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The opportunity

We are looking for experienced tax advisor to join our Business Tax sub service line.

Your key responsibilities

You will be part of a team based in the Kenya office advising our clientele of large and medium sized multinational and local companies;

• Articulating our clients tax issues to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) with ease;
• Preparing accurate and timely tax workings for the client;
• Assisting in preparation of tax training materials for clients;
• Preparing well researched and thought-out tax opinion for our clients
• carrying out tax reviews/health-checks for clients

Skills and attributes for success

How your skills and experience will make an impact, followed by sub-headings:

To qualify for the role you must have:-

• A Bachelor’s degree in either Economics/Business/Finance or legal field or another relevant field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent
• A minimum overall grade of a B and B in both English & Mathematics at Secondary School level
• Professional qualification in accounting (ACCA, CPA or CA)        

Ideally, you’ll also have

• At least 3 or more years’ experience in the field of tax preferably with a professional services firm handling tax compliance and advisory. Experience in dispute resolution specific will an added advantage.  

What we look for

• Is self-driven, pro-active and focused;  
• Takes responsibility for performing high quality work; 
• Is exceptionally committed to team success; and
• Excellent communication and social skills. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for core banking, ERP migration, and system upgrades, ensuring successful completion on time and within scope and budget.
• Provide strategic guidance and clear, data-driven updates to SteerCo, ensuring that all stakeholders remain informed, aligned, and engaged throughout project phases.
• Collaborate with PMO to establish strong governance frameworks, reporting standards, and risk management practices to uphold project integrity and adherence to scope.
• Ensure seamless communication and proactive management of project risks, issues, and dependencies, fostering effective cross-functional and stakeholder collaboration.
• Deliver exceptional client service by advising on technology enablement, digital transformation, and enterprise intelligence, focusing on the alignment of technology with business goals.
• Provide advice on growth potential through digital technology in enterprise-wide transformations.

To be successful you need to have 

• Bachelor’s Degree in either: Computer Science, BBIT, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• A globally recognized professional qualification in project management is desired (Prince2, PMP, etc.).
• 5+ years of experience in IT Project Management within reputable organizations, with at least 3 years in a Senior Project Management role, or Technology Consulting role, at a senior or consultant level.
• Demonstrated experience in managing ERP and core banking system upgrades or migrations, including Microsoft Dynamics and other ERP systems.
• Proven experience delivering key workstreams in multi-faceted technology transformation programs in complex environments.
• Experience collaborating with leading global technology providers, such as Microsoft, SAP, etc.
• Robust skills in leading multi-disciplinary consulting and delivery teams.

Additional Qualifications and Skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
• Evidence of self-motivation and a commitment to developing expertise in digital transformation, emerging technologies, and relevant business areas such as SAP, cloud computing, and data management.
• Willingness to research and address client inquiries and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices, and new technologies.

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At EY we believe that whoever you are, your uniqueness helps us stand apart. We bring together extraordinary people, like you, to build a better working world.

 What’s in it for you? 

 We are looking for a Manager to join our Technology Risk Assurance team in our Nairobi office. This role provides an opportunity to take your career to the next level in a growing team and develop your leadership skills in an inclusive and diverse environment. Our clients come from a wide range of industries, and we work with them to build trust and confidence. If you love IT Audit, working for a broad range of clients and want to make an impact, come join our team.  

As a member of the Technology Risk Assurance team, you will be involved in the following activities:

• Leading the execution of audits/ assessments of IT processes against leading practice IT risk and security frameworks and common standards (e.g. CoBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001, Sarbanes Oxley Act) 
• Managing teams to deliver IT Assurance/ Audit engagements - including the execution of evaluating and design of IT controls (e.g. application & IT general controls) in support of external and internal audits as well as Program Assurance engagements 
• Assisting in the preparation of reports for clients and other stakeholders
• Nurturing client relationships to achieve service expectations, deliverables and outcomes
• Opportunities to develop skills in emerging technology risk areas, such as AI, Blockchain and Cyber Security
• Partnering with internal and external teams, addressing compliance, financial and operational risk, and assessing current state internal controls and frameworks in order to mitigate current and emerging risks  
• Working effectively across multiple internal and external teams, building strong relationships across Consulting and Assurance teams and with Clients 
• Ensure client deliverables are on time and to the standard expected by the client and engagement partner/principal 

Your key responsibilities 

• Brief the engagement team on the client's IT environment and industry IT trends 
• Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables 
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations 
• Use extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business
• Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members 
• Use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services 

 Skills and attributes for success 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Strong drive to excel professionally, and to guide and motivate others 
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills 
• Dedicated, innovative, resourceful, and able to work under pressure 
• Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment 

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree qualification in IT or related discipline, although finance, business or accounting qualifications will also be considered given the right experience  
• Professional accreditations and qualifications will also be considered favourably (CPA, CISA, CIA, CISM, or CISSP)  
• At least 5 years of relevant IT audit, consulting or industry experience, preferably in a professional services environment or multinational corporation. 
• Significant experience in having applied relevant technical knowledge in at least one of the following engagements:  
  • financial statement audits.  
  • ERP security and controls reviews (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft).
  • application of data analytics for business process reviews (e.g., ACL, IDEAL, SQL, Tableau, Spotfire).
• Strong project management skills and able to manage a portfolio of engagements 
• Ability to identify and cross sell services within the firm to existing clientele 
• Strong grasp of business and technical issues and industry trends 

The opportunity

We are looking for a senior accountant to join our robust ACR team.

Your key responsibilities

The work mainly involves working with the ACR team by carrying out the following tasks:-

Senior Accountant Roles:

• Ensure clients’ invoices, payments, payroll journals and other financial transactions are booked in Microsoft Business Central accounting software.
• Ensure prepayments are expensed monthly (rent, insurance etc.)
• Fixed asset accounting and management (i.e. update fixed assets registers and schedules, depreciation expense, control fixed asset movement).
• Ensure that required provisions and accruals are captured and posted done in the accounting system.
• Ensure monthly vendor reconciliations are completed.
• Create new vendors and customers where required.
• Preparing regular reports such as trial balance, statements of financial position, financial performance, changes in equity and cash flows.
• Send out remittance advices when payments are done.
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliations are done in the accounting system.
• Ensure necessary accruals & provisions are taken and the schedules updated monthly
• Perform monthly vendor aging analysis.
• Prepare month end closing and month end reports for our clients
• Prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and the Kenya Companies Act, 2015.
• Coordinate annual audits on behalf of accounting/bookkeeping clients.
• Working with clients to come up with required journals to ensure compliance with IFRSs.
• Support managers and partners in growing EY business such as in drafting potential client’s proposals, billings and debtors’ collections.
• Supervise and train assistant accountants.
• Update clients on new and amended financial accounting and reporting standards.

Senior Payroll Consultant’s roles:

• Ensuring that all monthly data input is received from clients.
• Any roll forward data input is captured and back- up taken from the previous month.
• Ensure that PAYE is computed correctly and in accordance with prevailing tax laws.
• Ensure that monthly reports are generated and shared with manager for reviews.
• Send the reviewed payroll reports to client’s contacts on time.
• Process net salaries on the client’s online banking system accurately and on time
• Issue pay slips on time.
• Ensure that the statutory payments are processed as per their due dates
• File all relevant statutory deductions (PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, AHL, HELB and NITA) on or before the due dates.
• Update clients on changes in regulatory, payroll taxes and statutory social security.
• Prepare and issue clients fee invoices on a monthly basis.

Skills and attributes for success

How your skills and experience will make an impact, followed by sub-headings:

To qualify for the role, you must have: -

• A Bachelor’s degree in either Economics/Business/Finance or a related field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent
• A minimum overall grade of a B and B in both English & Mathematics at Secondary School level
• Professional qualification in accounting (ACCA, CPA or CA Finalist)
• SAP/BC18/Navision/Pastel/Quick books Knowledge or its equivalent
• Computerised accounting skills
• Proficiency in payroll software packages such as VIP or PaySpace
• Advanced Excel knowledge and macros
• Hands on iTax knowledge
• Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills
• 5 years hands on experience in monthly management reports, payrolls, annual audit and preparation of statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRSs

Ideally, you’ll also have

Working experience in Accounting/Finance department for at least 5 years or more with hands on experience with computerized Accounting Systems like ERPs e.g., NAVISION,BC 18, SAGE and payroll computerized payroll systems.

What we look for

A person who is:

• Able to prioritize, multi-task and work independently
• Proactive
• Attentive to detail
• Agile and curious to learn
• Discrete & Honest

The Opportunity

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you!

Your key responsibilities 

The successful applicant will help develop and lead a team which can offer our clients advice and hands on assistance with issues such as:

• Understand the client’s industry and recognize key performance drivers, business trends, and new technical and industry developments
• Shaping solutions tailored to the needs of our clients
• Stay informed of new economic developments, accounting standards and their impact on clients
• Lead and realize business development initiatives including preparing proposals through a strong professional network
• Developing thought leadership material on relevant industry topics

Client responsibilities

• Participate in and as required, lead FAAS client engagements
• Develop long-term, sustainable relationships with key client stakeholders in line with our go to market strategies and individual market development initiatives
• Ability to research client inquires and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies
• Develop informed views for clients on the implications of current and anticipated industry issues
• Develop client solutions based on an understanding and knowledge of clients’ business needs
• Generate new business sales through proactively managing key accounts, identifying new client opportunities, and playing a significant role in developing and driving sales campaigns/solutions

People responsibilities

• Live the EY values
• Act as a thought leader in the field
• Lead engagement teams and accounts
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all junior levels of staff
• Provide learning and growth opportunities to staff and encourage the potential within all staff to take on challenging opportunities
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for junior levels of staff
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining, and training FAAS professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop your own personal skills

Qualifications, skills, and experience      

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent
• Professional qualification, such as CPA, ACCA etc
• Minimum 6- 10 years in assurance or finance controllership roles, including at least 5 years of Financial Accounting and Advisory or audit experience 
• A minimum overall grade of a B in KCSE and B in both English & Mathematics
• Expert knowledge of IFRS
• Extensive hands–on experience in the following areas: 
  • GAAP conversions, training and implementation of new accounting standards
  • Drafting and designing accounting policies  
  • Technical accounting research and advice 
  • Consolidation and compilation support 
  • Financial statement close process support  
  • Transaction accounting and reporting – IPOs, Carve–outs, PPA, etc. 
  • Remediation and readiness 
  • Benchmarking services and market analysis 
  • Advanced data analytics (knowledge of the subject will be a plus)  
• Strong management skills to lead teams, delegate and manage various projects
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client servicing and technical writing skills 
• Industry sector specialization and international work experience will be valued 

Job description

• As Financial Reporting Group Manager, you will be responsible for providing IFRS technical review support to audit teams on general purpose financial statements across the EY East Cluster.
• The role will also involve managing internal projects relating to technical matters which may include developing training material and coaching of audit teams. You will also be expected to present trainings to staff, managers and partners across the business.
• The role may also involve taking on client serving responsibilities.
• Within the IFRS desk, you will be required to build valued relationships with the executives (partners down to managers) of audit teams and also with your internal peers.

Your Key Responsibilities

Technical role responsibilities

• IFRS technical reviews both year end and interim general purpose financial statements
• Review of IFRS related technical consultations.
• Facilitating both internal and external IFRS and Sustainability capacity building initiatives (e.g. trainings)
• Presentation of IFRS papers in various forums.
• Participation in IFRS and ISQM practical implementation. 
• Guiding teams and clients on complex IFRS areas and accounting matters.
• Advising non-audit clients on significant accounting policies, judgements, assumptions and estimates
• Assist with the development of technical material including:
  • Training material for in person and virtual based training;
  • Enablers, forms and template, guidance, and communications; and
  • Policy updates.
• Enhance EY’s brand positioning through strong external relationships across a network of external relationships through involvement on Institute of Certified Public Accountant committees as appropriate.

People responsibilities

• Be recognized as a respected and supportive mentor, coach and counsellor, building career value for individuals
• Build and develop an inclusive culture and high-performing diverse teams
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Assurance professionals
• Contribute to the maintenance of an educational program to continually develop personal skills
• Understand, follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures to all levels of staff
• Develop personal profile and awareness of EY offerings in the marketplace
• Build strong and long term relationships with partners
• Act as an ambassador of EY in the market, with regulators and with clients

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent
• A minimum overall grade of a B in KCSE and B in both English & Mathematics
• Qualified Accountant (CPA/ACCA)
• Thorough knowledge of current auditing techniques
• Knowledge and understanding of ISAs
• Experience of audit process
• Expert knowledge of IFRS strategies
• Compliance with regulatory requirements
• 6 – 8 years post professional qualification experience in an audit environment
• It is an added advantage to have been in a part time or full time IFRS Desk role in an audit firm.

The opportunity

We are currently seeking Tax Associate in EY Kenya to participate in challenging tax engagements and to contribute to the delivery of quality tax planning services for our diverse clients. This position offers excellent opportunities for learning and career advancement to the right candidate.

Your key responsibilities

Your role as a Tax Services Associate will give you the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts and effectively apply tax knowledge to client situations. Develop and deliver innovative tax compliance products with timely and responsive services and work products that meet and/or exceed client expectations.

Typical responsibilities of the role include:

• Contributing technical insights to business tax compliance engagements, preparing income tax returns for organisations in diverse and specialised industries, and preparing estimated tax liabilities to assist clients in meeting their tax payment obligations.
• Conducting in-depth tax research on complex issues and analyzing tax implications for various transactions, in other words, participating in providing wide range of tax advisory services to clients, 
• Making sure that the work we deliver is of high quality, uses our global compliance processes and tools, and is reviewed by the next-level reviewer.
• Anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients, understanding their business and tax needs, and ensuring high-quality service delivery,
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of tax laws and regulations, and applying this expertise to client situations,
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating team members on progress.
• Other position-relevant activities.

Skills and attributes for success

• Is self-driven, pro-active and focused;  
• Takes responsibility for performing high quality work; 
• Is exceptionally committed to team success; and
• Excellent communication and social skills. 

To qualify for the role you must have:-

• A Bachelor’s degree in either Accounting/Finance/ Economics or a related field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent
• A minimum overall grade of a B and B in both English & Mathematics at Secondary School level
• Professional qualification in accounting (ACCA, CPA or CA) will be an added advantage

Ideally, you’ll also have

• To make informed decisions in complex and judgmental areas.

What we look for

• Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. 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 organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

The opportunity

We are looking for experienced tax seniors to join our Business Tax sub service line.

Your key responsibilities

You will be part of a team based in the Kenya office advising our clientele of large and medium sized multinational and local companies;

• Articulating our clients tax issues to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) with ease;
• Preparing accurate and timely tax workings for the client;
• Assisting in preparation of tax training materials for clients;
• Preparing well researched and thought-out tax opinion for our clients
• carrying out tax reviews/health-checks for clients

Skills and attributes for success

How your skills and experience will make an impact, followed by sub-headings:

To qualify for the role you must have:-

• A Bachelor’s degree in either Economics/Business/Finance or legal field or another relevant field with a minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent
• A minimum overall grade of a B+ and B+ in both English & Mathematics at Secondary School level
• Professional qualification in accounting (ACCA, CPA or CA)        

Ideally, you’ll also have

• At least 3 or more years’ experience in the field of tax preferably with a professional services firm handling tax compliance and advisory. Experience in dispute resolution specific will an added advantage.  

What we look for

• Is self-driven, pro-active and focused;  
• Takes responsibility for performing high quality work; 
• Is exceptionally committed to team success; and
• Excellent communication and social skills. 

The opportunity

We are looking for a senior to join our robust team.

Your key responsibilities

You will be part of a team based in the Kenya office advising our clientele of large and medium sized multinational enterprises and local companies. Your work will cut across different sectors, industries, companies and business processes.  

Typical responsibilities of the role include, but, not limited to the following:

• Preparing/reviewing transfer pricing reports and performing benchmarking analysis
• Analysing business value chains to establish the most appropriate transfer pricing methods
• Supporting investors and other players during mergers and acquisitions
• Providing  transaction advisory services
• Other cross-border tax advisory services
• Supporting business development initiatives

Skills and attributes for success

How your skills and experience will make an impact.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in either Economics/Business/Finance or legal field with a minimum of Upper Second Class honours or its equivalent
• Professional qualification in accounting (ACCA, CPA or CA) will be an added advantage
• A minimum overall grade of a B in KCSE and B in both English & Mathematics

Ideally, you’ll also have

• At least 2 years’ experience in the field of international taxation (including transfer pricing) with a legal or professional firm. Experience in dispute resolution specific to transfer pricing controversy will be an added advantage.

The ideal person

• Is self-driven, pro-active and focused  
• Takes responsibility for performing high quality work 
• Is exceptionally committed to team success
• Excellent communication and social skills