Location: Anywhere in Country At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. **Finance – Finance Strategy and Transformation – Manager** **The opportunity** The position summary for the Manager role in Finance Strategy and Transformation involves creating a Finance vision and strategy that enables CFOs to drive long-term value for their business. The role includes designing a future operating model, with the help of EY subject matter experts, that meets all reporting, regulatory, and control requirements and is underpinned by viable technologies. The manager develops a case for change that incorporates financial and non-financial costs and benefits. They represent the latest finance thought leadership and innovation across all themes on the CFO agenda and create a transformation roadmap and schedule. **Your key responsibilities** As a Manager in Finance Strategy and Transformation, you will be responsible for the effective management and delivery of one or more processes, solutions, and/or projects, ensuring a focus on quality and effective risk management. You will be responsible for continuous process improvement, the identification of innovative solutions through research and analysis, insight, and experience of best practices. You may manage professional employees or supervise others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results. You will apply your depth of expertise to guide others and interpret internal/external issues to recommend quality solutions. You will meet performance objectives and metrics set locally (client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development, and teaming, etc.). **Key responsibilities include:** + Developing solutions to complex problems and recommending changes to policies and procedures that affect the immediate work area and possibly the business function within your area/department. + Exercising judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. + Providing direction to others to complete tasks and offering feedback to others (at lower rank) on the job and through formal assessments 2. **Skills and attributes for success** To excel in this role, you should possess strong analytical skills, the ability to think critically and solve complex problems, and excellent communication skills. You should be adept at building and managing relationships effectively and have a global mindset. Adaptability to changing environments and continuous learning agility are also key attributes for success in this role. + Responsible for the effective management and delivery of one or more processes, solutions, and/or projects, ensuring a focus on quality and effective risk management. + Responsible for continuous process improvement, the identification of innovative solutions through research and analysis, insight, and experience of best practices. + May manage professional employees or supervise others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results. + Responsible for the effective management and delivery of one or more processes, solutions and/or projects, ensuring a focus on quality and effective risk management. + Responsible for continuous process improvement, the identification of innovative solutions through research and analysis, insight and experience of best practices. + May manage professional employees or supervise others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results. + Applies depth of expertise to guide others and interprets internal / external issues to recommend quality solutions. + Meets performance objectives and metrics set locally (client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development and teaming etc.) **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree) + Typically, no less than 4 - 6 years relevant experience in a professional consulting environment. + Expertise in business case development. + Proficiency in assessing finance quality, maturity, efficiency, and operational risk. + Strong skills in data analysis and interpretation. + Knowledge of the FinTech landscape. + Ability to think conceptually and maintain a long-term perspective. + Experience in future back planning. + Understanding of digital strategy. + Familiarity with emerging technologies. + Competence in developing finance strategy, operating models, and transformation roadmaps. + Skills in process improvement and optimization. + Experience with agile organization and development. + Awareness of finance compliance and regulation. + Commitment to finance sustainability. + Ability to build and manage relationships. + Capacity to establish client trust and deliver value. + Commercial astuteness. + Effective communication skills. + Complex problem-solving abilities. + Critical thinking skills. + Digital fluency. + Ability to drive outcomes. + Proficiency in hybrid collaboration. + Leadership skills. + Learning agility. + Change management skills. + Negotiation and influencing skills. + Sector knowledge. + A global mindset. + Commitment to sustainability. **Ideally, you’ll also have** + Experience in leading cross-functional teams. + Familiarity with the latest finance technologies and tools. + Proven track record in managing large-scale finance transformation projects. + Strong understanding of global finance regulations and compliance. **What we look for** We are looking for top performers who possess qualities such as strong analytical skills, the ability to think critically and solve complex problems, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build and manage relationships effectively. A global mindset and the ability to adapt to changing environments are also highly valued. **Overview** Creates a Finance vision and strategy that enables CFOs to drive long term value for their business. Designs a future operating model, with the help of EY subject matter experts, which meets all reporting, regulatory n control requirements and is underpinned by viable technologies. Develops case for change that incorporates financial and non-financial costs and benefits. Represents latest finance thought leadership and innovation across all themes on the CFO agenda. Creates a transformation roadmap and schedule. **Career Level Responsibilities** + Responsible for the effective management and delivery of one or more processes, solutions and/or projects, ensuring a focus on quality and effective risk management. + Responsible for continuous process improvement, the identification of innovative solutions through research and analysis, insight and experience of best practices. + May manage professional employees or supervise others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results. + Applies depth of expertise to guide others and interprets internal / external issues to recommend quality solutions. + Meets performance objectives and metrics set locally (client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development and teaming etc.) + Assesses business benefits, costs and risks for different types of proposals / recommendations + Coaches colleagues in the development of business cases that capture the value-add of a proposal / recommendation + Structures options on how to derive value (e.g., build - buy - lease) and analyzes options + Builds business cases for enterprise-level, high-impact projects or high-cost expenditures + Tracks business case plans vs. actuals at various stages of the project life cycle + Creates a plan to capture product and service level metrics to measure actuals + Ensures capture of lessons learned from projects, including both successes and failures + Identifies major risk areas and defines risk mitigation strategies **Technical Skills** + Monitors industry directions and market trends and assesses their application to the organization's operating environment + Leads teams in performing cost-benefit analyses and evaluating emerging technologies against consumer trends, market trends, business requirements, opportunities of planning and executing Mergers and Acquisitions, etc. + Evaluates the feasibility and the organization's operational readiness to adopt emerging technology against existing business needs and infrastructure in a nimble and iterative manner + Provides recommendations with strong rationale for the outcome of the evaluation + Manages the effective implementation of emerging technologies within the organization **Business Skills** + Commits own time and energy to see that goals are achieved to the right quality and on time + Takes responsibility for mistakes and problems, holds feedback sessions within and across teams to review problems and mistakes, and learn and improve + Maintains a positive and pragmatic outlook with teams in the face of set backs + Coaches others through difficulties and stressful situations to help them improve and deliver + Evaluates the effectiveness of and contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes + Develops successful resolutions, using varying problem-solving approaches to critical, complex, wide-impact problems + Runs evaluation of problem resolution processes to extract lessons and improve problem-solving + Leads complex problem resolution initiatives + Demonstrates a deep understanding of EY and client business, and how value can be created for both + Uses this understanding to ask better questions and create shared understanding of client specific problems + Uses this knowledge to design and deliver value add services for the client and EY + Is alert to and engages clients on emerging issues, opportunities and risks in the client environment **Culture: Models Transformative Leadership Behaviors** **What we offer you** At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more . + We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $128,400 to $235,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $154,000 to $267,400. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. + Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. + Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. **Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.** EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis. For those living in California, please click here for additional information. 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