Join EY and embark on a career path tailored to your unique aspirations. Leverage global scale, supportive culture, and advanced technology to achieve your professional best. Your distinct perspective is invaluable as we strive to enhance EY and contribute to a better working world for everyone. This Senior Associate role within the Clients & Industries – GDS UKI team focuses on supporting business leaders through meticulous reporting, data analysis, project coordination, and operational management.

As a Senior Associate, you will be instrumental in monitoring and managing the independence compliance for prominent UK-headquartered Private Equity entities. Your core function will be to ensure that all proposed engagements and business relationships across various EY service lines strictly adhere to SEC, EU, UK, and EY independence regulations. Success in this position hinges on exceptional analytical capabilities, unwavering attention to detail, polished stakeholder communication skills, and a steadfast commitment to delivering precise and timely insights that safeguard the firm and facilitate informed strategic decisions.

Your key contributions will include supporting the Quarterly Independence Summary Memo (ISM) Procedures by conducting initial reviews of memos and supporting documents, ensuring timely completion for all PE accounts.

You will establish robust structures for each account to provide comprehensive support to account teams in meeting regulatory requirements. System reconciliation will be crucial to ensure accurate reflection of account structures.

Responsibilities also involve monitoring press and industry announcements for acquisitions and disposals impacting focus accounts, and supporting Public and Private Company Independence Procedures for these transactions. Additionally, you will address general Independence queries related to PE Accounts, engage extensively with stakeholders, and develop a deep understanding of our account and client structures.

Further duties include collating action points from leadership meetings and driving their execution, contributing to Program/Project Coordination, and undertaking other ad hoc projects as needed.

To excel in this role, you should possess advanced MS Office skills, with a strong emphasis on Excel for reporting and PowerPoint for presentations. Proficiency in Power BI or other BI tools, along with Alteryx, is essential for data integration and visualization.

You should demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, taking full ownership and driving projects from inception to completion. Strong business acumen and adaptability are crucial for quickly understanding business needs and aligning with evolving customer expectations.

As a quick learner, you must be capable of rapidly grasping project intricacies and moving into delivery mode efficiently. An exceptional attention to detail, especially concerning numbers and formatting, is paramount. Excellent communication skills encompassing listening, reading, writing, and speaking are a must.

Candidates should have a Graduate or Post-graduate degree in fields such as Business Administration, Information, or Data Science, coupled with 3 to 6 years of relevant work experience in the professional services industry. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are vital for effective cross-functional teamwork.