients and other Technology Assurance professionals in performing information technology control and security engagements
• You will also play a central role in leveraging data and analytics tools to deliver high-quality audits by:
  - Working with the audit teams to devise and execute detailed analytics plans based on the broader audit strategy
  - Utilizing analytics tools and techniques, analyze large volumes of data to identify anomalies and patterns that suggest potential areas of audit risk
  - Integrating audit analytics findings into the overall audit approach and to present these findings to the client

Skills and attributes for success 

• Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, and other planning documents
• Work with the engagement team to document the business processes dependent on information technology
• Serve as a fieldwork leader by directing the daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status, and managing staff performance 
• Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems
• Use knowledge of the current IT environment and industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues, and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations
• 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
• Proficient in analytics tools like Alteryx, SQL and Power BI, as well as familiarity with more traditional tools such as Excel etc
• Have a strong understanding of financial and non-financial data, and its applicability in the audit process
• Ability to simplify complex data and communicate results clearly to non-technical audiences, both in writing and through visualizations
• Be a strategic thinker that can see beyond the data and understand how analytics fits into the bigger picture of an audit engagement and the overall assurance process

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A recognised university degree in accounting, business, computer science, information technology, engineering, mathematics or other relevant discipline
• Willingness to travel on overseas assignment as the need arises
• Project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills
• Leadership, teamwork and client service skills
• Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Relevant certifications such as CPA, CA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CBCP, CIA, CIPP, CGEIT 
• Prior experience in performing data analytics in an audit, risk management, compliance, or related role

What we look for 

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you will be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.

We are looking for passionate leaders with strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in the risk industry. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve their full potential, this role is for you.

 
What we offer 

EY offers a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. 
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. 
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. 
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.