Report Advisor Engagements-Assistant Director

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Job Title: Report Advisor – Engagements Product Line

Function: Finance

Sub-Function: Reporting And Data Analytics – FP&A

The opportunity

The Report Advisor reports to the product line’s senior report advisor and focuses primarily on the end-user and key influential stakeholder groups who either use or have an interest in the solutions. Together with the Product Line lead the Report Advisors represents the face of one reporting product line within the Reporting and Data Analytics (R&DA) sub-function. A reporting product line represents a set of reporting and analysis tools and reports that are designed for a certain R&DA customer group to manage and operate their own responsibility within EY. The Engagement product line is focused on client servers with responsibility on engagements, like the Engagement Partner & Manager, the Billing Partner or the Opportunity Partners, as well as the engagement team and the engagement support teams. Essentials for Engagements is the primary reporting tool within this product line. The main responsibility is to increase the usage and adoption of the tools, understand changing business needs and feed them into continuous improvement process of the solution, supporting improvements and spreading a positive message while interacting with the different stakeholders.

The Reporting and Analytics sub-function is a leading-edge organization providing powerful analytical solutions to evolve our ability to provide insights to the business. The R&DA ensures that EY is keeping pace with the many analytical and technological changes taking place in the business world, evolving our tools and the way we consume information, to best support the client serving as well as corporate responsibilities in a rapidly changing business world.

Your key responsibilities

• Work hand-in-hand with the senior report advisor as well as functional and technical support teams
• Support shaping the vision of the product offering in collaboration with product line lead and senior report advisor based on the overall Finance and R&DA strategy
• Focus on adoption and awareness of the solutions to increase usage
• Establish, maintain and leverage a reliable network with actual target audience as well as various stakeholder groups to gain insights on what the business needs and what is changing
• Identify potential enhancements or new critical topics based on interactions with the networks
• Act as a change agent and a spokesperson for the entire offering within the product line and focus on the intended user of the tool and be visible and approachable
• Share insights on current state of solutions, how they are being used and take an active role in the discussions on future enhancements
• Partner with more technically oriented Business Analysts within the product line team to drive towards user friendly, business focused and consistent solutions, designs and visualizations
• Actively support global training activities, support regional efforts and manage customer communities
• Prepare product line communications about upcoming updates, enhancements or issues, in alignment with R&DA’s overarching communication strategy
• Partner and regularly discuss with other product lines to ensure consistency, leverage new developments, ideas or change in technology but also share best practices regarding communication, networks and training
• Prepare and actively collaborate in meetings with other functions, local teams or within the R&DA to solve open topics, propose innovate solutions and link the product line team into other initiatives, campaigns or projects

Skills and attributes for success

• Have conversations based on business processes and questions and with EY’s strategy in mind
• Communicates clearly, assertive and focused on mutually beneficial outcomes
• Good presenter and trainer – act as an influencer or sales person
• Overarching knowledge around the product line offering, EY’s business concepts and rules as well as the strategic objectives
• Establishes and maintains good relationships within the R&DA, Finance, other functions and Operational Leads as well as stakeholder groups
• Very structured mindset
• Overview of EY’s end-to-end processes and customers need to go through and that are critical in reporting (e.g. pipeline management, engagement management and budgeting, billing) as well EY’s key management structures
• Ability to navigate challenging and complex environments with support of the senior report advisor
• Transform the message from “what the solutions shows” to “how to use the information”, “how to generate insights” and “what actions should be taken next”
• Fluent English skills
• Having the ability to have business conversation in a secondary language, primarily Spanish or Japanese, would be beneficial but not mandatory

What we look for

• Ability to influence and inspire change
• Global and inclusive mindset
• Personality with confidence and credibility
• Innovative mindset being open to new ideas and promoting team members to think outside the box
• Good knowledge of business processes and end-user needs and their ways of managing their responsibilities
• Challenging customers insightfully to improve process, approach or results
• Apply a deep understanding of customer needs to identify critical outcomes, pain points, barriers to success, and changes in expectations or scope
• Proposing options and making recommendations based on stakeholder feedback
• Driving change efforts and adoption through building and maintaining relationships with end-users, stakeholders and leadership
• Resolving competing priorities respectful and effectively
• Ability to work both autonomously to achieve project goals, as well as in a team environment with limited direction and supervision
• Using appropriate resources to increase team strengths and decrease costs while meeting deadlines
• Appreciation and respect of varying cultures – both corporate and geographical

Experience

To qualify for the role you must have

• 5 plus years of experience in a finance or markets/business development department or change management programs
• Relevant business experience
• Good network within EY would be beneficial but isn’t mandatory

What we offer

The R&DA sub-function is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We support customers in all EY locations and across many functions and Service Lines. R&DA colleagues are in various locations across the Globe with concentration in US, UK, Germany, France, Poland and India. From accountants and programmers to people with consulting, change management or data scientist background, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span various disciplines. In the R&DA, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands and technologies.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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