The opportunity
Finance Consulting works with clients to address mission critical issues for the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), creating value and delivering world-class future finance capabilities, leveraging the EY brand as impartial, trusted advisors.
You will work in multi-disciplinary teams for some of the biggest and most recognised corporate brands in the world, applying the latest technologies and analytical methods, to help drive their business performance and digital finance transformation agendas that make a real difference to our working world.
A growth area for us is Finance Strategy and Transformation – supporting companies in either taking their first steps to establish their shared services / global business services capability, or developing the maturity of existing Finance and GBS organisations. We support our clients across the full lifecycle of the transformation journey, including:
1. supporting current-state diagnostics
2. supporting the development of a vision, strategy, and operating model
3. co-ordinating an activity analysis, and creating a business case
4. crafting an integrated implementation roadmap
5. guiding location and sourcing model selection
6. supporting the design and implementation of future state processes and technologies (particularly across record-to-report, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, as well as financial planning and analytics)
7. shaping future organisation design
8. supporting transition to future models
9. designing and implementing experience-led service management
10. all encompassed by end-to-end programme management
Your key responsibilities
You will work across EY’s Finance Strategy and Transformation practice where you’ll have access to some of the most recognised organisations globally, responsible for delivery of agreed work products, and building relationships across client organisations.
You will work with clients to understand their most critical business problems and priorities, consulting with your EY peers to evaluate, design, and deliver solution options that leverage cutting edge technologies.
You will help drive the performance of client businesses through delivery of critical transformation projects that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation.
Skills and attributes for success
We are looking for professionals who are great communicators, team players, relationship builders with a real desire to learn.
Professional in your approach, you will have a natural ability to establish personal credibility with clients. You will also be highly organised, capable of coordinating your own workload and that of other team members, meeting deadlines, proactively managing risks and delivering quality outcomes.
A role model to those around you, you will live the values of the Firm daily, coaching and supporting the development of others.
You are expected to have technical knowledge and experience to deliver some of the components of a Finance and/or GBS programme as listed below:
11. Support diagnostic activities to assess maturity of processes, technology, and people
12. Support future-state Finance and/or GBS vision, strategy, and high-level operating model
13. Support the assessment of potential locations for Finance and/or GBS centres
14. Support the design future-state Finance and/or GBS and retained processes and organisation (including PTP, OTC and RTR)
15. Develop a transformation implementation roadmap
16. Support the implementation of future-state processes and technologies
17. Manage transition of activities into new locations ( knowledge transfer)
18. Support design and implementation of new processes and organisation structures; being able to identify opportunities for technology
It is helpful if you understand and apply relevant technologies such as:
19. Service Management Tools
20. GenAI and Agentic AI
21. Accounting Automation
22. Consolidation and Reporting
…and importantly, understand the underlying role enterprise Data plays in all of the above
To qualify for the role you must have:
23. A valid and certified professional accounting qualification
24. Either: A background in management consulting
Or Significant project and business improvement experience in industry
25. Proficiency in your chosen market or sector
26. A truly consultative approach
Ideally, you'll also have experience of:
27. Working in a Finance or GBS environment
28. Ability to create solutions to technical problems
29. Strong attention to detail, with the ability to storyboard and create high quality outputs
30. Excellent problem solving, facilitation, and presentation skills
31. Track record of line managing professional services staff, including coaching and developing staff
What we look for:
32. Core consulting skills: client management, analysis, presentation and facilitation, commerciality
33. Technical skills: strong technical insight, practical knowledge and capability in your specialist field
34. Versatility: proven ability to adapt and learn in an innovative environment
35. Market / sector knowledge: demonstrable market/sector expertise in your field
What we offer
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
36. Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
37. Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
38. Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
39. Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.