SC/AM/M - FAAS - GRT - Riyadh

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager to join their FAAS Financial Services team. The successful candidate will engage in Finance Transformation, provide support and coaching to team members, and deliver exceptional service in finance-related matters. Candidates should possess a master’s degree and relevant experience in the financial services sector. This role offers opportunities for personal and professional development in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Diverse and inclusive culture

Development programs

Qualifications

• Relevant working experience in the financial services sector and/or consulting.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and banking sector complexities.
• Ability to explain complex financial topics simply.
• Experience supervising and coaching junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Finance Transformation and Accounting Advisory engagements.
• Provide coaching and support to team members.
• Prepare for and participate in client meetings.
• Support clients with finance transformations and accounting improvement.
• Help maintain a strong team culture.

Skills

Proactive mindset

Effective communication

Team management skills

Flexibility to deal with competing priorities

Education

Master’s degree in accounting, Economics, or related field

Job description

The opportunity

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager / Manager in the FAAS Financial Services team, you will contribute to Finance Transformation and Accounting Advisory engagements, collaborate and feel shared responsibility as one team, providing coaching and support to junior and senior team members, maintaining communication and updating your team members on progress, help prepare for meetings with our clients, participate in these meetings and assist in preparing reports and schedules for clients and other parties. As a Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager in the FAAS Financial Services team, you will support our clients with broader finance-related matters, including supporting with finance transformations, accounting advisory, and financial and regulatory reporting improvement.

We value a strong team culture. You will play an active role in building and sustaining this culture by supporting recruitment efforts, helping retain top talent, and contributing to our learning and development programs.

Skills and attributes for success

Proactive, accountable and result-driven people will flourish in our team. Key skills to be successful in our team will be to deal with competing priorities, a flexible mindset, team management skills and effective communication. Your skills will have a huge impact on those around you and as such you will support promoting a positive and collaborative work culture.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• You have a master’s degree in accounting, Economics, (quantitative) Finance, business administration or a comparable field;
• Relevant working experience in the financial services sector and/or with a large consulting firm, gained in the finance (CFO) domain.
• You bring an innovative mindset, have affinity with and interest in designing and implementing advanced Finance domain practices and the use of AI and other technology to improve ways of working. You are passionate about making things better and do not accept status quo.
• You possess a strong understanding and have significant experience working with IFRS, through technical advice and implementation within the banking sector, and have experience with a broad range of finance processes.
• You understand the business model of banks and/or insurance companies, and their risk and regulatory complexities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, towards your team and to clients. You can explain complex topics in an easy and understandable way; and
• Supervising and coaching junior team members to ensure that they are able to continue developing both professionally and personally.
• Flexibility to travel across the MENA region
• Ideally, you also speak and write Arabic.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.