EY GDS - Senior Associate - Financial Planning & Analysis

Description - External

- Supporting the consolidation of all planning, budgeting, forecasting, activities for the global IT Services groups. Specific focus will be placed on tracking meeting action items during these activities and follow up with Finance leads to ensure needed action items are addressed in time for timely and accurate consolidations.

- Provides financial input and details to finance leads on decision-making issues and action items impacting IT, focusing specifically on new consolidation activities for accurate reporting.

- Identifies significant operational and financial variances across the teams. Provides supporting details to Associate Director, IT Services Finance to enable working with Business Aligned CFO roles to develop and understand variance analyses and recommends mitigating action plans. Executes against those action plans.

- Teams with Associate Director, IT Services Finance to drive financial operational excellence for IT costs

- Works with geography analysts to get in-depth details to bring increased transparency and understanding around IT costs

- Participates in Global Finance work stream initiatives at the request of the Associate Director, IT Services Finance

- Participates with broader IT Services Finance team and suports staff members directly or indirectly in the development, implementation, and support of financial visibility to meet their business requirements

- Fosters an environment that promotes the sharing of knowledge and leading practices, and builds on learning to serve the organization

- Promotes effective teaming and strong utilization of Shared Services resources

Responsibilities, Qualifications, Certifications - External

Skills required:

- Strong understanding of IT Finance - demonstrating knowledge of technology finance

- Strong listening, consultative, influencing and communication skills

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

- Strong time management and multi-tasking skills, and an ability to work well under deadlines, with attention to detail

- Outstanding interpersonal skills

- English language skills - excellent written and oral communication

Qualification/ experience:

- Must hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

- MBA or CPA (or equivalent) desirable

- Knowledge of Business Objects, GftFR, Hyperion SmartView, Essbase, SQL query and advanced level in Excel

- Experience in working in a globally deployed accounting organization

- At least 5+ years of experience in finance processes and policies

Shift-UK- 1PM-10PM