Career start / Working Student (w/m) - Junior Operations Consultant for Assurance Service Line

The opportunity

We are looking for a Junior Operations Consultant for the Assurance Service Line in Lucerne/Zug/Basel/Zurich/Berne (60% - 80%).

In your role as Junior Operations Consultant you will be part of the Assurance Operations team which is part of the EY Assurance practice. Your main task is to support the leadership team in personnel and organizational matters.

Your collaboration with the leadership team will cover both daily tasks and long-term projects. In addition to regular collaboration with various internal stakeholders (Finance, HR, etc.) to ensure our operational activities, you will report to the Assurance Operations Lead and accompany the monthly Assurance Management Committee meeting.

Through this position you will gain first-hand insights of the Assurance practice and their work. This role allows you to learn skills related to operations, controlling and management of a practice with over 600 employees across Switzerland.

Your key responsibilities:

• Supporting the service line management in the preparation, administration and implementation of new strategies, guidelines and personnel management
• Preparation of decision bases for the respective leaders
• Taking on initial responsibilities for monthly reporting and controlling tasks
• Main support (incl. documenting) of the Assurance Management Committee and their meetings

Skills and attributes for success:

• You are pursuing a bachelor's degree or have an equivalent degree in business administration, HR or a related field
• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset, strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently, good self-organization skills
• Fluent in English and German, experience with MS Office (especially Excel)

What we offer

EY Switzerland offers you to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with around 3'000 employees from 64 different countries. You will work with and learn from the best and continuously develop yourself as we invest an important share of our annual turnover in the personal development and trainings of our employees.

Furthermore, we offer the following benefits:

• Further education: At EY, you have the possibility to earn an accredited Masters in Sustainability, an accredited Masters in Business Analytics or an accredited MBA (EY Tech MBA) from the Hult International Business School, free of charge*.
• Hybrid working model: We offer working from home options for our employees.
• Work-life balance: Take 5 weeks of holidays per year as a standard and compensate your overtime at will.
• Social contributions: Opt for one of our generous pension fund plans and do not worry about the accident insurance as we fully cover it for you.
• Fair-ON-Pay certified: As everyone deserves a fair pay, our salary grids and guidelines ensure the equal treatment we aim for**.

Have we sparked your interest? We look forward to receiving your complete application with CV, cover letter, certificates, and transcript of grades.

For more information, please contact our recruitment team (recruitment.switzerland@ey.com / +41 58 286 33 66).

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* EY Contractors, interns and alumni are excluded

** Any salary ranges published on external platforms are not reflective of EY standards