FAAS - Manager

Position Summary

Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provides advisory services including Treasury and Commodities, IPO and Capital Markets, Accounting and Regulatory Support for Accounting Change and Special Matters, Accounting Processes and Controls Support.

We are looking for a professional to join EY GDS FAAS, having expertise across the FAAS solutions and specifically for engagements related to large scale corporate treasury set up and transformation mandates anchored by technology.

The Manager should be competent to support a portfolio of clients and be responsible for the timeliness and quality of the work as per EY Global Standards for our GDS FAAS team. While the Manager will be based out of our Cochin office, the individual will be responsible for supporting EY practices and clients across the MENA Market. Also, the individual will be required to travel to other countries (short-term/long term) for executing the client engagements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop treasury operating model which ensures operational adaptability, managing funds and risks, monitoring investments and safeguarding assets
• Maintain an efficient system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over treasury activities and provide support for regulatory reporting
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to maintain capital structures consistent with business, tax and regulatory requirements
• Oversee daily cash positioning activities including managing daily liquidity, cash position reconciliation and bank reporting, setting up of IHB and Payments Hub
• Working capital management and capital investment management
• Optimum utilisation of funds through investing funds consistent with applicable laws
• Act as an advisor to the management on the liquidity aspects of its short- and long-range planning
• Develop strategic finance initiatives in partnership with key stakeholders
• Develop treasury reporting dashboards appropriate for various stakeholders and track KPI
• Oversee credit insurance programs
• Monitor debt covenant compliance and prepare related calculations and certificates, in accordance with debt agreements
• Manage FX and interest rate risk through hedging programs to mitigate risk from currency and interest rate fluctuation
• Identify and implement Treasury Management Systems (TMS) to address basic transaction management to the increasingly complex needs of modern treasury departments

Qualifications, skills and experience

To qualify, candidates must have:

• Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA (US) or ACCA (UK) with 6-10 years in Treasury and Commodities experience
• Functional Skills in relation to the following areas:
• Treasury Operating Model
• Governance
• Capital Structure and Funding
• Liquidity Management including setting up of IHB/ Payments Hub
• Working Capital Management
• FX and Interest Rate Risk Management
• Corporate Investment Management
• TMS Advisory Assessment and Implementation

Technical Skills:

• TMS certifications
• Proficiency in Power BI
• Python
• Treasury AI use cases and other emerging technologies
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Good listening skills, inquisitive nature, intellectual curiosity and self-starter qualities
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex information in a concise and clear manner
• Ability to interface with all levels of management (EY and clients)
• Experience managing multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Willingness and ability to travel