Manager- Finance Optimization- Financial Accounting and Advisory Services- Assurance

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Optimization Manager to join their Financial Accounting Advisory Services team. In this pivotal role, you will lead consulting engagements aimed at enhancing clients' finance and accounting processes, fostering strong internal and external relationships, and driving business development initiatives. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant projects across various sectors while developing your leadership skills in a collaborative environment. If you're passionate about finance transformation and eager to make a meaningful impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related work experience or 4+ years with a graduate degree.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead client consulting engagements to improve finance processes.
• Develop long-term client relationships and manage project aspects.

Skills

Finance transformation

Process transformation and improvement

Planning, budgeting and forecasting

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

Job description

Manager - Finance Optimization - Financial Accounting and Advisory Services - Assurance

Date: Mar 16, 2025

Requisition ID: 1564376

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. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) Finance Optimization practice helps our clients interpret and react to complex financial and non-financial data sets and provide real-time, forward-looking and trusted insights to stakeholders leveraging best-in-class operating models and technology platforms.

The opportunity

As a Finance Optimization (FO) Manager, you will be a professional member of our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team. The FAAS FO group operates principally through 4 main pillars: Finance Strategy, Finance Operational Efficiency, Enterprise Performance Management and Strategic Cost Management.

Your key responsibilities

As a FAAS FO Manager, you will actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You will help to develop long-term client relationships and networks, as well as develop relationships with team members across all EY practices to service client needs. You will lead projects and business development activities working with a wide variety of clients across multiple sectors.

• Lead/support external client consulting engagements involving the advancement of the CFO agenda, looking at a company’s internal finance and accounting processes and advising clients on solutions to increase processing efficiency.
• Lead/support business development initiatives including service offering development and roll-out, proposal development, responding to RFXs and participating in oral presentations.
• Assist in managing the financial and commercial aspects of engagements by organizing staffing, tracking fees and communicating issues to project leaders.
• Build strong internal relationships within FAAS and across EY’s service lines.

People Management responsibilities

• Develop people through effective coaching, supervision and mentoring.
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff.
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Finance & Performance Management professionals.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Strong academic record including a bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4+ years of related work experience.
• Strong knowledge of Finance transformation, Process transformation and improvement, Planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience in delivering projects that cover the full life cycle of assessment, design and implementation support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to think critically and identify creative solutions.

What we look for

We’re interested in strong team players who support their colleagues in reaching their goals while also considering their own workload and development.

What we offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential.

Diversity and Inclusion at EY

Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We’re committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued.

EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society.