Associate-Personal Independence

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Career Family   

Risk Management Services

Role Type    

Associate Analyst/ Analyst

Competency    

Independence Risk Management Enablement Group – Personal Independence Compliance Testing (PICT)

 

Associate - Independence - Risk Management Services

This role requires the candidate to provide testing support to regions and execute global Independence processes in alignment with EY Global (EYG) policies. These processes are designed to safeguard EY's independence by performing testing procedures on EY professionals to ensure adherence to the firm's personal independence policies. The candidate will be responsible for monitoring professionals’ financial relationships to identify and report potential conflicts of interest with audit clients. Furthermore, the role involves interpreting GDS policies, performing compliance checks and audits, determining required actions, and providing recommendations based on firm guidance.

 

 

The opportunity

Risk Management Services (RMS) is an internal function within EY GDS (Global Delivery services), responsible for protecting the organization from the risks that may arise from its professional practice. We work closely with all parts of the organization to identify and manage risks, providing coordinated advice and assistance on suite of services like Independence, Conflicts, Compliance, regulatory, policy and security issues as well as dealing with claims and queries regarding ethics. Formed in 2007, the RMS team is growing rapidly as a Center of Excellence for all standardized quality/compliance related activities.

 

This opportunity will be part of the largest sub-service function, i.e., Independence within Risk Management Services (RMS) responsible for assisting EY professionals to maintain auditor objectivity by identifying and reporting any potential conflicts of interest that could compromise an auditor's independence. This includes assessing employee financial and personal relationships, conducting investigations, providing guidance on resolving personal independence matters, and testing for findings or issues related to the financial holdings of EY professionals.

 

RMS Independence team is currently 950+ people strong, operating from 3 locations and 5 centers’: India (Gurugram, Kochi, Bengaluru), Poland (Wroclaw), Philippines (Manila). The team is closely integrated with Global Independence and has been involved in development and operating of key Independence processes.

 

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to EY's reputation as an independent auditor by supporting niche Independence profiles within a dynamic and growing environment. You'll work closely with EY professionals to identify and assess their personal independence-related risks. This will involve collaborating with senior team members and stakeholders to resolve queries and gather information, ultimately positioning you as a subject matter expert in Independence processes.

 

Your key responsibilities

An Associate within the GDS RMS Independence PICT team, will be responsible for developing a working knowledge of Personal Independence concepts, including financial interests, family relations, and business relationships. You will execute procedures as outlined in the EYG Independence policies, conduct research, and make updates to various EY tools and databases used to monitor family and financial relationships (like securities, loans, insurance policies, etc.). Through these activities, you will contribute to helping EY Professionals identify independence-related risks, while analyzing their financial holdings and relationships to determine if they and EY are independent under the relevant rules.

 

Technical expertise

• Possess a solid understanding of financial products, such as equities, structured products, and mutual funds, while executing work requests and projects from initiation to completion according to established procedures.
• Conduct research and anal