EY team: 

 

Ernst & Young performs professional services globally, including auditing, assurance, consulting & tax. 

This role is part of Accounting Operations (within Tax Service line), who provides the client with immediate access to an entire accounting function delivering end to end services from transaction processing, accounting, monthly reporting through the statutory and tax cycle. 

 

 

Role: 

   

This role is expected to Lead  Accounting Operate team based in Buenos Aires.

 

 

The key deliverables for this role are: 

Lead a team based in GDS Buenos Aires, reporting to Senior Manager.  

Oversee day to day activities from BA team, composed Seniors and Staffs that include: 

Manual JEs 

Monthly Flash Report  

Financial Result Summary  

CFO Deep Dive Inputs 

FERC reporting  

Close Management 

Become client stakeholders trusted advisor and main point of contact during the transition and after go-live 

Coach junior team members to deliver client on timely and quality manner, becoming a referent for them and leading by example in terms of client communication and team behaviours.  

Interact with other locations such as GDS India and ACR US onshore team to guarantee business model and client support is consistent across locations. 

Monitor operation metrics (KPIs, SLAs) and other metrics defined with client during transition. 

   

Profile: 

 

The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of experience including (a) controllership in a shared services environment, (b) transition & project management to COE’s as well as onto new systems 

 

Finance domain knowledge 

Controllership and Finance experience, including qualification in finance, has a good understanding of finance operations processes (R2R, B2P, O2C, …) 

Work with Shared Services (captive or outsourced) 

Project / transition knowledge 

Experience of transitioning complex F&A projects with personal accountability for delivering to time and cost  

Understand and ideally has participated in or led an ERP or other IT tool implementation & understands the different steps in the lifecycle of such a project 

Leadership skills 

Strong communication skills with the courage & integrity to speak candidly & succinctly 

Ability to collaborate across different time zones, cultures & teams  

Excellent analytical skills: ability to quickly assess problems/risks and connect dots 

Deliver high quality materials to relevant stakeholders 

Proactive: challenge the status quo and go beyond own lines of duty 

Ability to manage uncertainty and pivots, “start-up” type of environment without clearly established processes & procedures or fully established support network (e.g. of SME’s, processes to follow etc.) 

High say – do ratio: ability to assess what is feasible and manage expectations, delivers on promises (own it up!) 

High level of integrity and personal values 

 

 

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Additional info for recruitment team: 

 

Nice to haves: 

Knowledge of transition methodology, tools and templates  

Passionate individual with high standards & good sense of humour 

Ability to build project plans/dashboards and/or program portals in Smartsheet  

 

Supervision Responsibilities:  

Manager is expected to act with minimum supervision from Senior Manager and to deliver to schedule, budget and scope; support provided as required and requested, and is self-driven and motivated 

  

Other Requirements: 

Flexible work schedule will be required  

 

  

Education & Certification Requirements: 

MBA/CA/ICWA/CFA/Accounting degree or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience