Recruiter: EY
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Salary: Competitive salary
Posted06 Mar 2024
Closes: 05 Apr 2024
Ref: DJZBspWGiXbO
Job role: Audit
Sector: Accounting – Public practice, IT/Telecoms
Experience level: Entry level, Internship
What if your career could have a lasting impact on you, and on the world?

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and in the future – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

The opportunity: your next adventure awaits

At EY Consulting, we are building a better working world by transforming businesses through the power of people, technology and innovation. Our clients are at the heart of what we do. We’re focused on solving the key issues of our client buyers, building deeper relationships and making a greater impact with long-term value. Specifically, within our Technology Risk track, you will help clients in employing proper information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. You can expect to work with your clients to analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems controls facilitating the Company’s business processes.

We focus on a variety of industries including but not limited to:

  • Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility, Power & Utilities, Health Sciences & Wellness, Consumer, and Technology, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications. You will have exposure to clients in a variety of these industries.
  • Candidates can elect to join the Government & Public Sector (GPS) practice and will work exclusively with federal clients, as well as state and local agencies and higher education institutions.
  • Candidates can elect to join the Financial Services Organization (FSO) and will focus exclusively in financial services; they will have opportunities to serve leading investment banks, retail and commercial banks, insurers and investment managers.
  • Whether you choose to join GPS, FSO, or pursue a broader industry focus, you will gain foundational skills for a long career.

When you join our Consulting practice, you’re a part of our Consultant Development Program. You’ll be provided learning opportunities, technical competency training, and coaching to develop core consulting skills. While you’ll be aligned to a specific track, this Program will enable differential experiences through varied account and engagement alignments.

Your key responsibilities

  • Growing lasting relationships with our clients and understanding their unique ambitions and needs to deliver reliable, tailored advice
  • Understanding and documenting clients’ business and IT processes, risks, and controls
  • Performing control documentation and testing through review of client evidence and interviews
  • Using knowledge of the current IT environment to identify the engagement and client service issues, perform root cause analysis, and communicate this information to the engagement team through written correspondence and verbal presentations
  • Collaborating with members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, assign responsibilities for key tasks and prepare other planning documents
  • Taking full responsibility for tasks including consistent self-review of work to identify and improve an approach for producing high quality deliverables, while working under supervision
  • Assisting team management with project planning, documenting audit walkthrough and testing results, as well as finalizing client deliverables
  • Monitoring and managing project progress and risks, and ensuring key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
  • Coordinating with clients to obtain and review necessary engagement artifacts
  • Creating flowcharts and process documentation for financially relevant processes
  • Documenting and testing controls, as well as reviewing evidence provided by the client

What we look for

  • You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We’re looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
  • You are curious and purpose driven. We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
  • You are inclusive. We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust.

Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance or Management or a related discipline
  • Desire to work in consulting and IT audit as demonstrated by relevant course work, interest or internship experience
  • The flexibility and willingness to travel as well as work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
  • Proficiency with MS Office, including MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
  • Willingness and ability to learn and work independently with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrate project management, teaming, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
  • Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines
  • Integrity within a professional environment.

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.