Audit Senior - Financial Services (FS) Insurance - Dublin

 

General Information

Location: Dublin/Cork

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: Yes

Business Area: FSO Assurance

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

 

 

We are currently seeking Seniors to join our Financial Services team, specialising in Insurance.  

 

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.  

  

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 are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.  

  

We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our client. 

 

Your key responsibilities   

  

• You will be a fundamental part of a multi-disciplinary team working closely with our clients alongside partners and directors.
• Delivering efficient and effective audit and assurance services.
• You will be a part of a client facing team responsible for the day to day running of assurance projects.
• You will liaise with other EY services lines and offices.
• You will have exposure to a variety of client needs including technical and operational complexities.
• Interacting with business leaders. As many of our leasing client are headquartered in Ireland you will get to see first-hand how the management team operates.
• Gain understanding of client/business issues, e.g., by using the firm's knowledge resources.
• Preparing accurate assurance documentation for review and completing work allocated to you within agreed budget and deadlines.

 

Skills and attributes for success  

 

To qualify for the role, you ideally will have:  

• Qualified ACA/ACCA (ICAEW, ICAS, Irish Institute or equivalent qualification). 
• Degree qualified.
• Experience in External Audit.
• Experience of working within a financial services department in a professional services form, or have appropriate technical background working within the Insurance industry.
• Demonstrate expertise in primary accounting frameworks (US GAAP, UK GAAP or IFRS) and in related financial reporting matters.
• Strong communication skills.
• Team working skills.
• Minimum of 18 months' left on your valid Passport to facilitate Work Permit & Visa applications (where applicable)

 

What we look for

 

We’re interested in audit professionals with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

 

About EY

 

As a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Transaction and Advisory 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.

 

What working at EY offers

 

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive benefits package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs: covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

 Plus, we offer:

 

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

 

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of bene