Finance Performance Improvement Experienced Professional

Job description

Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions.We work with a range of large Greek financial services and corporate clients across all sectors, as well as financial institutions, often on complex assignments that involve working with colleagues across a variety of disciplines and jurisdictions.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking highly motivated people to join our Finance Process Improvement practice EY Greece Advisory Services, which is a leading provider of advisory services in Greece. As part of the team you will have the opportunity to get involved in projects across various industries. For the right candidate there is potential for excellent career progression.Your primary focus will be advising the client CFO and Finance team to help improve business performance and deliver better insights to their stakeholders.The type of projects we cover are:

·  Business transformations to drive best practice & cost efficiency
·  Finance operating model design and implementation
·  Finance process improvement including cost accounting/control and financial closing
·  Controlling excellence and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), including General Ledger, consolidation, Financial Planning and Analytics (F&PA) and budgeting
·  Finance, Risk and Treasury integration
·  Finance systems architecture and strategy delivery
Your key responsibilities

In your role, you will have responsibility for: 

·  Delivery on client assignments
·  Supporting business development initiatives and proposals
·  Ensuring client satisfaction by providing timely, value-added services that meet or exceed expectation
·  Developing long-term trusted advisor relationships with external clients and industry contacts
·  Delegating, supervising and supporting the development of team members
·  Identifying opportunities for and securing new business
  Skills and Attributes for success
·  Extensive knowledge of finance function and their key processes (e.g. Financial Accounting and Finance Performance Management)
·  Change management/transformation experience, including an understanding of how IT change supports this
·  Strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills
·  Passionate about delivering innovation to help client solve business problems
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Strong attention to detail with a structured and methodical approach

·  Ability to interact with teams at all hierarchical levels
·  Team working and communication skills
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Excellent business acumen and commercial awareness

 
To qualify for the role you must have
·  Three (3) to eight (8) years of experience working for a top tier consulting firm or top tier bank
·  Excellent academic record, including a postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or relevant
·  Excellent computer skills, proficient user of MS Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint); experience in the use of any BI tool would be desirable
·  Ability to express ideas verbally and in writing, in a clear, concise and professional manner (both in Greek and English)
·  Ability and willingness to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Ideally, you’ll also have
·  Accounting/ finance qualifications (CFA/ACCA etc.)
·  Previous experience in professional services/consulting firm/financial institution
·  Advanced excel skills in developing financial models to support performance analysis will be considered an advantage
 

What we look for

What’s most important is that you’re dedicated to working with your colleagues as part of a high-performing team. You’ll need to demonstrate enthusiasm, high motivation and passion to develop fast in a multinational working environment. You’ll need to thrive in picking up new skills and talents as you go, so natural curiosity, a lot of questions and the confidence to speak up when you see something that could be improved are essential. If you’ve got the right combination of technical knowledge and communication skills, this role is for you.

 

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

 
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Plenty of training opportunities

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A clear path of progression, tailored to your own unique talents and ambitions

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Exposure to colleagues and senior stakeholders across the business

·  The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

 

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.

 

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.  Apply now.
 

Upon reviewing all applications, we will only contact short-listed candidates to discuss on next steps of our selection process.