Clients and Industries Finance Assistant Director

FP&A, Global Clients & Industries I Finance - Assistant Director

We are a globally connected finance team supporting the Clients & Industries (C&I) CFO, Industry Leaders, Account Leaders and the Global Finance Leadership Teams. We work as a collaborative team of innovative thinkers, offering critical insight to help shape EY’s C&I strategy, strengthen commercial outcomes, and support execution of the All In strategy. Our work spans financial analysis, modelling, strategic insight and technology-enabled transformation — connecting across the matrix to drive better business decisions.

What we look for:

• Experience in strategic finance, FP&A, analytics or business modelling including forward looking perspectives and scenario assessments.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex financial and non-financial data.
• Proven communication skills to convey insights clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and collaborate across virtual, multicultural teams.
• Confidence to challenge constructively and propose better ways of working.
• Commitment to leveraging AI, automation, and digital tools to modernize finance and enhance insight generation.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business challenges & provide forward-looking insights
• Analyze diverse datasets (financial + market) to generate actionable insights for C&I strategic priorities.
• Develop forward-looking projections, market-informed commentary and evidence-based recommendations for C&I CFO and leaders.
• Build business cases that interpret strategic outlooks and highlight implications for industries, accounts and C&I performance.

Support C&I Leaders and Strategic Objectives

• Act as a primary advisor to C&I pillar leaders, Industry and Account Leaders, and the Global FP&A CFO.
• Prepare regular updates, leadership briefings, and talking points for executive meetings.
• Provide functional expertise on broad C&I strategic initiatives.
• Drive transformation & promote use of technology and AI
• Promote and embed the use of global finance tools (FR, Revenue Analyzer, ThoughtSpot, EY analytics platforms).
• Apply AI, automation and modelling techniques to enhance scenario analysis, reporting accuracy, and efficiency.
• Modernize C&I finance processes by introducing digital solutions and identifying operational improvement opportunities.

Manage critical structures & financial governance

• Maintain and govern the C&I hierarchy in Mercury (including Global Service Codes), ensuring accuracy and readiness for future business evolution.
• Support planning cycles, integrated modelling, budgeting and risk-aware decision-making across C&I.

Enhance performance & decision-making

• Deliver high-quality outputs quickly and effectively, ensuring insights are meaningful and business relevant.
• Build relationships and influence senior stakeholders across Finance, Industry, Quality, Talent and Regions.

Coaching, collaboration & team contribution

• Mentor and coach colleagues to develop analytical, technical and advisory capabilities.
• Foster collaboration across Service Lines, Regions and matrix teams to share best practice and drive integrated ways of working.

Skills and attributes for success

• Graduate/professional certification in Finance, Accounting or related subject.
• Strong grounding in corporate financial management and FP&A.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal) and presentation skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; ability to manipulate and visualize data effectively.
• Familiarity with EY reporting tools (FR, Revenue Analyzer, ThoughtSpot, Essentials).
• skills and ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to work across time zones, operate independently, and deliver under pressure.
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and their practical application in finance.