EY Manager Finance Transformation - Consulting 

United Kingdom, England, London 

488209463

Your key responsibilities:

You will build strong relationships within client organisations, working with them to understand their most critical business problems and priorities, consulting with your EY peers to evaluate, design, and deliver solution options that leverage cutting-edge technologies.

Skills and attributes for success:

Professional in your approach, you will have a natural ability to establish personal credibility with clients. You will also be highly organised, capable of coordinating your own workload and that of other team members, meeting deadlines, proactively managing risks and delivering quality outcomes.

A role model to those around you, you will live the values of the firm daily, coaching and supporting the development of others.

You will add measurable value to your clients by delivering work that addresses their biggest challenges and priorities, including the need to:

• Articulate, design, and implement a vision for Finance and a compelling “case for change” that draws on innovative global technology trends, leading practice and service innovation
• Discuss finance simplification and innovation enabled by digital technologies
• Conduct accelerated finance diagnostics, maturity assessments, and benchmarking
• Define client-relevant use of modern technology platforms showing their key functionalities, data models and technical requirements
• Provide roadmaps of implementation and timelines (cost vs. benefits)
• Structure and run Finance transformation programmes using Agile design and delivery methods
• Collect and socialise business and technical requirements for a technology-enabled Finance transformation
• Architect and design technology-enabled Finance solutions
• Drive end-to-end implementation services for emerging technologies
• Deliver and manage the technical implementation of solutions

Adopt “digital” ways of working to increase flexibility and accelerate delivery:

• Plan, design, and execute design-led thinking and process re-engineering workshops
• Process design grounded in customer outcomes and user experience, adopting LEAN methodologies and automation technologies
• Structure and implement Agile delivery methods

Understand and support in the implementation of relevant technologies such as:

• SAP Analytics Cloud
• Oracle, Hyperion, SAP BPC/SAC, S/4HANA
• Anaplan, Tagetik, Board
• Microsoft Power BI

Capabilities You’ll Help Deliver

Supporting better performance management and insight, from transactional ERP systems through to group-level performance oversight.

• Establish a consistent finance data model to enable clear, connected reporting
• Design ERP solutions with insight and value in mind, ensuring data drives better business decisions

Simplified and optimised financial planning, integrated across functions and enabled by future-ready tools, for more accurate forecasting and better-informed trade-offs.

• Connect planning across operations, finance, commercial, and HR to enable fully integrated decision-making
• Improve visibility of key drivers to better understand how operational inputs translate into financial outcomes

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Transforming FP&A to shift from manual reporting to value-driving insights and business performance partnering.

• Streamline planning and reporting processes through technology and process redesign
• Design an FP&A operating model that enables greater agility and impact

Statutory Group Reporting / Consolidation

Enabling efficient, compliant, and automated group-level statutory reporting and consolidation.

• Systemisation of statutory group consolidation
• Supports group reporting and input into disclosure management

Analytics and Performance Management Reporting

Enabling Finance and the wider business to make faster, smarter decisions through forward-looking, actionable insights.

• Establish the right processes, technologies, data, and skills to deliver value
• Embed analytics into performance management routines, driving accountability and decision-making at the right cadence

AI (Artificial Intelligence) enabled Financial Transformation
Leveraging AI and emerging technologies to drive automation, predictive insights, and transformation across the finance function.

• Share a deep knowledge of AI capabilities and modern solutions
• Provide insight into the value case and benefits of deploying AI technologies

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Experience in designing solutions for complex multi-national organisations
• Multiple lifecycle implementation experience of EPM or Finance Analytics
• Proficiency in your chosen market or sector
• Strong client relationship skills and proven stakeholder engagement
• A keen interest in applying modern technologies to solve Finance and cross-functional challenges

Ideally, you'll also have:

• A valid and certified professional accounting qualification
• A background in management consulting or experience leading large-scale VPM or EPM programmes in industry
• Ability to develop creative, technical solutions
• High attention to detail and strong output quality (e.g. storyboarding, reporting)
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience line managing and coaching high-performing teams

What we look for:

• Core consulting skills: client management, commercial thinking, problem solving, and facilitation
• Technical skills: hands-on delivery experience and subject-matter knowledge in Finance transformation and performance improvement
• Versatility: ability to adapt quickly and contribute in a fast-changing, tech-enabled environment
• Market / sector knowledge: demonstrable domain expertise relevant to your field