Staff - Data Analytics - Assurance

EY is a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Transaction and Advisory Services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who build high performing teams to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Our Assurance group is one of the most trusted, respected and influential organizations in the industry. As part of our team, you will provide peace of mind to clients by using your skills and experience to give companies, investors and regulators confidence in the validity of financial statements and business-critical information or processes. Groups (or, as we call them, sub-service lines) within Assurance include External Audit, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Financial Accounting Advisory Services and Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services.

The opportunity

As a data analytics staff, you will join our Assurance Digital team to work with our audit teams as they leverage data analytics to improve audit efficiency and quality. This is a unique role for you to get heavily involved in both the audit and data analytics process and make an immediate impact working closely with audit teams to help establish and build strong client relationships.

In the lab, you will be joined by a team of multidisciplinary professionals in versatile roles, which includes data analytics, programming, automation, and data visualization. You will experience ongoing professional development through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Sound interesting? Well this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Your key responsibilities

• Work within our Assurance Digital team to export, transform, validate, and output large and complex data sets for use in EY’s data analytics tools
• Work and build strong relationships with EY audit teams while co-developing a robust and repeatable data analytics delivery process
• Proactively monitor, manage, and execute projects with engagement teams
• Collaborate with the data analytics and engagement teams to design and implement improvements to the data delivery process

To qualify for this role, candidates must have a combination of

• Full professional proficiency in French and English
• An undergraduate degree in business or accounting with a minor in computer science, computer science, computer engineering, data analysis, financial mathematics or another related field
• A basic understanding of a company’s financial reporting process and financial terms
• Strong interest in data analytics, data transformation, robotics process automation, and finance or accounting
• Strong project management and organizational skills with an ability to multitask
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to explain technical terms to a non-technical audience
• A critical and logical thinker who is able to work both independently and in a team environment
• Process driven individual with a strong attention to detail
• This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally where fluency in French and English is required. Bilingualism in both French and English is therefore a requirement of this role.

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