Senior Associate - Private Equity

The opportunity

Risk Management Services (RMS) is an internal function within EY GDS (Global Delivery services), responsible for protecting the organization from the risks that may arise from its professional practice. We work closely with all parts of the organization to identify and manage risks, providing coordinated advice and assistance on suite of services like Independence, Conflicts, Compliance, regulatory, policy and security issues as well as dealing with claims and queries regarding ethics. Formed in 2007, the RMS team is growing rapidly as a Center of Excellence for all standardized quality / compliance related activities.

This role will be part of the largest sub-service functions, , Independence within Risk Management Services (RMS) responsible for assisting client-serving teams in maintaining EY’s Independence for its existing and prospective audit / non-audit clients.

Auditor Independence is a regulatory requirement that aims to create an ‘arm’s length’ distance between the Accounting Firm, its client serving employees and EY’s audit clients. This is done to ensure that that EY Member Practices and their professionals should be (in fact) and should appear to be (in appearance) free from interests that might be regarded as being incompatible with objectivity, integrity, and impartiality of the audit.

RMS Independence team is currently 950+ people strong, operating from 3 countries and 5 centre’s : India (Gurugram, Kochi, Bengaluru), Poland (Wroclaw), Philippines (Manila). The team is closely integrated with Global Independence and has been involved in development of key Independence processes.

The role offers opportunities to work in a dynamic, growth-focused environment, with an objective of protecting EY’s reputation as an independent auditor, by providing support on niche profiles to EY member firm practices. It also involves close collaboration with global teams and stakeholders to strengthen the compliance framework and foster a mindset of continuous improvement and client enablement.

Key responsibilities

A senior associate / Lead Analyst in the team will be primarily responsible to develop good working knowledge of firm level Independence concepts. The individual will be performing procedures as laid down in the EYG Independence policies along with attaining hands-on experience in research / analysis and making updates to various EY tools and databases, thereby helping client serving / audit teams in mitigating independence-related risk. In this role, candidate will be required to communicate with senior team members from audit / pursuit teams to resolve queries and gather information, thus would be expected to become a subject matter expert in Independence processes.

Technical expertise

• Demonstrate thorough understanding and ability to interpret client’s company structure, applicability of different entity attributes and relationships in accordance with audit client and affiliate definition as per EYG Independence policy.
• Sound knowledge of flow of ownership to distinguish between the Asset Management and a private equity structure like fund’s investments as sub funds or portfolio companies.
• Ability to comprehend the relationship and linkages between different parties with ownership from multiple parents to have correct scope of services being offered under the independence rules.
• Perform and review the reconciliation, research and recommendations drafted as part of the procedures by Associate analysts / analysts within the team.
• Perform and review secondary research performed by Associate analysts / analysts within the team on Capital IQ, FACTIVA, company filings, information available on SEC filings to identify the hierarchy and type of ownership flow.
• Develop technical expertise of Independence processes to assume subject matter expert responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of EY’s internal Independence and Finance tools and systems.
• Ability to comprehend interdependencies between systems to identify and fix discrepancies and bringing information in sync.
• Build strong credibility by sharing insights and technical acumen, while engaging in relevant discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• 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

Teaming and Collaboration

Skills and attributes for success

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Technologies and Tools

What you can look for

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

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