Assistant / Senior, Financial Services Audit

Role summary

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This role supports audit engagements for banks, insurers, asset managers and other financial-services clients. Requirements typically include a degree in accounting, finance or a related discipline, relevant professional qualifications or progress toward ACCA, CA Singapore or another recognized certification, and strong analytical, communication and report-writing skills. Candidates should be comfortable reviewing financial statements, assessing controls, performing audit testing, documenting evidence and working with audit technology. Assistants are expected to learn quickly and deliver accurate work under supervision, while Seniors usually lead parts of an engagement, coach junior team members, manage deadlines and communicate with clients. EY also looks for integrity, commercial awareness, teamwork, attention to detail and the flexibility to work during busy audit periods.

About the employer

EY, formerly Ernst & Young, is a global professional-services organization providing assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax services. Its audit practice helps organizations improve confidence in financial reporting, governance, risk management and internal controls. In Singapore, EY serves major banks, insurers, investment firms, multinational corporations, government-linked organizations and growing businesses. The firm offers structured learning, professional-qualification support, international exposure and opportunities to work with multidisciplinary teams. Employees commonly gain experience through client projects, formal training, coaching and increasingly digital audit tools. EY is one of the Big Four firms and operates in a competitive, deadline-driven environment where collaboration, ethical judgment and continuous development are important. Work may involve travel to client sites and longer hours during peak reporting and audit seasons.