EY
Assistant Manager / Manager – Assurance Strategic Support
- Permanent
- Al Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 31/01/2026
Job overview
Date posted
17/12/2025
Location
Al Kuwait City, Kuwait
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Masters degree
Expiration date
31/01/2026
Job description
The Assistant Manager / Manager – Assurance Strategic Support role supports the MENA Assurance Leadership Team by providing strategic analysis, project management, and decision-support insights that directly impact business performance. The role balances project management responsibilities with advanced analytics, supporting special initiatives aligned with assurance business objectives. The position involves gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing information from multiple stakeholders across geographies, developing leadership-level presentations, supporting change initiatives, and enabling informed leadership decisions. The role operates within EY’s Assurance function and requires strong capability in data analytics, Excel-based analysis, PowerPoint-driven executive reporting, and structured business analysis to support leadership priorities across Kuwait and the wider MENA region.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Support the MENA Assurance Leadership Team with strategic analysis and project management for special initiatives
- Gather, analyze, and synthesize data from multiple internal sources to generate actionable business insights
- Develop leadership presentations and management reports using structured analytical outputs
- Balance project management execution with analytics-driven performance assessment
- Support change initiatives by providing data-backed insights and implementation tracking
- Coordinate information collection across multiple stakeholders, geographies, and virtual teams
- Analyze business performance data to support leadership decision-making
- Apply appropriate documentation standards to summarize, conclude, and report activities
- Support assurance leadership priorities through timely delivery of analytical and project outputs
Experience & skills
- Hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Possess at least 8 years of experience in a strategic support, business analyst, or consulting role
- Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and data analytics
- Exhibit strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills for executive-level presentations
- Demonstrate experience supporting leadership teams through analytics and project management
- Show ability to extract insights from multiple data sources and relate findings to business performance
- Demonstrate experience working independently and collaboratively within virtual teams
- Possess prior experience in Big 4 or business consulting environments, which is preferred
