Finance Transformation Manager - R2R/FP&A (M&E)

EY; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 128,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager in the United States with deep R2R and FP&A expertise to lead technology-enabled finance transformations across the Media & Entertainment sector. You will guide end-to-end financial processes and design target operating models for CFO teams.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in finance transformation, strong exec communication, and proven consulting experience supporting large-scale changes in R2R and FP&A within a global firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA or CPA is advantageous.
• 6+ years in finance transformation, R2R or FP&A process design; Controllership or FP&A operations; consulting experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end R2R workstreams across the full taxonomy: master data, fixed assets, projects, periodic close, intercompany, sub-consolidation and corporate consolidations, and financial reporting.
• Lead end-to-end FP&A workstreams across the full taxonomy: Long-range/strategic planning, revenue planning, cost of sales planning, other SG&A planning, workforce planning, EBITDA planning, and cashflow planning, Driver-based Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting and Scenario management.
• Assess and redesign Record-to-Report and FP&A operating models, processes, and organizational structures; develop and deliver transformation initiatives that improve close and reporting effectiveness, planning and forecasting capabilities, governance, and overall finance function performance.
• Own business process design deliverables - L3 and L4 process flows, key design decisions and assumptions, functional and reporting requirements, KPIs, and master and transactional data requirements.
• Facilitate design and solutioning workshops with client Global Process Owners (GPO), business unit leads, subject matter resources (SMR) and Technology stakeholders; drive to decisions and document dispositions.
• Manage day-to-day delivery: workplan, RAID log, scope, deliverable quality and engagement economics, including onshore/offshore mix and global delivery leverage.
• Translate R2R pain points into quantified value cases — close cycle time, close efficiency, manual journal entries, and automated account reconciliations.
• Translate FP&A pain points into quantified value cases — forecasting effectiveness, forecast accuracy, budget cycle duration, forecast cycle duration, revenue opportunities identify, working capital improvements identified, and cost reduction opportunities realized.
• Coach and develop staff and seniors; contribute to proposals, Phase 0 assessments and sector thought leadership.

Skills

Executive communication

Workshop facilitation

Written deliverables

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

MBA or CPA a plus

Tools

SAP S/4HANA (Financial Accounting, Controlling, Asset Accounting, Project Systems)

SAP Group Reporting

OneStream Consolidations

SAP Analytics Cloud

Anaplan

Blackline

Trintech

Fiori Reporting

Job description

EY is seeking a Manager in the United States with deep R2R and FP&A expertise to lead technology-enabled finance transformations across the Media & Entertainment sector. You will guide end-to-end financial processes and design target operating models for CFO teams.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in finance transformation, strong exec communication, and proven consulting experience supporting large-scale changes in R2R and FP&A within a global firm.