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Partner Finance Assistant

This is an opportunity to kick start or further your career in a fast-paced high profile finance team. As part of the team, you will help to maintain the general ledger accounts and facilitate the payment of profit share to the Partners of the UK and Irish firms. The ideal candidate has a can-do attitude and willingness to develop strong IT skills with support, sees the value in always looking for better ways to do things and maintains attention to detail. Your priorities will be to provide a high-quality service to the Partners, accurate and timely information to support decision making and calculations and ad hoc support across the team to ensure that all deadlines are met.

As a team we have a Hybrid working style, which gives flexibility while maintaining a collaborative environment. We aim to be work in the office regularly, optimising team working opportunities, particularly around busy periods. This is complemented with working remotely to enabling a healthy work-life balance that works for individuals.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Commitment to achieve excellence and great attention to detail
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities through communication and prioritisation
• Comfortable to liaise with high level stakeholders with appropriate support from the rest of the team
• Reliable team player with the ability to work closely with the other members of the team to manage and balance workload
• Responsive and reliable in handling the many varied queries and information requests from the Partners, internal leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and recognition of when to reach out for support

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Strong excel foundations or willingness to learn them and the desire to develop existing skills
• Skilled in appropriately prioritising tasks and workload within the team to meet the changing needs of the business and respond to ad hoc requests without losing sight of the many tasks arising from the underlying annual cycle.
• Experience isn’t essential as long as you have a ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to learn

What we look for
We are looking for you to adopt a flexible mind-set and have the willingness and curiosity to understand the complex processes involved in Partner Finance including the detail at every level of each transaction.

What working at EY offers?
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

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