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Job Title:    Audit Managers (Several Jobs)

Organisation: Ernst & Young

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Ernst & Young Global Limited, trade name EY, is a multinational professional services partnership headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, it is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms.

Job Summary:   We’re looking for Audit Managers with expertise to join our Assurance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading team whilst being instrumental in the growth of our business. The selected candidates will have a great opportunity to work with a pool of highly qualified and experienced professionals, team players and committed people managers, with a passion for implementing new approaches and seeing them through from idea generation, testing, to actualisation whilst being instrumental in the growth of our business.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain business relationships with clients.
• Identify and pursue business opportunities with the goal of developing the business and growing the client base.
• Prepare and present proposals to prospective clients including articulating the EY value proposition.
• Manage Assurance engagements which entails guiding teams in planning, executing and concluding engagements in accordance with the EY Global Methodologies.
• Execute complex assurance procedures, anticipate, and identify risks and escalate issues to clients and senior team members, as appropriate.
• Actively establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships.
• Ensure that work delivered is of high quality.
• Create a positive learning culture and coach and counsel team members and support them in their personal and professional development.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

To qualify for the role, you should have:

• Significant experience leading, planning, executing and concluding audits.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Collaborative approach to management.
• Thorough knowledge of auditing and financial reporting standards.
• Knowledge of quality and risk management.
• Understanding of laws and regulations relevant to audit and other assurance services.
• Experience in business development including proposal preparation and presentation.
• First Class or Second Class – Upper Bachelor’s degree in: Accounting, Finance, any other business-related field, Statistics or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics).
• Professional qualification (CPA, ACCA or another recognised relevant qualification).
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar or related role.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong drive to excel professionally, and to guide and motivate others.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Dedicated, innovative, resourceful, analytical, and able to work under pressure.
• Foster an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment.
• High level of integrity

What we are looking for: We are looking for appropriately qualified and talented people with the following attributes:

• You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset: What you know matters, but the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We are looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
• You are curious and purpose driven: We are looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
• You are inclusive: We are looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusivity to build safety and trust.
• General skills: We are looking for people with excellent skills in teaming, computer usage, data and information analysis, written and verbal communication in English, multitasking with ability to work independently and work under pressure.
• Other attributes:  Proactiveness, positive attitude, enthusiastic, willingness to travel and high level of integrity.

How to Apply:

All qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.

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