Senior Finance Transformation Associate — Process & KPI Excellence

Ernst & Young Solutions LLP; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EY, a leading professional services firm, seeks a finance transformation professional to join the Finance Improvement team in Singapore. You will drive end-to-end initiatives across finance, operations and technology, partnering with stakeholders to design target operating models, KPI frameworks and reporting capabilities.

The role involves implementing prioritised improvements, developing roadmaps, SOPs, data mappings and analytics to enable scalable performance and insight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, Information Systems, or related disciplines.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent are advantageous.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in professional services firms will be preferred.
• Strong understanding of finance processes and familiarity with ERP and finance systems (SAP, Oracle, Workday, BlackLine, etc.).
• Experience with automation and analytics tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or equivalent is advantageous.
• Experience in finance transformation, process improvement, performance management, management reporting, ERP, or digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops and fact-finding sessions to understand business challenges, identify root causes and gather business requirements.
• Assess current-state processes, operating models, organisational structures, controls, systems and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Analyse findings and develop recommendations and prioritised improvement initiative(s).
• Develop transformation roadmaps, including implementation phases, key action plans and business cases, to support execution of transformation initiatives.
• Design interim and target finance operating models, including processes, systems, organisational structures and key capabilities required to support operational stability and future scalability.
• Identify and implement targeted improvement initiatives and quick wins.
• Design and standardise finance processes, policies and controls across entities and geographies.
• Develop SOP documentation, including process workflows, process narratives, month-end closing calendars, roles and responsibilities, and key controls.
• Develop source-to-report mappings, data dictionaries and reporting requirements documentation.
• Support automation and digital enablement initiatives through requirements gathering, solution assessment and implementation activities.
• Support vendor evaluation, solution selection and implementation planning for technology-enabled transformation initiatives.
• Support execution of prioritised transformation initiatives through program management, stakeholder alignment and change management activities.
• Assess existing management reporting, KPI frameworks and performance management processes to identify reporting gaps and decision-making requirements.
• Define key business value drivers, operational and financial performance metrics, and KPI requirements.
• Develop KPI frameworks, KPI definitions, calculation methodologies and performance measurement targets.
• Design management reporting processes, reporting calendars, roles and responsibilities.
• Develop management reporting packages, executive dashboards, and KPI scorecards, including reporting content, visualizations, drill-down analyses, and decision-support data.
• Design reporting processes, source-to-report data flows, and supporting system requirements.
• Identify automation opportunities to enhance reporting efficiency and analytics capabilities.
• Support implementation of enhanced management reporting, data analytics and automated management reporting solutions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Professional qualifications (CA/CPA/ACCA/CFA)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Workday

BlackLine

Alteryx

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

EY, a leading professional services firm, seeks a finance transformation professional to join the Finance Improvement team in Singapore. You will drive end-to-end initiatives across finance, operations and technology, partnering with stakeholders to design target operating models, KPI frameworks and reporting capabilities.

The role involves implementing prioritised improvements, developing roadmaps, SOPs, data mappings and analytics to enable scalable performance and insight.