Assistant Director FP And A - UK and I

• Work with senior management to understand the financial information available and agree priorities and actions.
• Ensure that the information / reports / analysis provided to the business are relevant, timely, and accurate and enable senior management to run the business.
• Develop effective working relationships with Operations, Leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Always maintain an overview of key business issues. Extrapolate key messages from the numbers and share these timely with Senior Leadership both in Finance and the business.
• Deliver robust month-end process. Understand results quickly. Perform timely, insightful and action-oriented commentaries.
• Contribute towards completion on time of the various EY Plan/Forecast/Business Planning exercises.
• Understand issues relating to working capital and ensure linkage with Markets Finance team on understanding the path for resolution.
• Process improvement: help support the wider performance improvement initiatives. Ensure the Finance teams processes are as efficient as possible whilst constantly looking to streamline where possible.
• Be seen as a stakeholder for the Account & Control team on ensuring journals are processed in a timely manner, are accurate and variances are investigated.
• Lead / participate fully in projects and ad-hoc analysis as required.
• Act as a role model and active contributor to the wider Finance team, collaborating cross Service Line and Business Unit.

Skills and attributes for success

• Preferably a qualified accountant e.g. CIMA, ACCA with a strong track record of financial management and controls, ideally in a professional services firm
• Ability to work in a virtual global organization respecting international cultures
• Demonstrating curiosity through a continuous learning mindset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills displaying confidence when explaining complex financial issues to Senior Management
• Robust, resilient, calm under pressure
• Proactive, organised and self-sufficient working style with ability to prioritise and multitask.
• Customer focused and responsive with good commercial acumen / judgement.
• Embraces change and through self-awareness, adapts behaviour

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate and/or professional certification in a business-related subject matter (i.e. Accounting, Finance)
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• Strong spoken and written English
• Strong computer skills (advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret data from a variety of sources
• Team player spirit and maintain personal well-being to sustain positive energy

Ideally, youll also have

• Strong interpersonal skills - can work alongside and gain the trust and respect of stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Ability to demonstrate project management experience / skills