Senior Consultant CFO Consulting - Accounting and Regulatory reporting expert - Financial Services

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The Opportunity

We are seeking experienced professionals to join our CFO Consulting team, specializing in Accounting and Regulatory Reporting. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals eager to advance their careers by helping clients navigate complex accounting and regulatory requirements.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring compliance with regulations, delivering robust financial and regulatory reporting, and future-proofing reporting practices. Our projects encompass a variety of technical accounting initiatives, including the implementation of accounting and regulatory reporting changes, integration and optimization of ledgers and reporting processes, and transaction support.

Additionally, you will provide technical guidance on finance transformation initiatives, focusing on process optimization, target operating model design, and finance systems implementation. You will also engage with innovative topics such as leveraging predictive analytics for business planning and utilizing interactive dashboards to enhance management reporting.

By delivering comprehensive support and driving transformations, you will contribute to shaping the future of finance. This position places you at the forefront of addressing the most significant challenges faced by CFOs today.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant, you will collaborate with our clients to understand the challenges that face their business and help implement a tailored solution. You will also contribute to the development of the competence team and EY as a whole. 
 
You will serve key clients in the Financial Services sector, supporting them to respond to stakeholders’ expectations with respect to financial, regulatory and management reporting (content, compliance, efficiency, quality and controls). You will have the opportunity to make a real difference within EY CFO Consulting during a time of exciting growth and help build trust in a changing economic and regulatory environment.   
Some examples of how you will drive our client’s finance department to the next level:

• Improving the closing, consolidation and reporting cycle
• Advising on accounting and regulatory reporting challenges in domains such as COREP, FINREP, Solvency II
• Executing the reporting and consolidation processes via temporary support
• Enhancing the decision making process by optimizing the budgeting and forecasting processes
• Supporting in the implementation of new accounting and reporting requirements
• Conducting analyses on accounting figures, management and regulatory reporting
• Providing technical advice to ad-hoc queries from clients and internal staff as needed

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. applied economics, commercial engineer) or equivalent through experience.
• Sound knowledge of accounting & reporting in financial services
• External Audit experience is a must
• Between 2 and 5 years of relevant experience, in financial (Belgian Gaap / IFRS), regulatory (CoRep/FinRep/RRP/Solvency II) or management reporting in Banking and/or Insurance
• Knowledge of USGAAP, CRR/Solvency II and/or IFRS 9/17, EU Taxonomy or carbon accounting is a plus
• Strong analytical skills with an eye for detail
• Solid communication and presentation skills, both written and oral
• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, comprehensible communication to a broad audience
• Proficient level of business English and fluent in Dutch/French
• Adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit
• A can-do mentality
• Loving the challenge to connect with different people in an organization (from expert to CFO)
• Combining a passion for figures with recognizing the importance of a good team spirit

What working at EY Offers

• You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
• You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible. 
• You will join a dynamic and growing team with a great mix of young and experienced professionals focusing on financial services.
• You will get extensive trainings on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities.
• While our client-facing profession might require part-time working at client site and business traveling at times, we are committed to helping you achieve a lifestyle balance.

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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