Assurance – Halifax

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The opportunity

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.

Within EY’s Assurance practice, we also have a Centre of Excellence (COE) located in Halifax, Nova Scotia that predominantly performs work in the areas of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (NI 52-109 and Sarbanes Oxley), Public and Private Company Independence Procedures, and other Assurance related procedures. We are currently seeking a full-time team member to join this growing team. The successful candidate will participate in client engagement teams, whereby they will be assessing, improving, and evaluating/testing our clients’ business processes and controls, assessing and evaluating whether EY is independent of the entity under audit, and/or performing substantive procedures and/or engagement specific procedures.

The objective of our COE is to inspire the confidence and trust that help enable a complex world to work. EY’s Assurance COE provides scalable offerings that allows our clients to benefit from our insights and efficiencies. As a part of the COE, you will work with multiple companies across different industries to gain a unique insight into how businesses operate. This will allow you to understand the factors driving business performance and become a more connected, responsive, and insightful professional.

Your key responsibilities

• Analyze business and financial processes to identify risks and improvements in the controls frameworks for the various processes.
• Analyze and evaluate that EY meets all applicable criteria to be independent of its audit clients.
• Recognize potential audit issues or unusual relationships from basic analyses.

After training, we expect our employees to:

• Perform various substantive and analytical procedures to identify errors and/or misstatements.
• Effectively and efficiently identify potential independence issues.
• Clearly and accurately document the execution of specific audit procedures.

While completing day-to-day tasks we hope that all employees will assist clients in strengthening business performance, while ensuring a high quality in client service and informing supervisors of the engagement status.

We expect our employees to:

• Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills.
• Inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members.
• Use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.

Skills and attributes for success

What we look for:

• You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset.
• You are curious and purpose driven.
• You are inclusive.

Ideally, you’ll also:

• Be pursuing or graduated from an undergraduate or graduate diploma/degree program in business or accounting.
• Have advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess strong dedication to teamwork.
• Be committed to integrity within a professional environment.
• Comfortable working in our hybrid working environment; working in person with teams and delivering in-person and virtual client service.

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programs.
• Broaden your horizons by working on highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
• Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
• Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients, and society – building a better working world, together.

A comprehensive Total Rewards package that incorporates medical & health benefits, including $5,000 for mental health and $1,200 for wellness expenses each year.

What you can expect:

We are currently accepting full-time applications for our Centre of Excellence in our Assurance group for May and September 2027 located in Halifax.

What we offer you:

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a discretionary bonus program, a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage plan, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being.

Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry.
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

Inclusiveness at EY

Inclusiveness is at the heart of who we are and how we work. We’re committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism, advancing gender equity and women in leadership, advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, promoting our neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives, and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation.

Our diverse experiences, abilities, backgrounds, and perspectives make our people unique and help guide us. Because when people feel free to be their authentic selves at work, they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

At EY, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as one element of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve the candidate experience. While AI supports us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain integral in our candidate experience. We are committed to the responsible use of AI, and our practices are continuously reviewed and refined to ensure they align with ethical principles and regulatory requirements.