Senior Manager - Business Consulting - Finance Transformation - FP&A

At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Are you passionate about digital innovation, advanced analytics, value and performance management and developing creative solutions within Finance Consulting?

The opportunity - What future are you building towards?

The BC Finance team 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 brands in the world, leading projects to apply 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 Digital Finance - enabling a cross-functional implementation approach, designed to help CFOs realize the benefits of new technologies with a focus on building finance capabilities.

Responsibilities - How can you make a lasting impact in a rapidly changing world?

You will build relationships at senior levels within client organisations, working with them 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 motivate and manage high performing diverse teams, aligned to EY's values. delivering exceptional client service preparing our clients for a digital future.

Skills and attributes for success

We are looking for professionals with extensive experience in delivering projects in the Finance Transformation space. You will be a great communicator, team player, and relationship builder 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.

As a role model to those around you, you will live the values of the Firm through coaching and supporting the development of others.

You are innovative and resourceful with an ability to use your market knowledge to create solutions to technical problems.

You will add measurable value to your clients by delivering work that addresses their biggest problems and priorities, including the need to Deliver leading practice Digital Finance solutions such as:

Lead Finance transformation programmes using Agile design and delivery methods

Manage end-to-end implementation services for SAP S/4HANA, accelerators and other emerging technologies

Articulate, design, and implement a vision for Finance and "case for change" that draws on innovative global technology trends, leading practice and service innovation

Define client-relevant use of modern technology platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, including their key functionalities, and technical requirements

Discuss finance simplification and innovation through Global Business Services (GBS) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Conduct accelerated finance diagnostics, maturity assessments and benchmarking

Provide roadmap of implementation and ROI timeline (cost vs. benefits)

Collect and socialise business and technical requirements for a technology enabled Finance transformation

Standardise, simplify and automate processes and controls

Drive end-to-end implementation services for finance solutions and emerging technologies

Create new reporting strategies including simplification / transformation and performance management steering to meet the new demand

Apply knowledge of consolidation programmes for clients including the financial accounting that underpins a consolidation activity

Deliver data visualisation design and deployment to unlock value from data

Identify strategic alignment across IT, finance and tax operating models including steering and reporting requirements

Structure and run Finance transformation programmes using AGILE design and delivery methods

Adopt "digital" ways of working to increase flexibility and accelerate delivery:

Plan, design, and execute design-led thinking process re-engineering workshops

Process design grounded in customer outcomes and user experience adopting LEAN methodologies and automation technologies

Structure and implement Agile delivery methods

Understand and apply relevant technologies such as:

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Intelligent Automation (IA) (including IA enabled chatbots)

SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud or SAP ECC

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Blackline

Blockchain

Process mining and or process re-engineering

NetSuite

Oracle Fusion

Oracle Hyperion

OneStream

Anaplan

Job requirements - Where do you start if you want to change the world?

Minimum of 8 years' relevant experience. Key areas of experience include previous consulting experience and experience within the field of FP&A

Cross functional finance expertise, with knowledge of various business functions and their interdependencies with Finance

Experience of managing and leading finance transformation programmes enabled by technology

Experience of defining finance systems strategy and data model design

Experience of finance visioning and developing the case for change

Experience of financial process simplification and automation

Lifecycle implementation experience of SAP S/4 HANA or other technologies

Ideally, you'll also have

A valid and certified professional accounting qualification

Experience with ESG

Knowledge of account management, business development and the consulting sales cycle

Ability to create solutions to technical problems

Strong attention to detail, with the ability to storyboard and create high quality outputs

Excellent problem solving, facilitation, and presentation skills

Track record of managing professional services staff, including coaching and developing staff

What we offer - Is everything that counts being counted?

We offer an attractive employment package that rewards individual and team achievements:

Vitality: the choice is yours. An online session with an external vitality coach, practical tips on topics such as nutrition, energy, sleep and mindset, a discount at Healthcity and/or a voucher card to rent a padel court.

Flexible working: you decide where and when you work in consultation with your team. At home, at the office, at the client or from another European country (up to 20 working days per year).

Home office arrangement: to optimize your home office, EY provides the following resources for you: office chair, sit/stand desk, an external monitor, a desk lamp, a (Bluetooth) headset, and a large external keyboard.

Birth leave: EY will pay 100% of the birth leave, in the case of an additional birth leave, EY will pay 70% of the salary.

For a full overview of our employment package click here: Hoe het is om bij ons te werken | EY - Global | EY - Nederland

The office

Our office in Amsterdam is located on the Zuidas: a bustling area where many companies are based. In our Cross Towers, as many as 1000 people are welcomed daily. Haven't had breakfast yet? Then a special smoothie will be made for you or simply a delicious cappuccino. During lunchtime, the team is ready to serve you a fresh lunch. For a breathtaking view of Amsterdam, head to the 22nd floor. Collaboration takes on a new meaning through the Wavespace. This high-tech environment brings together clients and colleagues virtually worldwide!

Pre-employment screening Due to laws and regulations, and because EY (and in some cases its clients) has high demands on the reliability and integrity of its employees, every new employee will be screened. Depending on your rank the pre employment screening could contain the following: Certificate of Conduct (in Dutch: VOG) or - if requesting a Dutch VOG is not possible - Criminal Background Check of the country you are currently living or have lived during the last five years, integrity questionnaire, verification of ID, diploma's and/or work experience and consultation of the Dutch insolvency registry.

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