Business Consulting - Finance - Senior - Cochin

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EY GDS Business Consulting - Finance - Senior

As part of our Business Consulting team, we are currently seeking highly motivated professionals, to help EY clients across sectors on their Finance Transformation projects. As part of our Business Consulting Finance team, you will help clients on their finance transformation and optimization projects, evaluate current processes/functions and develop their future roadmap, re-design their finance processes/structure/functions. Working with regional and global team, you will help clients reinvent or re-design their finance functions, models for increased efficiency and cost optimization. The client base spans across industries and includes blue chip corporates, banking and capital markets, multinational investors and Private Equity firms.

The opportunity

We re looking for a Senior Consultant with expertise in the Finance domain to join our Business Consulting Finance team. The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Accountant capable of managing large transformation projects and supporting clients with their financial strategy, business process re-engineering and performance management agendas.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm while being instrumental in the growth of our Business Consulting Finance service offerings.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to large Business Transformation projects, focusing on creating authentic customer experiences and optimizing people, processes, and technology.
• Define finance vision and develop a comprehensive finance strategy transformation plan.
• Design the finance target operating model and lead business process reengineering efforts.
• Develop finance structure and roles to align with business objectives.
• Conduct cost optimization and business/ manpower planning activities.
• Drive agile finance and digital enablement to meet deadlines and prioritize assignments.
• Manage project delivery across the end-to-end lifecycle, from business case development to execution and close-out.
• Engage directly with senior client stakeholders to drive business outcomes, including facilitating interviews, workshops, and governance sessions.
• Work with a global team of experts to develop innovative solutions and benefit from operations-focused training.
• Design and implement processes, ensuring they are effective and support business readiness/training activities.
• Contribute to business development by creating proposals and participating in solution development.
• Leverage experience in industries such as Government Public sector, Real Estate Infrastructure, Energy, or Sports Entertainment.
• Manage time effectively under pressure to meet deadlines and prioritize projects.
• Support strategic initiatives at the team level and collaborate across consulting competencies to achieve organizational goals.

Skills And Attributes for Success

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A passion for people and the ability to bring out the best in our team members.
• Exceptional client relationship-building skills, with a focus on delivering quality and value.
• Strategic thinking and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Exposure or experience in Digital solutions in Finance functions including automation and technology adoption.
• Strong communication skills, making complex systems and situations easy to understand.
• Project management skills to manage and deliver projects across our key clients.
• A rapid learning ability for new ideas and capabilities.
• Research skills and exposure to various research tools.
• The ability to benchmark client requirements against leading practices.
• Leadership skills to enhance relationships with key stakeholders and develop new business opportunities.

To qualify for the role, you must have.

• CA/ ACCA/ CMA/ Masters degree in MBA Finance.
• 4-6 years of industry experience
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills
• Experience in usage of analytical tools/ representations
• Report writing, Customer handling, Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Willing to travel onsite on client assignments.
• Willing to work on Sunday to Thursday working week and support MENA timings (11AM - 8.30 PM), as preferred (supporting Middle East Clients)

What we look for

• A team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience, and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment.
• An opportunity to be part of a market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of business consultant professionals, in an integrated global business worldwide.
• Opportunities to work with EY Business Consulting practices regionally/globally with leading businesses across a range of industries.

What working at EY offers

At EY, we re dedicated to helping our clients, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.
You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that s right for you

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