(Senior-) Consultant - Technology Consulting - Finance Transformation

The opportunity 

In a world that’s changing faster than ever, our purpose acts as our ‘North Star’ guiding our more than 300,000 people – providing the context and meaning for the work we do every day. In doing so, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, clients and communities. Thanks to our innovative services in auditing, tax consulting as well as transaction and management consulting, we proudly drive our clients into the future.

As the only one of the Big 4 with a specialist cross-border practice dedicated to the Financial Services Sector, we offer our clients seamless, consistent and high-quality services around the globe.

Our Consulting business offers a broad range of functional and cross-country services dedicated to providing high-value and trusted advice to clients, with a specific focus on business transformation programs in the Financial Services industry.

Your key responsibilities 

• You will become part of our Finance Technology team within our Technology Consulting practice supporting local as well as global financial services clients (Banking/Insurance/Wealth & Asset Management industry)
• Advising clients on finance transformation related services and solutions along the CFO agenda
• Deliver large tech-enabled finance transformation programs in a complex multi-national landscape
• Establish the finance function of the future driven by digital and regulatory transformation, by using hybrid and/or agile methodologies
• Project management, process improvement, business analysis, definition of business/technical requirements, system implementation and, accounting/regulatory driven finance change (e.g. IFRS 17/9), performance management and quality assurance of project deliveries
• Contribute to a collaborative working environment across service lines

Skills and attributes for success 

• Degree (BA, MA, PhD) in Economics or Finance, Industrial Engineering, Business Informatics or Business Administration
• Strong analytical, solution-oriented and curious mindset
• Entrepreneurial mindset with high performance standards
• Strong team player and communication skills
• Fluent in English and German, other languages are seen as an asset
• Initial practical experience in the Finance environment (accounting, closing, consolidation, reporting and budgeting/ forecast)
• Strong interest in Finance function driven processes and the underlying IT systems, evaluation of IT architectures and data models
• Knowledge about ERP systems, such as SAP, and reporting systems is a plus

What we offer

EY Switzerland offers you to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with around 3,000 employees from 64 different countries. You will collaborate with the best, learn from the best and continually grow, as we invest a significant portion of our annual turnover in the personal development and training of our employees.

Click here to find out more about our benefits and corporate social responsibility.

Have we sparked your interest? We look forward to receiving your complete application with CV, cover letter, certificates, and transcript of grades. 

For more information, please contact our recruitment team (recruitment.switzerland@ey.com / +41 58 286 33 66).

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