Allround Consultant - FAAS - Sector Focus Industries

The opportunity

In order to support the growth of our ‘CFO Services’ practice we are hiring Consultants with an ‘all-round’ profile.

The service offering of our team is structured around four pillars:

• Financial accounting and reporting excellence (Financial accounting excellence, Accounting compliance services (gaap conversion)).
• Improve your accounting through IT and process (Consolidation and reporting, Advanced processes and data analytics).
• Meet regulatory, governance and financing related needs (Corporate treasury, Corporate governance and regulation, Transaction accounting).
• Address other audit, attest & accounting impacts (Audit remediation, Data intelligence, Training services for business professionals).

Your key responsibilities:

Given our focus on client centricity and clear ambition to act as a one-stop-shop for our clients (with respect to implementation of tools), we are looking for someone who can perform the following taks:

• Advise our clients on diverse matters such as the delivery of implementation projects, investigation and resolution of technical accounting issues including IFRS, Belgian GAAP…
• Work in close cooperation with our clients' financial reporting teams to help them deliver financial information and improve reporting processes
• Improve the closing process of our clients – accelerate the process (for production of both statutory and reporting/consolidation information)
• Improve Internal controls related to the production of financial information
• Review, improve or implement cost accounting structure of our clients, design and implement reporting and dashboards (cockpit approach)
• Conduct analyses on accounting policies, prepare financial statements to support due diligence teams, IPO or financing requirements

To qualify for the role you must have

• obtained a master degree in economics or equally by experience;
• a pragmatic, creative and solution minded behavior;
• a logical mindset and analytical capacity;
• the ability to perform effective research and convey complex topics in a clear, comprehensible manner to a broad audience;
• an assertive and proactive approach to the delivery/implementation of projects;
• experience as an user with tools such as SAP, HFM, Qlick View, Spotfire… is a plus

Ideally, you are also open to

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

What we look for

• You are an ambitious and hands-on person, who wants to gain experience in this domain by running projects at clients;
• You are combining client centricity with a result oriented and qualitive approach;
• You are a team player, but can also work independently;
• You fluently speak English and French/Dutch;

What working at EY offers

A career with EY is not comparable with any other; with us, your competencies and your areas of interest will determine your future, so we offer you:

• A career path within a global leading consulting and audit firm, which will allow you to work with prominent national and global institutions
• A dynamic working environment with room for personal development and a position with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility
• Challenging project journeys within a wide range of service offerings
• An environment that continuously stimulates personal development by tailor-made trainings.
• A clear career path and the opportunity to become part of a dynamic and growing team
• A competitive remuneration package including extended fringe benefits.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

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.