FP&A, Global C&I Finance - Assistant Director - EY GDS

FP&A, Global C&I Finance - Assistant Director
 
We are a globally connected finance team supporting the Client & Industry (C&I) CFO, Industry Leaders, Account Leaders and 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 the 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. 
•    Strong commercial and 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:
Analyse business challenges & provide forward looking insights
•    Analyse 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 and promote the 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.
•    Modernise C&I finance processes by introducing digital solutions and identifying operational improvement opportunities.
Enhance performance and decision-making
•    Support planning cycles, integrated modelling, budgeting and risk-aware decision-making across C&I.
•    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 and team contribution
•    Mentor and coach colleagues to develop analytical, technical and advisory capabilities.
•    Foster collaboration across SLs, 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 a related subject.
•    Strong grounding in corporate financial management and FP&A.
•    Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
•    Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to manipulate and visualise data effectively.
•    Familiarity with EY reporting tools (FR, Revenue Analyzer, ThoughtSpot, Essentials).
•    Strong stakeholder management skills and the 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.