Senior Manager- Financial Accounting And Advisory Services- Fso Banking- Assurance [Ernst & Young]

At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

From small businesses to some of the world's best-known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. More than ever, business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data — and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You'll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex finance optimization challenges across a broad range of industries and geographies.

In today's world, constant change is the new normal. Forces of disruption are increasing - digital and technological advancement, increasing regulation, evolving societal norms, talent shortages and market volatility are forcing CFOs and their Finance teams to become more Agile – more efficient, more responsive, and more insightful. Finance leaders must radically rethink their strategies in the face of shifting priorities as they partner with the business to deliver long-term organizational value. Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) Financial Services Office (FSO) practice helps our clients in this sector navigate through their most pressing challenges and seek to provide value-added solutions that allow for sustainable differentiated performance, reporting and capabilities.

The opportunity

As a professional member of our growing FAAS team, you will the exciting prospect of bringing our FAAS team's service to the Financial Services sector, including Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management and Pension funds.

We understand the evolving role of the CFO and the Finance function, and you will work with our clients to achieve better insights and control outcomes, optimize their performance and use of scarce resources, and guide them through complex accounting, regulatory, disclosure or other transformation initiatives under the CFO's agenda.

In doing so, you will be a member of, and be able to draw upon a vast network of high caliber professionals, combined with our significant knowledge, tools, technological solutions and cumulative practical experience.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a FAAS – FSO Senior Manager, you will actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You will help to develop and expand long-term client relationships and networks, as well as develop relationships with team members across all EY practices to service client needs. By drawing on your relationship-building skills, project management, and financial knowledge and experience, you and your team will provide innovative commercial insights for clients by adapting proven industry delivery methods and practices to meet clients' organizational needs. You will actively contribute to seeking pragmatic solutions to our client's most pressing challenges, whether around financial or regulatory reporting, disclosures, regulatory capital, and reporting challenges, or to improve financial performance by evaluating data integrity and quality, operational and reporting efficiency, and effective decision-making. You will be expected to support Finance leaders in addressing their challenges across all areas of the finance function. A majority of your time will be spent supporting local business development activities and client engagement teams, working with a wide variety of clients, across multiple sectors, to deliver professional services.

Client Responsibilities

Skills and attributes for success

• Specialization in a particular area, service offering or industry and ability to support subject matter advisors and relevant go-to-market activities in this area.
• Staying abreast of current business, industry and regulatory trends relevant to the client's business and overall local industry.
• Lead external client consulting engagements involving the advancement of the CFO agenda for the Financial Services Office.
• Manage the financial and commercial aspects of engagements by organizing staffing, tracking fees and communicating issues to project leaders; and
• Build strong internal relationships within our national and global FAAS practice and across EY's service lines including Advisory, Tax and Transactions.
• Lead business development initiatives including service offering development and roll-out, proposal development, responding to RFX's and participating in oral presentations

People Management Responsibilities

• Foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Effectively motivate teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
• Understand, follow, and lead by example as it relates to workplace policies and procedures
• Lead/contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Financial Services Office professionals
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills
• Prioritize the development of people through effective coaching, constructive on-the-job feedback, and mentoring

To Qualify For The Role You Must Have

• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Planning, budgeting, forecasting and stress testing processes
• Professional designation and/or qualification i.e. MBA, CA, CPA
• Demonstrated record of driving revenue within existing accounts and in developing new prospects at the "C" level of large organizations
• A high level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• The ability to lead and work collaboratively in a team environment
• Key accounting standards relevant to financial institutions, including IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IAS 32
• Working knowledge of capital infrastructure (data, systems, models, management and reporting) and management of key metrics.
• Experience in leading and delivering Finance transformation program/projects that cover the full life cycle of assessment, design and implementation support
• Performance measurement and management concepts
• Business performance reporting process
• Prudential regulatory rules applicable to financial institutions in Canada.
• Financial accounting and financial statement close process
• Leading and driving high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• A willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs
• Proven track record with a blue-chip consulting firm in the field advantageous
• 7+ years of related work experience in the banking and capital markets industry.
• Dedication to teamwork, people development and leadership, with experience in managing and/or mentoring junior staff and providing direction to team members
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to think critically and identify creative solutions outside of the box and thrive on new challenges
• Project and change management methodologies
• In depth knowledge of:
• The ability to develop relationships and rapidly build credibility and trust
• Knowledge and working experience on business processes
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation
• Process transformation and improvement methodologies
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you