Performance Improvement Information Technology (Financial Services) Senior Associate, Technology Consulting

Job description

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. 

We are the only professional services organisation who has a separate business dedicated exclusively to the financial services marketplace. Join Financial Services (FSO) and you will work with multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective. Aligned to key industry groups including asset management, banking and capital markets, insurance and private equity, we provide integrated advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services.

Your Key Responsibilities

We’re looking for capable individuals to join our team with experience in the financial services industry. Whole industries have been disrupted and transformed in recent years by digital technology. As an IT advisory professional, you’ll help businesses realize the value they can gain from their IT investments — supporting strategy and being a key growth driver. As part of a high-performing team, you will deliver exceptional client service — providing advice on how technology enablement, digital transformation and enterprise intelligence contribute to performance improvement, as well as how IT can act as multiplying effect during major program transformations.

The Opportunity

EY’s Performance Improvement Advisory professionals bring a wealth of experience in working with major financial institutions to align their operating model and infrastructure to their business’ strategic objectives. We assemble the right multi-disciplinary teams, use consistent and proven global methodologies and tools, and draw on the full breadth of EY’s global network, to deliver value and trusted advice to the clients. The key service offerings cover finance function transformation, customer and distribution effectiveness, operations, shared services / outsourcing support, performance management, program advisory, enterprise intelligence, risk management and regulatory change.

Skills and Attributes for Success

·  Good understanding of economic or market issues and the ability to interpret their impact on clients
·  Possess strong interpersonal and teaming skills
·  Leverage technology to continually learn, improve service delivery and maintain our leading-edge best practices
·  Strong presentation skills and proficiency in the use of PowerPoint, Word and Excel
·  Track record dealing with senior stakeholders and adapting to demanding environments

Ideally, you’ll also have

·  Business analyst and consulting skillsets with experience in project/program delivery
·  Demonstrate experience in bringing together business and IT knowledge to deliver on business outcomes.
·  Experience in process analysis and design
·  Experience in project management and methods (e.g., steering committee communications; risk and issues register; status reporting; financials, resource and schedule tracking)
·  Experience in pre-sales and sales activities, generating business through a network of contacts
·  Testing specialist
·  Demonstrate strong experience in leading testing teams, particularly User Acceptance Testing in project / program delivery
·  Experience in developing testing strategies, test planning, test script design, test execution, and business engagement
·  Experience in business readiness support (e.g., deployment, cut-over planning, user training)
·  IT architect with technical design experience
·  Ability to translate business needs into technology requirements.
·  Good understanding of the technology stack required, with proven experience in at least one layer (application, data or infrastructure).
·  Experience in the deployment of innovative technologies (e.g., digital CRM, mobile payment etc) is a plus
·  Strong experience in logical, conceptual and physical IT architecture design applied to user interface, application, data and/or infrastructure layers
·  Experience in software customization and business application development (e.g., Java; C#; PL/SQL)

 

To Qualify for the role, you must have

·  Bachelor's degree and approximately 3 years of related work experience; preferably with 2 years in a business consulting role in a leading consultancy firm. Candidates with lesser experience will be considered at Associate level.
·  Industry knowledge and understanding of Banking and/or Insurance businesses (e.g., business models, channels, typical structure, industry terms and issues)
·  Experience in identifying and mitigating project risks and issues
·  Strong experience in project / program delivery lifecycle (e.g., requirements, analysis, design, build, test, deploy) 
·  Able to effectively capture requirements, analyze and develop business requirements and/or functional design documents
·  Able to structure and design project / program deliverables (e.g., business requirements documents, requirements traceability matrix)

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.

What we offer

·  Continuous learning:  You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
·  Success as defined by you:  We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
·  Transformative leadership:  We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
·  Diverse and inclusive culture:  You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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