Manager - Core Audit - Waterloo

Manager - Core Audit - Waterloo

Location: Waterloo

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Salary: Competitive

Date: 23 Dec 2025

Job description

Requisition ID: 1671919

At EY, were all in to shape your future with confidence.

Well help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

As an Assurance Manager, you will be a professional member of our Waterloo Audit practice. Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge, and learning resources for our audit professionals, you will be part of the team that delivers quality assurance services to our clients and their stakeholders.

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.

Your key responsibilities

As an Assurance Manager, you will deliver quality assurance services to our clients and their stakeholders.

Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management throughout the year. Establish expectations of value to be delivered.

Participate in performing audit procedures, especially focusing on complex and/or specialized issues.

Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and an audit strategy that complies with professional standards and appropriately addresses risk.

Understand the clients industry and recognize key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical and industry developments.

Stay informed of general business/economic developments and their impact to the client. Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team.

Delegate work successfully. Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by example.

Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.

Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills. Maintain cooperative relationships with other engagement teams.

Monitor the engagement teams progress against the plan and alter it when needed. Generate new business opportunities.

Understand E &Y and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to apply knowledge and services.

Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role you must have

Undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field with minimum of 5 to 7 years of relevant experience- Using IFRS and US GAAP

Post-graduate diploma or degree in Accounting preferred

Canadian CPA, CA designation or reciprocal CPA, CA designation recognized with the CICA mandatory

Extensive knowledge of IFRS conversion

Knowledge of SOX and GAAP

Excellent project management skills

Advanced written and verbal communication skills

A dedication to teamwork and leadership

Integrity within a professional environment

Ideally, youll also have

The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment

What we look for

Were interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development. Were looking for people with a genuine passion for tax, and the future of tax, and are inspired to help the worlds leading multinational organizations meet complex tax obligations around the world. If you have the confidence to speak up and influence a team that affects big businesses worldwide, this role is for you.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a discretionary bonus program, a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage plan, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer: