Assurance - FAAS - Accounting & Transactions - Manager

Assurance - FAAS - Accounting & Transactions - Manager - Reading or Manchester

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Building and maintaining trust in the capital markets underpins our mission of building a better working world. Our FAAS practice achieves this by assisting clients in delivering trust, confidence and efficiency in their reporting. Our diverse services include assisting clients with capital markets transactions, enhancing reporting processes, implementing robust controls and technology and solving complex accounting and reporting challenges. We are trusted advisors to businesses involved in commodity trading, and we provide comprehensive treasury services to numerous organisations.

Growing cross‑border transaction activity and increased regulatory demands are driving our need to recruit additional talent for our accounting and transactions and finance optimisation competency areas.

As a Manager in our FAAS practice, you’ll join either our Finance Optimisation or our Accounting and Transactions Accounting team. You’ll have opportunities to engage with both teams before deciding where your interests align best, allowing you to achieve your potential. This role is based out of our Reading or Manchester office.

• Leading end‑to‑end project delivery of projects such as cross‑border transactions, capital raising, controls and accounting projects, collaborating with client stakeholders, EY team members and building strong cross‑service‑line relationships. Clients are primarily UK‑based but occasional overseas travel may be required.
• Developing your own portfolio of assurance projects, taking responsibility for delivery of complex deadline‑driven engagements.
• Drafting impactful reports and delivering engaging presentations that clearly articulate client challenges and solutions.
• Leading or contributing proactively to business development initiatives and building robust internal and external networks.
• Coaching and mentoring colleagues, clients and junior team members to foster professional growth.
• Leading on internal financial, quality and risk management on your client projects.
• Driving the implementation of innovative ideas drawn from your client experience and personal ingenuity.
• Developing your own client service and other skills by learning on the job from colleagues, mentors, project leaders and our extensive learning opportunities.

• Proven experience in leading accounting and finance related processes such as Record‑to‑Report (R2R), Financial Close Process, and non‑financial reporting ideally from Big 4 or industry roles.
• Familiarity with finance applications e.g. SAP, Oracle, EPM systems such as Anaplan and Hyperion and enhancing clients’ reporting efficiency.

• Strong capability in researching and resolving technical accounting issues, enabling successful GAAP conversions, carve‑outs, IPOs and creating well‑written technical accounting papers.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with finance and non‑finance teams, proactively addressing client needs and delivering practical, pragmatic solutions to efficiently resolve reporting challenges.

• An accountancy qualification (ACA / CPA / ACCA / CA or equivalent).
• A minimum of 2 years post‑qualified experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience planning, leading, and executing assurance engagements in a managerial capacity including people‑management experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of IFRS, including IFRS conversions, UK GAAP or US GAAP.
• Proven track record implementing processes, controls, technology or addressing complex accounting challenges.

• Strong academic credentials, e.g. an…