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Career opportunities for graduates

Take charge of your career. Now.Start a world-class career with Ernst & Young.Graduate opportunities in Assurance, Tax, Transactions and Advisory Services.

ContentsWho we are

03 Introducing Ernst & Young

04 Our world

Our services

07 Areas of expertise

08 Financial Services

09 Assurance Services

10 Tax Services

12 Transaction Advisory Services

13 Advisory Services

Your career

14 Internship

15 Full employment

17 You and Ernst & Young

19 Six steps to heaven

Who we areErnst & Young is made up of 152,000 people working in 700 locations across 140 countries around the world. We work with our clients on a wide range of business-critical issues, helping them to realize the full potential of their organizations. Our activities are divided up into Assurance, Transaction Advisory Services, Tax and Advisory – and because we’re one of the world’s best-known professional services firms, our clients represent some of the world’s leading businesses. Our 87 practices in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) work as a tight-knit regional network, because most of our clients expect international support as a matter of course.

Areas of expertise

• Asset Management

• Automotive

• Banking & Capital Markets

• Government & Public Sector

• Insurance

• Life Sciences

• Media & Entertainment

• Oil & Gas

• Power & Utilities

• Real Estate

• Technology

• Telecommunications

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Who we are

Our world

And of course our in-depth industry knowledge enables us to provide optimum support to our clients in their respective industries, from banking to real estate and from consumer goods to business services. In our Financial Services practice, 600 specialists are ready to assist our clients with their strategic concerns relating to banking and capital markets, insurance and asset management.

Together with our 152,000 colleagues in firms belonging to the Ernst & Young Global (EYG) Limited network, we advise clients around the world. EYG member firms in Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East have come together to form the EMEIA Area, thereby ensuring seamless service to clients across the entire region.

This gives our employees a wealth of opportunities to get to know their colleagues in the global Ernst & Young network, as well as the many different companies they work for. It also provides plenty of opportunities for building international experience while working on team projects around the world.

Speaking of the world: environmental responsibility is something we take very seriously across the entire organization. At Ernst & Young, environmental awareness and corporate social responsibility are not just empty promises – they are core principles that have inspired programs encompassing sustainable and charitable projects, as well as initiatives in art, culture and education.

Ernst & Young in Switzerland is one of Europe’s leading Assurance and Advisory companies, with 2,000 employees working at 11 locations in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Everyone at Ernst & Young is united by a desire to provide a superior standard of service – whether by helping clients with Assurance, Tax and Transactions, or by advising them on Risk Management and Business Performance Improvement.

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Our values

• Integrity

• Respect

• Teamwork

• Performance

• Commitment

• Good judgement and sound decision-making

Outstanding performance is what unites everyone working at Ernst & Young.

Our services

Areas of expertiseFrom globalization to technologicalinnovation, businesses around theworld are exploring new and different ways of realizing their potential.By investing in dedicated Global Industry and Financial Services,

Ernst & Young is able to bring a global perspective to bear on a vast range of issues relating to Assurance, Tax, Law, Risk Management and Business Transactions.

If you decide to join Ernst & Young,you’ll start at one of these two centres, choosing either a broad industry focus or a more specific financial services focus.

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Industries Services• Automotive

• Cleantech

• Consumer Products

• Government & Public Sector

• Life Sciences

• Media & Entertainment

• Mining & Metals

• Oil & Gas

• Power & Utilities

• Real Estate

• Technology

• Telecommunications

• Other sectors

Financial Services• Asset Management

• Banking & Capital Markets

• Insurance

• FS Government


Our services

Financial ServicesThe Financial Services offer professional services to clients in the Asset Management, Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance and FS Government sectors. The Financial Services industry is governed by increasingly complex, wide-ranging regulatory requirements and stakeholder demands. Ernst & Young

Financial Services takes an integrated approach that covers 12 markets in the EMEIA area, developing customized solutions that fulfil our clients’ most exacting needs in relation to assurance, taxation, law and international legislation, mergers and acquisitions and other business-critical activities.

Assurance Services

• Auditing of financial statements and regulatory compliance

• Special audits / expert opinions

• Financial Accounting & Advisory Services

Advisory Services

• Financial and quantitative Risk Management

• Operational Risk Management, internal Control Frameworks and Risk Convergence

• Performance Improvement

• IT Risk and Assurance / IT Security

• Actuarial Services

Tax and Legal Services

• International / Business /Transaction Tax

• Indirect Tax

• Legal Services (Corporate Governance, Compliance, Outsourcing)

Transaction Services

• Transaction Support

• Valuation and Business Modelling

• Mergers and Acquisitions

Laura’s profile Name: Laura Sahli

Current position: Manager

Current location: Zurich

“Insurance and pension funds are my specialist area. I analyze the sector my client is working in and identify the specific risks. Once we’ve finished our audit, we submit the results to our client and the supervisory authority. As well as carrying out risk assessments, I’m also the line manager for the department’s Assistants, and also coordinate our in-house work with other departments such as IT Risk and Assurance, Tax and Actuarial.”

“We’re looking for employees who are prepared to bring plenty of passion and commitment to the table. From the start, we involve you in interdisciplinary, client-facing projects with banks, insurance companies and asset managers. In particular, we set great store by team spirit, constructive, high-quality work, good communication skills and the ability to think and act proactively.”Thomas Schneider, People Partner Financial Services

The core business of the Assurance department is the auditing of annual financial statements and international group accounts in compliance with the Swiss Code of Obligations, IFRS, Swiss GAAP FER or US GAAP. We offer a variety of other audit-related services, such as plausibility assessments of financially weighted data such as interim financial

statements and business plans. We also assess the effectiveness of internal control systems and the implementation of IFRS standards. We work in multi-disciplinary teams, drawing on global methodologies and using the latest information combined with state-of-the-art auditing tools.

Assurance Services

• Auditing of financial statements

• Special audits / investigations

• Climate Change and Sustainability Services

• Financial Accounting & Advisory Services

• Fraud Investigation & Dispute Resolution Services

“People who prefer to shape their own futures and take initiative and responsibility will find there’s plenty of exciting work awaiting them in our Assurance Services organisation. The sheer variety of our international and national clients and the complexity of the different projects are what add real spice to our activities.”Thomas Huwyler, People Partner Assurance

Mischa’s profileName: Mischa Schmid

Current position: Senior

Current location: Basel

“As auditors, we usually work on our clients’ premises. Our work – in teams with young colleagues – is very varied and I really enjoy it. I was able to work on interesting assignments right from the start. Now I’ve started to take on increasingly complex projects, as well as greater responsibility and even managerial tasks. In 2014 I will qualify as a fully certified auditor.”


Robert’s profileName: Robert Wahan



Ernst & Young advises clients on all current taxation issues, from tax planning to the completion of tax returns. Project scopes may be constrained to national frameworks or focus primarily on international scenarios. Ernst & Young’s global, regional and local knowledge management systems provide our employees with regularly updated information on the latest developments in fiscal, commercial, corporate and economic law, helping to ensure that our advisory services are always of the highest quality.

Our services

• Business Tax

• Transaction Tax

• International Tax

• Transfer Pricing

• Indirect Tax

• Human Capital

• Legal Services

Tax Services“We’re looking for employees who are enthusiastic, who enjoy the diversity of tax law, and who take a proactive approach to supporting our clients. For us, successful teamwork means responding to our clients’ requirements with outstanding fiscal skills and expertise.”Sylvia Fischer, People Partner Tax

“As a member of the International Tax Services team, I look after the cross-border tax affairs of our multinational clients. This means I have to work very closely with clients, but also with my colleagues abroad. Each case is unique: we have to find creative solutions based on a broad range of in-depth knowledge. I’m also studying part-time with the aim of qualifying as a certified tax expert.”

Growth through mergers or acquisitions often forms the core of a successful business strategy. Our Transaction Advisory Services teams focus on providing companies with professional support throughout the acquisition or disposal process, helping national and international transactions to arrive at a successful conclusion. Our success as one of the world’s leading transaction advisors is based on seamless teamwork with the Ernst & Young network and on our ability to

combine the requisite specialist expertise in specific transaction requirements with the relevant industry knowledge.

Our services

• Transaction Support

• Valuation & Business Modelling

• Restructuring

• Operational Transaction Services

• Real Estate Transactions

• Mergers & Acquisitions

Julia’s profileName: Julia Thonhauser

Current position: Manager


“I was already familiar with the Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young from working there as an intern while I was a student and writing about it in my dissertation. I was particularly fascinated by Transaction Integration Services, because it’s all about bringing together different cultures, personalities and objectives. The projects are unbelievably exciting. The most important thing is to make sure you never lose sight of the ‘bigger picture’.”

Transaction Advisory Services“Our team needs employees with genuine vision, capable of seeing projects right through to completion – colleagues capable of dealing with both numbers and people. Whether we’re talking about IPOs, mergers or carve-outs, variety is the name of the game in the world of Transactions.”Andreas Herzing, People Partner Transaction Advisory Services


With the help of our Advisory Services teams, our clients focus on activating and engaging their full entrepreneurial potential. With our expert support, they transform and streamline their business operations and build sustainable performance improvement into business processes. We assess

each company against two key criteria – risk and performance – and help the management team clarify, formulate and achieve key strategic objectives. We further optimize this process by differentiating between general risk, IT risk and assurance, and performance improvement.

Risk

• In assessing risk, we help our clients to identify and evaluate the general risks confronting their business in the early stages of development – and help them work out ways to obviate or circumvent these risks.

IT Risk and Assurance

• In assessing IT risk and assurance, we help our clients to improve their ability to manage risk, enhance internal controls and improve regulatory compliance. We also provide support for IT audits in cooperation with our specialist Assurance teams.

Performance Improvement

• In assessing performance improvement, we help our clients to implement their business strategies consistently across all their business activities, measurably and sustainably enhancing the value of their companies.

Silvano’s profileName: Silvano Hardegger



“I found the exciting and demanding projects in Advisory Services really absorbing right from the start. I really enjoy the autonomous way we work and the collegial atmosphere within the team. We’re always learning new things and working for prestigious clients in this country and abroad. Thanks to the many interesting customer contacts I’ve made, I’m also steadily expanding my business network.”

Advisory Services“Our Advisory Services organisation offers exciting challenges to those hoping to get involved in international projects and further develop their own personal skillset. Together, we help our clients achieve their goals by finding the right balance between risk and performance.”Ole Halfpap, People Partner Advisory Services


Your career

Your career

Internship

At Ernst & Young, we’re committed to helping you achieve your potential. If you have the drive and determination to serve some of the world’s most successful and influential organizations, we’ll provide the framework and support you need to realize your professional and personal ambitions. By teaming up with talented colleagues around the world, you’ll discover and help to enrich a culture defined by integrity, respect and collaboration – a culture that produces inspiring results. Thanks to our award-winning professional development schemes and ready access to global opportunities in a challenging, high-performance environment, you’ll be able to carve out a rewarding career that reflects your talents and aspirations.

At Ernst & Young, working as an intern means spending at least 2-4 months as an active member of our team, learning about our business and working with us on clients’ premises. You will gain first-hand experience of working for Ernst & Young. We offer internships across all our service lines.

Duration: at least two months in Assurance, four months in all other service lines Qualifications required: assessment level must have been passed successfully

• Access to knowledge network

• Free-of-charge seminars

• On-the-job training

• Experience in working with clients

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Full employmentIf you join us as an employee – initially as an Assistant – you’ll be encouraged to take responsibility right from the start. As a member of constantly changing project teams, you’ll tackle increasingly complex

tasks with the support of your more experienced colleagues. At the same time, we’ll help you to shape your personal and professional development. So if you know the specialist area on which you’d like to

focus and where you want to start your career, you can apply for a position in our Tax, Transaction or Advisory Services practices at any time.

Qualifications required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

• Time for continuing professional development and further education

• Individually adaptable part-time models

• Flex-time model to cover short-term flexibility needs

• Options for short- or long-term leave

• Attractive salary

• Attractive social benefits

Benefits to you


Head straight to the top! At Ernst & Young, we assess your individual strengths and development needs and provide a tailored learning framework, plenty of opportunities to gain experience, plus on-the-job coaching to advance your career.

Our clients need problem solvers, trustworthy advisors and analytical thinkers who can provide fresh insights into their businesses and industries. If you can demonstrate qualities such as leadership and integrity, coupled with the ability to work as part of a team, you could soon be launching a rewarding career with Ernst & Young.We’re looking for people who want to make a difference. You should be

a team player, with excellent social skills and a dynamic personality. To qualify for a position at Ernst & Young, you need to have completed a degree in business administration, economics, law, information systems or IT. We also welcome applicants qualified in business engineering, business mathematics and mathematics, Bachelor’s or Master’s level. You will also need good English language and IT skills, a persuasive

communication style and excellent analytical and conceptual abilities.Graduate opportunities in Switzerland are structured to give you certain choices. You can choose either to work across a broad range of industries, or to focus exclusively on financial services clients supported by our FS practice. Please specify your preference when you submit your application.

You and Ernst & Young

Interested?We look forward to receiving your application online at www.ey.com/ch/careers.

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about us, what we do or how we do it, visit www.ey.com/ch/careers or come and meet us at one of our careers events.

If you have any other questions about our recruitment process, feel free to contact our Human Resources department at [email protected].

Your career



The people we’re looking for…Generally speaking, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. They must be team players, with well-developed social skills and strong characters. As far as requirements go, if you’re seeking a position with us, you need to have completed a degree in business administration, economics, law, information systems or IT. We also welcome applicants qualified in business engineering, business mathematics and mathematics, Bachelor’s or Master’s level. You will also need good English-language and IT skills, a persuasive communication style and excellent analytical and conceptual abilities.

Your career

Six steps to heaven

Information / Searching for the right jobTake a good look at the Careers pages on our website, paying particular attention to the areas of our activities which interest you. You’ll also find detailed information on the qualifications we expect applicants to have.

Making your applicationHave you already got a clear idea of the kind of job you’re looking for? That’s excellent – now you can take a close look at the various openings currently advertised on our Job Portal. Here, you can submit your application to us online. This is our preferred method of processing applications, because it means we can respond to your application quickly and efficiently.

When making your online application, it is important to ensure you can provide all required documentation in electronic form. Once you have submitted your application to us, we’ll send you a confirmation of receipt and your own personal login details, so you can check the status of your application whenever you like.

Reviewing your applicationAfter your documents have been checked by our colleagues in Human Resources, they are being assessed with the relevant job-profile requirements of the specific service line.

The personal touchAt Ernst & Young, you can look forward to a personal selection process. Interviews with applicants are normally carried out by personnel from the office you’re applying to, accompanied by colleagues from Human Resources. Because we want to get to know you as an individual, we feel that as well as finding out more about your professional qualifications, it is especially important to hear about your personal strengths and qualities. To do this, we make time for one or two personal interviews. In some cases they are preceded by a telephone interview.

Job offer / employment contractIf we decide to offer you a contract, we call you first so we can discuss the details with you. We then send you our formal offer of employment in writing.

First day on the jobOn your first day you’ll be given a tour of your new place of work, as well as all the vital information you need to make a successful start with Ernst & Young.

On your second day you’ll get to meet your team: your induction takes the form of on-the-job training, numerous seminars, and direct personal support. You will be involved in exciting projects right from the start, with plenty of opportunities to chart a stellar career path!

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About Ernst & Young Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 152,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.

Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited (EYG), each of which is a separate legal entity. EYG, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.

In Switzerland, Ernst & Young Ltd is a leading audit and advisory company offering services with about 2,000 employees at 10 locations also in the area of tax and legal, as well as in transactions and accounting. For more information about our organization, please visit www.ey.com/ch

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