Financial Accounting Advisory Services - Senior - US 1

Locations: San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hoboken, Houston, Los Angeles, McLean, New York, Philadelphia, San Jose, Seattle

The opportunity

Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team is growing exponentially, and as a Senior you'll play a key role in that growth. Working across all industries, you'll develop your career by communicating creative, strategic goals both internally and externally. It's all about listening to and understanding our clients to give them a truly exceptional experience.

Your key responsibilities

• Think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple service lines, building relationships and identifying opportunities for clients to benefit from cross‑service knowledge.
• Travel regularly to meet with key clients, often highly respected in their fields.

Skills and attributes for success

• Consulting with clients on complex accounting issues.
• Collaborating with partners, senior managers and clients to influence strategy, balancing risk and client expectations.
• Ensuring our Engagement team thoroughly understands clients’ unique needs, ambitions and expectations.
• Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless integrated service.
• Managing performance and identifying opportunities to improve our products and processes.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business discipline, and approximately 3 to 5 years of experience as an auditor in a public accounting firm.
• Eligibility to obtain US CPA licensure in your work state.
• Strong technical writing skills and advanced risk management knowledge.
• A deep understanding of the marketplace, as well as commonly used terminology, processes and tools.
• A proven record of excellence when managing, mentoring and improving a team of high‑performing colleagues.
• The confidence to research and resolve emerging client issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
• Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites; a driver’s license is strongly recommended.

Ideally, you'll also have

• A master’s degree in accounting, finance or business discipline.
• External audit experience at a Big 4 accounting firm.

What we look for

Versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. We're interested in genuinely interesting individuals with the ability to build relationships, negotiate, think creatively, and solve complex issues.

What we offer you

Development of future‑focused skills, flexible environment, and an inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package with base salary range $90,800 to $149,800 (US) and adjusted ranges for NYC, Washington State and California. Total Rewards include medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and paid time‑off options.
• Team‑led hybrid model: most external, client‑serving roles work in person 40–60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Flexible vacation policy allowing you to decide how much vacation you need, with holidays, breaks, personal/family care and other leaves of absence.

Equal employment opportunity statement

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

Accommodation statement

EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance applying online or request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1‑800‑EY‑HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then Option 1 for candidate queries, and finally Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at [email protected].