Associate Consultant - Business Consulting Risk - Mumbai null

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

What working at EY offers

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

The opportunity

The objective of our advisory risk services is to provide clients with a candid and reliable overview of their risk landscape. Our solutions can be used by our clients to build confidence and trust with their customers, the overall market, and when required by regulation or contract. You will be responsible for executing client related engagements in the areas of governance, risk & compliance (GRC), internal audits, process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, and revenue assurance.

Your key responsibilities

• Execution on client engagement – Ensure quality delivery as per client requirements.
• Review of working papers and client folders. Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.
• Understand business & industry issues/trends. Identify areas requiring improvement in the client's business processes to enable the preparation of recommendations.
• Handling data analytics - Access, ACL, etc.
• Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures.
• Awareness of internal auditing standards issued by IIA and ICAI.
• Demonstrate an application & solution-based approach to problem-solving techniques.
• Manage the engagement budgets and support superiors in developing marketing collaterals, business proposals, and new solution/methodology development.
• Develop strong working relationships with clients (process owner/functional heads).
• Attention to detail and mentoring young interns and analysts within the practice.
• Contribute to knowledge management sessions within the practice.

Skills and attributes for success

• Determine that the work delivered is of high quality.
• Anticipate and identify engagement-related risks and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Actively establish client (process owner/functional heads) and internal relationships.
• Assist and share knowledge with team members, Seniors, and Managers in developing new methodologies and internal initiatives and participate in performing procedures, especially focusing on complex, judgmental, and/or specialized issues. Work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and advise clients to understand and manage their business risks and verify the validity of their business information
• Brief the engagement team on the client's IA environment and industry IA trends. Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of compliance, financial, and operational risks along with performing internal control testing, developing internal audit plans, and providing internal audit services on an outsourcing basis. Assess internal controls and SOX framework to mitigate risk and apply it to client situations
• Bring and utilize extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business. Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engaging team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Chartered Accountant / Certified Internal Auditor or have a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
• 0-1 year of post-qualification experience in risk advisory, related internal audit experience, or external audit experience.
• We would expect for you to be available to travel outside of their assigned office location at least 50% of the time, plus commute within the region (where public transportation often is not available). Successful candidates must work more than standard hours when necessary. A valid passport is required.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Good communication skills.

What we look for

We’re looking for passionate leaders with a strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in the risk industry. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve their full potential, this role is for you.