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. 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, and a better working world for all.

The Opportunity

The Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team works with businesses and finance teams to address the risks of accounting, financial reporting and regulatory issues. FAAS teams serve as trusted advisors, both practical and innovative, to help our clients navigate through accounting and financial reporting challenges driven by the changing economic and regulatory environment.

Join FAAS and you'll have opportunity to assist our clients to address the accounting and financial reporting challenges facing their business. Our current projects include accounting advice on adoption of new accounting standards, changes of accounting framework, accounting implication advice on complicated transactions, consolidation and solution implementation etc.

Your key responsibilities

As an Assistant in the FAAS team, you will:

• Assist the seniors/managers in various client engagement teams in weekly cycle as follow and fully commit with the team's agreed project timeline
• Advise accounting standards implication with practical solutions
• Apply accounting standards/concepts in the design of financial close process
• Advise on accounting implementation applying IT solutions
• Challenge yourself to continually learn and teach, mentoring others while developing your own career
• Take ownership of your projects, while working collaboratively with other team members
• Maintain and develop positive, productive, and professional relationships with clients

The successful candidate must be able to display several achievements below.

Within 6 months of joining, the candidate should:

• Understand the basic and overall concept of providing accounting advice to client
• Perform the assigned tasks for the accounting advisory project
• Understand how assistant (consultant) play an important role in the project management which be responsible by his/her seniors and managers
• Confidently managing client at the operating level and familiar with typical problems encountered by client with regards to non-complex accounting matter
• Explains to general audience and non-technical clients on how accounting concept work

Within 1 year of joining, the candidate should:

• Be confident to lead the junior team member or client's working team to collect data relevant and attribute to the objective of the project
• Gain the ability to explain the differences between clients and his/her own accounting analysis
• Able to work together with 2 or 3 interns and at the same time provide guidance

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 3 years of experiences
• Experiences on applying IFRS or US GAAP is a plus
• Keen on or having experiences on IT solution implementation both business and financial processes is a plus.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong lateral thinking, analytical and conceptual skills. Creative and opened minded.
• Able to take up new challenges, adaptable to different working environments.
• Able to work independently without closed supervision.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Be able to communicate in English, i.e. writing, meeting and presenting, with fair level of confidence.
• Skillful in Microsoft applications, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

What 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.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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