Ernst & Young (EY) Job Openings in Nigeria, March 2015

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over.
We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Assurance Senior (Consumer and Financial Services Sectors)

Location: Nigeria

Job Descriptions

• As Assurance Senior, you'll make a technical contribution to audit client engagements and internal projects.
• Within your role, you'll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships, execute complex assurance procedures, supervise junior engagement team members and help define the audit strategy.
• Working under the supervision of an assurance manager and senior manager, you'll help execute our work and present its findings to the client.
• With a clear focus on anticipating and identifying risks, you'll escalate issues as appropriate.
• Working closely with colleagues, you'll determine whether the work plan is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM) guidelines.
• As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture, will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

• Support the planning, execution and delivery of in assurance engagements
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Build strong internal relationships within Ernst & Young Assurance and across other services

• Coach, supervise and conduct performance review and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting and retaining assurance professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills of all staff
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures

• An Accountant Graduate.
• MUST be a qualified chartered accountant.
• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience of the entire audit process.
• Familiarity with IFRS and local GAAP.
• Understanding of risk-based auditing and risk and control strategies.
• Understanding of Q&RM procedures.
• Compliance with and understanding of regulatory requirements.

• Track record with a leading audit firm.
• Professional accountancy qualification or working towards gaining one.
• Strong academic record including a degree.

• Manage engagement economics and communicate significant issues, fees and estimates-to-complete to partners and clients
• Assist partners with generating new business opportunities and building client networks and relationships
• Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to serve clients better
• Build strong internal relationships within the international tax team and across other services

• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all levels of staff
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting, retaining and training international tax services professionals
• Maintain an educational program to develop personal skills on an ongoing basis
• Understand, follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures to all levels of staff

• A Bachelor's Degree, preferably with an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field (an advanced degree in tax or law is highly desirable)
• A minimum of seven (7) years' relevant tax experience, or equivalent experience in business or industry
• ICAN or ACCA certification
• Broad exposure to international taxation
• Excellent managerial, organizational, project management, analytical and verbal/written communication skills
• Demonstrated business development skills.
• Fluent in English.

• To provide support to our growing Immigration team.

• Delivering high quality service to our clients
• Managing key client relationships and projects
• Providing technical support

• Graduate of Law or the Humanities
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience
• Strong technical competence
• Strong reasoning skills
• Strong interpersonal skills (ability to liaise at all levels)
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
• Innovative, a self-starter
• Team player
• Adaptable and flexible
• Deadline driven
• Able to work under pressure

• As Performance Improvement Senior Manager - Supply Chain & Operations, you'll build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers and develop a portfolio of business by focusing on high impact opportunities.
• You'll lead presentations and proposals for moderately complex projects or for elements of highly complex projects and provide subject matter insight to bids and proposals.
• Drawing on your skills and experience, you'll create innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership. In addition, you'll package overall project findings into clear, concise, high-quality work products.
• Acting as a subject matter resource on one or more services, you'll leverage knowledge and experience to shape Ernst & Young's services to meet client problems.
• By driving improvements in business processes, you'll serve as a role model for quality & risk management and confirm that project teams understand and comply with Ernst & Young's Q&RM guidelines.
• As a respected senior professional, you'll communicate effectively with Ernst & Young engagement partners and managers and work to build, manage and motivate high-performing teams. You'll also help key staff to build sustainable competencies.

• Participate in and, as required, lead Supply Chain & Operations engagements
• Manage financial aspects of client engagements and communicate significant issues, fees, and estimates-to-complete to partners and clients
• Help partners and directors generate new business opportunities and build client networks and relationships
• Understand all Ernst & Young service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
• Build strong internal relationships within Ernst & Young Advisory Services and with other services across the organization

• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all levels of staff
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
• Contribute to people-related initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Supply Chain & Operations professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills of all levels of staff
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures and communicate these to all levels of staff

• Oil and Gas
• Consumer Products
• Utilities
• Government & Public Sector
• Others

• Procurement transformation
• Global procurement transformation
• Global procurement operating model design
• Purchase-to-pay performance improvement
• Procurement shared services and outsourcing
• Supply chain strategy and operating models
• Supply chain strategy
• Operating model design
• Supply chain transformation
• Supply chain process efficiency
• Tax effective supply chain
• Operational performance improvement and core business review
• Supply chain effectiveness and performance improvement
• Rapid supply chain assessment
• Inventory management
• Global trade effectiveness
• Operational cost reduction
• Public sector procurement and commissioning
• Procurement strategy
• Green supply chain
• Low carbon and sustainable supply chain

• Demonstrated record with a blue chip consulting organization
• Demonstrated experience in business development
• Strong academic record including a Degree