Assistant Director, Growth & Innovation Finance

Assistant Director, Growth & Innovation Finance

Location: Wrocław - 2 days in office / 3 days remote

EY GDS is a global leader in assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax services. We are committed to building a better working world through our people, our knowledge, and our innovative solutions.

The Growth & Innovation Finance team supports EY’s strategic focus on expanding and enhancing what we sell and deliver to clients across all Regions, Service Lines, and Sectors. Our focus areas include Managed Services, Alliances, AI, Sustainability, and Transformation. We drive financial insights and performance management to enable informed decision-making and sustainable growth.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Assistant Director to join our Growth & Innovation Finance team. This role will be pivotal in developing and running performance reporting and analysis, supporting the execution of finance activities across Growth & Innovation priorities. The successful candidate will support the Growth & Innovation CFO, lead key projects, and provide financial and operational support for G&I.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead the development, management, and delivery of comprehensive performance reporting and financial analysis related to Growth & Innovation initiatives.
• Focus on traditional performance management while also playing a key role in establishing "next generation" reporting frameworks.
• Define and develop the metrics needed to effectively assess performance in Growth & Innovation and to understand its contribution to EY’s overall business success.
• Analyze business performance by developing and maintaining dashboards, reports, and presentations that enable business leaders to quickly understand performance and underlying drivers.
• Collaborate across EY (Super Regions, Service Lines, Finance, and Markets) to develop strategic and operational plans and forecasts for Growth & Innovation.
• Utilize EY’s Opportunity and Engagement data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that impact business growth and client delivery.
• Support planning and forecasting for Growth & Innovation categories.
• Drive continuous improvement in data quality, reporting tools, and analytical methodologies.
• Take ownership of issue management and resolution, ensuring delivery of exceptional client service to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with EY’s financial policies and governance standards.

Skills & attributes for success

• Strong analytical skills coupled with decision-making capabilities, focused on analysis, advice, and solutions that drive achievement of goals.
• Strong understanding of EY’s business model, finance processes, and tools.
• Ability to interpret data, assess its value, and present concise findings to stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently across multiple projects and priorities.
• Comfortable supporting new business models and innovative views into the business.
• Demonstrates the ability to challenge assumptions and decisions appropriately.
• Highly team-oriented with flexibility to prioritize conflicting demands and meet deadlines.
• Appreciation and respect for diverse corporate and geographical cultures.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate and/or professional certification in a business-related subject matter (e.g., Accounting, Finance).
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in finance or business analysis, preferably within professional services.
• Advanced skills in financial/markets reporting, data analysis, and performance measurement.
• Experience in developing innovative reporting frameworks and defining key performance metrics.
• Proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Analysis Servers, Excel).

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across nine locations –  Argentina, Hungary, India, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• 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.

About EY

EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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