Vacant Openings at Ernst & Young

Job description

Requisition ID:  1492050

• As a Forensic and Integrity Services (“FIS”) Senior Associate, you will contribute to FIS client engagements and internal projects. You will execute / lead client engagements related to performing fraud and forensic investigation services, pro-active integrity and compliance services, forensic assurance services to audit clients, dispute services and transaction forensics.
• You will be working with a multidisciplinary and diverse team and work across a wide range of projects, industries and clients. As a member of this team, you will emphasize the importance of fraud and compliance risk management as a critical business imperative.
• Senior members of the team will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and escalates issues as appropriate. As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.  

Your key responsibilities 

• Perform investigations of any type of misconduct (e.g. fraud, bribery, corruption, international sanctions,…) and assisting in technology-assisted document reviews. 
• Perform due diligences and compliance reviews, fraud risk and control assessments.
• Design and implement compliance and anti-fraud framework, draft and review policies and procedures.
• Assist in the development and implementation of guidelines and codes of ethics as well as anti-fraud and compliance communication strategies.
• Perform investigative research including background checks to support forensic investigations and assess compliance with relevant laws and regulations (i.e. economical sanctions).
• Leverage on toolsets and products in the computer forensic realm to deliver forensic technology solutions.
• Assist in preparing working papers, schedules and reports that will be delivered to our clients and other parties.
• Conduct interviews and support EY Audit teams in evaluating risk of fraud.
• Prepare FIS-related training material.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong organization, analytical, and prioritization skills
• Critical mindset and attention to details
• Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality and ability to handle sensitive information
• Able to coach and supervise less experienced team members
• Autonomy, time management and resistance to pressure.
• Be a team player with the ability to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels.

To qualify for the role

• A Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law, Audit or relevant fields with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent.
• A minimum overall grade of a B in KCSE and B in both English & Mathematics
• At least 3 years of relevant financial sector experience gathered in a Big 4 audit firm, a bank, or a professional from the financial sector in the fields of Fraud Investigation, AML, Internal Audit, Compliance, Risk Management.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Professional qualifications such as, CFE, CIA, ACAMS are considered as an advantage.

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Job description

Requisition ID:  1492057

• The Accounting, Compliance and Reporting (ACR) team builds a better working world by enabling client to focus on their core business. ACR offers clients a business solution that enables them to outsource their support functions such as accounting and payroll to the experts while focusing on their key mandate.

The opportunity

• We are looking for senior to join our robust ACR team.

Your key responsibilities

The work mainly involves working with the ACR Team by carrying out the following tasks:-

Senior Accountant Roles;

• Ensure all Invoices received are booked in BC 18.
• Ensure prepayments are expensed monthly (rent, insurance etc.)
• Ensure monthly vendor reconciliations are done
• Create new vendors when necessary.
• Send out remittance advices when payments are done.
• Book all the payments as per bank statement.
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliations are done in the system.
• Ensure necessary accruals & provisions are taken and the schedules updated monthly
• Perform monthly vendor aging analysis.
• Prepare month end closing and month end reports for our clients
• Prepare Statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRSs
• Coordinate annual audits on behalf of our accountancy clients
• Support the managers and partners in growing EY business

Senior Payroll Consultant’s roles.

• Ensuring that all monthly data input is received from the client.
• Any roll forward data input is captured and back- up taken from the previous month.
• Ensure that PAYE is computed correctly and in accordance with Income Tax Act.
• Ensure that monthly reports are generated and given to manager for reviews
• Send the reviewed payroll reports to client’s contacts on time.
• Book net salaries on the client’s online banking system accurately and on time
• Issue the payslips on time
• Ensure that the statutory payments are done as per the due dates
• File all relevant statutory deductions (PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, AHL,HELB and NITA) on or before the due dates.
• Prepare and issue clients fee notes on a monthly basis.

Skills and attributes for success

• How your skills and experience will make an impact, followed by sub-headings:

To qualify for the role, you must have: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in either Economics/Business/Finance or a related field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent
• A minimum overall grade of a B and B in both English & Mathematics at Secondary School level
• Professional qualification in accounting (ACCA, CPA or CA Finalist)
• SAP/BC18/Navision /Pastel/Quick books Knowledge or its equivalent
• Computerised accounting skills
• Experience working with payroll packages such as VIP or Payspace
• Advanced Excel knowledge and macros
• Hands on iTax knowledge
• 5 years hands on experience in monthly management reports, payrolls, annual audit and preparation of statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRSs

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Working experience in Accounting/Finance department for at least 5 years or more with hands on experience with computerized Accounting Systems like ERPs e.g., NAVISION,BC 18, SAGE and payroll computerized payroll systems.

What we look for

A person who is:

• Able to prioritize, multi-task and work independently
• Proactive
• Attentive to detail
• Agile and curious to learn
• Discrete & Honest