Custom Analytics Associate - Johannesburg, South Africa - EY

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Qualifications:

With a wide variety of clients across geographies, sectors, and systems you will be required to conceptualise, analyse, design, and deliver data analytical solutions to support our audit teams responding to challenging problem statements.

Depending on the situation this will be done by yourself, working as part of team, working as part of a multidisciplinary team across our Europe Middle East India and Africa (EMEIA) region or leveraging existing solutions that our global teams have developed.

Effective data analytics or solutions will in many cases require you to work with and leverage specialists in the broader Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital team e.g.

Automation, Process Mining, Data Delivery, Go-to-Market, or Implementation.

To be effective in your role delivering on client engagements will require an understanding of client's relevant businesses and being able to manage relationships with clients and audit team representatives.

As part of our EMEIA region you will need to build relationships and collaborate with our colleagues across the different regions in EMEIA.

You'll create and embed new process and knowledge into standardised, repetitive, re-usable processes. In doing so, you'll stay abreast of developments in EY's digital solutions and developments in the market.

You should promote the use of these throughout the Assurance business and contribute to the EMEIA area network by sharing innovation solutions.

Ultimately you will need to build a repertoire of data analytics solutions that can be used globally across our different clients.

Finally, as part of the Innovation team you will be required to proactively seek out learning opportunities to contribute to the advancement of the business.

Skills and attribute for success

Customer centric solution mindset
Strong analytical skills and logical thinking is a mandatory requirement
Excellent written and oral communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English
Ability to present yourself in a competent and professional manner to clients always
Active participation and proactive attitude to service delivery
Ability to prioritise competing responsibilities
Demonstrate lateral thinking skills
Demonstrate a broad approach to problem solving
Ability to work efficiently and meet all deadlines
Ability to support management and junior staff
Ability to work efficiently in teams
Show enthusiasm towards learning
Ability to pay attention to detail
Independent, selfmotivator

To qualify for the role, you must have

Preferred degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics or equivalent
Minimum of 1 year working experience in data analytics or business intelligence or related is an advantage
Understanding of the use of information communication technology (ICT) in enabling businesses and production of financial statements
Have business acumen and the ability to design analytical solutions to business problems
Understand business processes and how to analyse from a data point of view
Understand different database types (relational databases/NoSQL etc.) and the ability to analyse relationships between data
Have experience with writing and analysing data using analytical toolsets and or related languages
Have the ability to absorb and learn new technologies as determined by our changing business and client's requirements
Should be able to understand the fundamentals of programming
Experience and understanding of how to visualise data to answer specific questions
Be proficient in Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint
Previous experience working for a professional services firm will be an advantage
Previous experience working with external audit will be an advantage
Understanding of basic business processes, financial statement close process and related systems will be advantage

What we look for

We're interested in highly motivated people who demonstrate a truly global mind-set and are inspired by the chance to really push boundaries and make the absolute most of every opportunity.

An effective communicator, you'll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organisation.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognised for the value you bring to our business.

Plus, we offer

The opportunity to manage a portfolio of talent within a designated service line
A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world
Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and onthejob training
The EY Tech MBA, offered in association with Hult International Business School through its innovative virtual learning mode, is available to all EY employees
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