JOB TITLE: Assurance – Senior Associate [Analytics Delivery Specialist (ADS)]
JOB LOCATION: Nigeria
JOB DETAILS:
- More than ever before, businesses rely on properly interpreted complex data sets to inform their actions.
- From emerging brands to the multinationals, our clients require dependable financial statements to drive their decision-making process and they depend on us to provide top notch advice along with best in class service all the time.
- We have recorded great success in the Nigerian market space year on year and therefore always looking for more talented consultants to join our team.
The Opportunity
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- As an Audit Analytics Delivery specialist Senior, you work with Audit teams to plan and scope the use of leading-edge analytics solutions and deliver them through by using Audit analytics tools.
- You will work closely and engage with the client’s IT function to successfully manage data capture and extraction process, data cleansing and analysis.
- As a senior consultant and Adviser for EY, your everyday work-life will be filled with operational tasks and professional challenges.
- All the knowledge and skills of the EY brand will be made available to you as you as you build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Everything you’ll do will come back to providing exceptional audit activities for our clients. Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries.
Requirements
To qualify for the role, you must have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer science, Engineering, Finance or Business discipline, supported by minimum of 4 years’ work experience in data analysis, capture, transformation, and understanding business processes
- ICAN, ACCA, CISA certification (or equivalent) required
- Competence in using database management software, statistical and predictive machine learning software and link analysis / data visualization software
- Relevant knowledge of data analysis and strong analytical skills in related software, including ACL, MS SQL Server, SQL SSIS, MS Excel, MS Access or similar software
- Relevant knowledge of popular ERP data tables and their relationships is a plus e.g. Oracle EBS, Finacle, Flexcube, T24 etc
- Relevant knowledge of other analytics tools is a plus, e.g. BI/visualization, data extraction, data transformation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) specific tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle), or similar tools
- Experience of advising external clients on insights and strategies related to data analytics, ideally in the audit domain.
- Proven project management skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management
- The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Skills and attributes for success:
- Work with the Manager and Senior Manager to plan and operationalize analytics strategy
- Assist Audit teams in scoping and planning the use of Analytics on more complex / larger engagements
- Support Audit teams in conversations with clients related to data security, data capture methods, etc. and work with clients’ IT functions to extract relevant data in more complex cases
- Monitor data transformation activities (e.g. data validation, etc.) performed by the Analytics delivery team
- Promote the use and knowledge of Analytics in Audit; train and educate others (both clients and Auditors) on the methods and value of Analytics
- Promote analytics across the business and educate others on the analytics tools and value
- Be directly involved in Audit pursuits with Audit teams and clients
- Stay abreast of technology advancements and propose how to leverage them in audit
- Contribution to the development of custom analytics solutions where appropriate
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Job Features
Job Category | Analyst/ Quality Control |