Job Overview
The role of a GDS Project Staff is to carry out routine substantive and controls-based procedures from the GDS Manila supporting the various Global client-serving assurance teams mostly based in the Asia-Pacific, Americas & European countries. Key expectations for this role are to provide high-quality results to the engagement teams, often to a tight deadline.
Responsibilities
- The candidate will be responsible for delivering the highest quality on every task assigned in line with EY Global review methodology and the expectations of Global engagement teams.
- To contribute to a positive team environment by demonstrating consistent commitment and optimism towards work challenges and to develop knowledge to use EY technology and tools to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of an industry or sector and be aware of technical issues or assurance risks.
- Execute & document specific review procedures as defined by the engagement teams.
- Build knowledge about risk management which includes understanding significant business processes, regulations applicable to the client, and other risks specific to a client’s business.
- Timely identification of accounting issues, clearly documenting the facts and findings and discussing with GDS senior/Assistant Manager.
- Interact with the global engagement team on a regular basis and develop a productive working relationship with them.
- Contribute ideas for improvement by comparing the efficiency of review procedures performed across different clients.
Qualifications
- Must be a graduate of BS Accountancy
- Open to Non-CPA
- Open to fresh graduates
- Open to 3 month project contract
- 0 to 1 year of relevant experience
- Basic understanding of accounting and assurance concepts
- Strong interpersonal and good written & oral communication skills
- Proficient with MS Office and Outlook
- Robust logical and reasoning skills
- Interest in business and commerciality
- Team player, with the ability to multi-task, flexible, and can work under pressure
- Commitment to continuous learning and proactively implementing new processes