Tax ACR - FMS Transformation Lead - Senior Manager

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Finance Managed Services

At EY Finance Managed Services (FMS) is a significant part of our business and we are growing. We help clients with digitally enhanced integrated operations solution focused on Finance, leveraging our deep sector and finance domain expertise. In FMS we are also ambitious, seeking to more than double our success in the future.

Role : Finance Managed Services Transformation Lead – Sr. manager

The opportunity

FMS business at EY at its inflexion point and poised for fast faced growth across our portfolio of finance operations clients and offering that we take to the market. As a member of the FMS, you will be responsible to leverage your experience and expertise to create finance operations technology solutions aligned to client objectives and transformation aspirations. In addition to shaping the technology applications and solutions you will also be responsible to participate in business development activities and support our account, pursuit and delivery teams in effectively engaging with clients to design and implement digital transformation roadmap. You will also be leading and engaging with your practice team for scaling digital capabilities, creating digital product portfolios, and managing ecosystem alliances. 

Your key responsibilities

• Leading the finance technology workstream within large-scale business transformation projects
• Leading the finance operations technology operating model design and implementation strategy
• Conducting business case analysis for a shared services / outsourcing advisory / operations transformation / process improvement program with digital intervention Supporting the development of FMS capabilities and solutions working within teams in APAC, Americas and Global
• Lead and/or manage transformation of Finance operations involving digital interventions at client projects
• Lead the technology design and architect solutions based on tools like Blackline, Workiva, Celonis, Signavio, Cadency, Blue Prism, UI Path to drive efficiency in finance process transformation
• Lead deployment of FMS technology solutions like Microsoft D365 and Business Central
• Oversee deployment of the technology applications for transition and delivery of client engagements
• Monitoring adherence to cost/ pricing considered in the technology solution and engagement financials during delivery of client engagements.
• Identify and drive (internally & externally) service excellence and transformation in Finance projects with agreed timelines and ROI. Inculcate Continuous Improvement culture in the team.
• Be well versed with technical solution (art of possible) across Finance towers – PTP, OTC, RTR, Statutory Financials, Treasury, Tax Compliance, FP&A.
• Supporting the client account team in business development including leading client RFP response, solution development, costing of technology applications, participating in client orals
• Oversee deployment of the technology applications for transition and delivery of client engagements and monitoring adherence to cost/ pricing considered in the technology solution and engagement financials.

Skills and attributes for success

• Good understanding of end-to-end finance processes, especially Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay and Record-to-Report
• Strong experience in finance process improvement projects, finance transformation, target operating model design, setup or implementation of finance and accounting shared service centers
• Basic understanding or working knowledge of some of the leading finance systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft D365, BlackLine, Workiva, Cadency, Celonis, RPAs, Onestream etc.
• Effective communication, problem-solving, project management and leadership skills
• Ability to understand client goals and connect the dots with respect to EY capabilities- domain expertise, technology, frameworks to solve client challenges.
• Experience across end-to-end Finance Managed Services life cycle and typical product portfolio
• Flexibility to work with various EY stakeholders across the world and in different time zones and open to travel
• Prior experience of developing practice of enabling technology catered to finance operations

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Preferably CPA, CA, or similar designation in Finance
• Deep understanding of finance processes is a must and must have had hands-on experience in handling multiple such processes in the past.
• 15+ years of finance experience including finance shared services or GCCs with strong understanding of business process and technology will be an added advantage
• Experience in delivering large finance transformation projects in operations with qualifiable benefits
• Exposure to Data lake and data warehouse type concepts including other Finance tools and accelerators for transformation
• Working experience in Blackline, Service Now, Workiva, Celonis etc will be added advantage.

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