Senior Manager - Financial Reporting Group at Ernst and Young

Qualifications

• B.Sc/HND Accounting
• ACCA, ACA
• ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting (added advantage)
• Must possess IFRS experience

Six years cognate experience in the following areas:

• Extensive IFRS experience, having an understanding of IFRS and appreciation for the risks in applying and financial reporting implications of IFRS, including common and or topical issues
• Ability to identify IFRS problem areas in a set of financial statements / fact pattern and to recommend solutions
• Continuous research & development, including new IFRSs, EDs, publications, IASB & IFRIC updates, etc.
• Review of technical IFRS based accounting opinion
• Review of technical accounting consultations
• Basic knowledge of IFRS for SMEs

Other relevant skills/Experience:

• Excellent writing skills relating to consultations, discussion papers and opinions as well as clearly documenting / explaining review
• Has the ability to work autonomously and with minimal guidance, but also knowing when to escalate issues encountered
• Working in groups / teams with a focus on developing team members in the process
• Ability to research issues at a detailed level and having enthusiasm for tackling complex issues
• Excellent facilitation skills (including presentation style) and ability to answer questions
• Experience in working with MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point
• Excellent management skills of a whole department
• Strong communication skills allowing discussions within the team as well as with audit teams and clients.