About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a market leading team within EY.
Job Summary
The Transaction Risk Senior Manager will work closely with the Engagement Director and Partner, and with other service line delivery teams across the EY network.
Main Responsibilities
* Managing client engagements (scope, resourcing, budget), and ensuring smooth delivery through status tracking, issue and risk management, and change control.
* Monitoring and reporting on engagement economics, margin and resource trends.
* Effective team leadership, stakeholder engagement and accountability for client deliverables, including preparation and review of formal reports and presentations.
* Creation of client value through delivery of focused conclusions, recommendations and advice.
* Supervising and developing team, providing constructive feedback.
* Assisting in the development of client solutions and identifying new business opportunities.
Key Skills and Attributes
* Exceptional client service delivery, engagement ownership and change management skills.
* Experience in multi-tasking and managing multiple engagements simultaneously.
* Ability to demonstrate understanding of, and sensitivity to, a range of stakeholders' needs and expectations, including successfully managing client requirements.
* Strong analytical, critical thinking and decision-making ability.
* Flexibility to adapt to changing demands and priorities.
* Navigating ambiguity and political aspects of change.
* Relationship development, excellent verbal and written communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Experience in coaching engagement team members.
* Teaming with diverse cultures and across the countries of operation of EY.
* Growth mindset and proactive in own continuous development.
Qualifications and Requirements
* A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
* Business processes and controls knowledge (gained via previous experience within Governance, Risk and Controls, External Audit, Internal Audit, SOX or similar).
* Knowledge of UK Corporate Governance requirements.
* Experience of senior management and stakeholder management (Board, Executive Management, Sponsor Banks, Legal Advisors).
* Strong analytical, presentation and report writing skills to Board / Audit Committee / Sponsor Bank.
* Strong engagement management and ability to effectively manage a demanding workload with tight deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (mentoring and developing team members, confidence in client and wider stakeholder interactions).
* A passion to provide high quality service to your clients.