This role offers the opportunity to contribute to EYs reputation as an independent auditor by supporting niche Independence profiles within a dynamic and growing environment. Youll work closely with EY professionals to identify and report their personal independence-related conflicts of interest/risks. This will involve collaborating with other team members and regional stakeholders to resolve queries and gather information, ultimately positioning you as a subject matter expert in Independence processes.
Your key responsibilities
A Senior Associate in the GDS RMS Independence PICT team will be responsible to develop a strong working knowledge of Personal Independence concepts, including financial interests, family relations, and business relationships. The individual will be performing procedures as laid down in the EYG Independence policies along with hands on experience in research and making up to various EY tools and databases, thereby helping EY Professionals in identifying independence-related risk. In this role, this individual will be responsible to deliver comprehensive testing support to regions and carrying out global Independence compliance processes in accordance with EY Global policies & local regional requirements.
In other responsibilities, the individual will be required to communicate with EY professionals, senior team members from Global/Regional Independence teams to resolve queries and gather information, thus would be expected to become a subject matter expert in Independence processes.
Technical expertise
- Possess a solid understanding of financial products, such as equities, structured products, and mutual funds, while executing work requests and projects from initiation to completion according to established procedures.
- Perform and review the analysis and research to determine the permissibility of investments made by professionals.
- Address inquiries and provide clear and accurate guidance to EY professionals regarding the permissibility of relationships, potential conflicts of interest, and personal independence requirements.
- Deliver comprehensive testing support to regions and carrying out global Independence compliance processes in accordance with EY Global policies & local regional requirements.
- Build working knowledge of different internal Independence tools used to record EY professionals financial and family relation data such as details of securities owned and controlled, broker and deposit accounts, business relationships, loans, insurance policies etc.
- Build strong credibility by sharing insights and technical acumen, while engaging in relevant discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop technical expertise of personal independence processes to assume subject matter expert responsibilities.
- Lead knowledge calibration sessions addressing process related questions from team members.
- Consistently assess current processes and suggest innovative solutions or ideas to enhance efficiency and drive improvements.
- Understand and work towards meeting and exceeding the defined individual and team KPIs for the role.
Client/Stakeholder Management
- Staying connected with EY professionals, Global/Regional stakeholders during project/request lifecycle.
- Organizing and leading calls and sharing regular status up , addressing queries, performing follow ups and gathering accurate information for timely system up .
- Act as a point of contact with distinct stakeholders (both internal and external), members of other Independence competencies, and relevant GDS functions to effectively coordinate efforts for a project/request.
Teaming / Review and Project Management
- Perform detailed reviews and provide feedback to Associates on projects/requests reviewed to drive highest delivery standards.
- Monitor and manage team performance by evaluating individuals against defined KPI s and offering constructive feedback.
- Mentor team members by offering on-the-job coaching and knowledge sharing to foster career advancement and help identify learning opportunities to fill any skill gaps.
Skills and attributes for success
- Manage day-to-day administrative issues and communicating appropriately to the client serving/audit teams/ team manager at GDS.
- Must possess a client- centric and enablement mindset.
- Possess strong communication and inter-personal skills.
- Prioritize tasks and manage time effectively to meet client expectations without compromising on quality or deadlines.
- Foster a diverse and inclusive team environment where all members feel valued and included.
- Consistently uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and values.
- Demonstrate adaptability and agility in dynamic situations, effectively facilitating change management.
- Innovative mindset with proficiency in using current technologies and willingness to adapt to new digital tools to enhance efficiency.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Masters/post-graduate degree (preferably in Finance) from a reputed institute.
- 3 - 7 years of experience in research and analysis in a professional services firm.
- Candi with exposure of handing client interaction would be preferred.
- Well-developed analytical, interpersonal, and communication (both verbal and written) skills in English
- Basic understanding of financial products like equities, mutual funds, pension plans, insurance policies etc.
- Technologies and Tools
- Experience in MS office suites like Outlook, MS excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.
What you can look for
- A team of people with technical experience, business acumen and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment.
- A team of professionals driven by growth and client enablement mindset, while safeguarding EY s brand name.
- A team that runs on foundational values of trust, respect, integrity and teaming.
- A team that functions with One-Team mindset and values diversity and inclusiveness.
- Opportunities to work with Global teams and stakeholders on strengthening the compliance framework.
- A team that thrives on continuous improvement and bringing in efficiencies to processes.
