FAAS Associate at Ernst and Young

As a Staff, you will be a professional member of our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team.  Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team consists of dedicated accounting advisory professionals in five locations across the country. We combine technical accounting skills in IFRS, Canadian and US GAAP, practical experience in financial reporting as well as deep sector and regulatory knowledge. We have access to a global network of professionals with wide-ranging financial accounting standards knowledge.

We help finance leaders address the strategic accounting challenges and ongoing changes facing their business and manage the resulting repercussions on the accounting and finance function. We help them achieve their potential in acquisitions, divestitures, optimization/restructuring or accounting standards convergence.

Your key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management throughout the year.
• Establish expectations of value to be delivered.
• Participate in performing Canadian GAAP and IFRS analysis procedures, especially focusing on complex and/or specialized issues.
• Create reports and other deliverables.
• Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical and industry developments.
• Stay informed of general business/economic developments and their impact to the client.
• Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team.
• Delegate work successfully.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by example.
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills. Maintain cooperative relationships with other engagement teams.
• Monitor the engagement team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed.
• Generate new business opportunities.
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to apply knowledge and services.
• Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.

Skills and attributes for success

• Demonstrate mastery of key concepts and principles related to process improvements, project management and change management; show an ability to apply these consistently in engagement settings
• Impeccable client relationship skills
• A dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Good communication skills, with proficiency in English

To qualify for the role you must have

• A degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major and a minimum of 3-5 years’ relevant experience along with CPA, CA designation
• Strong experience in banking or Insurance industry
• Audit or business experience in financial statement close or the application of accounting standards

Ideally, you’ll also have

• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment