Job description

The Senior Manager / Director – IFRS Advisory Specialist provides technical IFRS consultation within Financial Accounting Advisory Services, focusing on highly technical accounting challenges across MENA. The role centers on pre-transaction accounting advice while contractual and commercial terms are being finalized, requiring deep IFRS expertise and the ability to structure upcoming transactions within IFRS boundaries. The position leads a team of IFRS technical accounting advisory specialists, guiding clients through complex, high-profile projects, and shaping optimal transaction structures through collaboration with lawyers, commercial teams, and transaction execution specialists. Key domain areas include IFRS research, technical interpretation, accounting structuring, emerging issue analysis, and advising prestigious clients on critical IFRS implications. The role requires managing competing priorities, coaching advisory teams, ensuring world-class client handling, delivering consistent high-quality accounting advice, and liaising with global EY subject matter experts to maintain uniform technical standards. Responsibilities also include training next-generation IFRS specialists, evaluating accounting treatments, contributing to technical frameworks, driving results, and operating with integrity within a professional environment.