Employment: Full Time
As an Account Support Associate (ASA), you’ll be a key member of our Business Support Services (BSS) team. The ASA program supports a wide range of service lines (Assurance, Advisory, Tax and Transaction Advisory Services), making this a great place to gain exposure to new skills and progress your career.
The opportunity
You will work directly with high-level client-serving professionals (partners/principals, executive directors, senior managers and managers) to drive project management and engagement coordination for EY’s key account client-serving teams. You will drive efficiencies for the account teams and reduce time to provide services to clients, with a focus on maintaining the applicable professional standards.
Your key responsibilities
You’ll likely balance your time between both project management and analytics. We’ll also look to you to audit and manage budgets and expenses, along with compliance and due diligence.
Skills and attributes for success
•Managestakeholder expectations, project plans and communications, and providestatus updates as needed to continuously advance service delivery
•Gain astrong knowledge of the service line and the engagement, EY’s structure,key personnel and EY’s policies/procedures
•Act as theknowledge manager for the engagement team, managing internal databasesand/or portals designed to facilitate global team communications andcoordination of go-to-market strategy
•Takecomplete ownership of engagement economics (e.g., hours/budgets/estimatesto complete, fees, billings, Work in Process spreadsheets), proactivelycollaborating with relevant team members to resolve any issues that arise
•Collaboratewith the account team, business development and resource management teamsto achieve team goals
•Coordinaterisk management processes, such as engagement letters, client continuance,independence, family tree, preapproval and other regulatory requirements
To qualify for the role you must have
•Strong data analytics and Excel skills (e.g.pivot tables)
•Excellent oral and written communicationskills
•Excellent listening, influencing,interpersonal and presentation skills
•The ability to address all relevantinformation/data and develop practical approaches to answering problems
•A creative and curious approach to tacklingcomplex challenges, leveraging internal tools and resources to achievefavorable results
•A results-oriented approach to driveimprovements in engagement economics (financial systems, relationshipmanagement tools, revenue pipeline, sales cycle reports, risk assessments)
•A proven ability to work independently withminimum supervision, and collaboratively with virtual teams
•An ability to effectively manage concurrentprojects and prioritize multiple tasks, including multi-locationcoordination
•The capability to meet tight deadlines,performing fine-quality work and diligent follow-up
•The ability to summarize and concludeactivities, applying appropriate documentation standards and lessonslearned
•The capacity to protect confidential andproprietary information
Ideally, you’ll also have
•A background in a direct client service role
•A bachelor’s degree
What we look for
We’re most interested in people with big ideas who aren’t afraid to voice them. You’ll need a proactive approach to work and the curiosity to seek out new challenges without being pushed. If you’re ready to make a real contribution to our goal of building a better working world, this role is for you.
What working at EY offers
•We offer a competitive compensation package
•Ownership for your area, in a culture that encourages people to speak up and challenge the status quo
•Career support from some of the most engaging colleagues in the business
•The ability to take on different responsibilities and learn new skills
•The freedom to provide excellence in a way that’s suited to you
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy, transaction and consulting services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
Join us in building a better working world.
Apply now.
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