SGV - Business Consulting Finance - Senior Associate

Business Consulting - Finance

In Business Consulting, we collaborate with clients to drive transformation and achieve their strategic goals. We provide our expertise in areas such as business transformation, customer, finance and supply chain to help organizations improve performance and navigate complex challenges. Our approach is to deliver tailored solutions that enhance efficiency, foster innovation, and create sustainable value. Through collaboration and deep industry knowledge, we empower clients to succeed in a dynamic business environment.

In Finance services, we support organizations in addressing the intricacies of financial management and strategic planning. Our solutions encompass financial forecasting, performance enhancement, and risk assessment advisory, empowering businesses to strengthen their financial position and foster sustainable growth. We deliver insights into financial dynamics and operational improvements, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives. Our aim is to equip clients with the tools and knowledge to make strategic financial decisions and thrive in a competitive environment.

The types of projects that we cover are:

• Finance processes analysis, assessment, design, and implementation
• Controlling excellence, including cost accounting/control and financial closing, and consolidation
• Business planning, including reporting and analysis, key performance indicators / dashboards
• Identification of opportunities for Finance technology enablement in automation of Finance processes
• Finance/Business transformations to drive best practice & cost efficiency
• PMO services to assist our clients in implementing significant finance projects
• Finance operations and support

Job Responsibilities

Winning in the market:

• Consider as direct point of contact for client and team; Speak to client on a regular basis to stay up to date; Begin to own client relationship; Manage difficult client relationships;
• Understand account management framework and assist in resolving engagement issues;
• Develop and give clear and impactful presentations;
• Understand complex technical and business concepts, and relay to clients in a simple fashion;
• Consistently proactive about managing client expectations; take initiatives in dealing with clients;
• Assist in the development and execution of strategic plans for client businesses, including identifying potential growth opportunities and operational improvements;
• Considered a go-to person based on the application of prior learnings and engagement experiences;
• Familiar and understand service line and sub-service line offerings; and
• Meet or exceed Consulting utilization targets, as well as effective utilization targets.

People engagement:

• Put Associates in position to excel through feedback, on-the-job coaching, delegating, challenging work, leveraging strengths, and sharing experiences;
• Play a meaningful role on inclusiveness;
• Contribute to agenda and coordination of sub-service line, service-line or Firm-wide activities;
• Holds difficult performance discussions with Associate that need improvement;
• Assist Associates in their growth; suggest ways to improve their personal and career development;
• Manage stakeholder relationships, including client teams, vendors, and internal team members; and
• Able to timely address areas for personal development in attaining personal and Firm goals effectively.

Qualities and values:

• Consistently able to spot issues with engagement and elevate appropriately;
• Coordinate provision of Service Quality Program materials and/or client deliverables for internal or external inspection;
• Perform timely, effective supervision and review of team members work;
• Proactively discusses technical issues with Senior Associates and Managers and offers solutions;
• Superior analytical skills; able to immediately spot complex technical concerns;
• Able to handle multiple engagements of different levels of difficulty effectively and efficiently;
• Consistently reinforce and integrate EY values:
• Demonstrate a high level of self-awareness when dealing with others; and
• Take steps to create and evolve a culture that engages, empowers and energizes our people
• Meets performance objectives and metrics set locally (client service, quality and risk management, solution development and teaming etc.)

Competency Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience including people management (supervisory experience/handling a team)
  
• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA).  May consider other graduates from these degrees:
  • Bachelor of Science in Management Accounting (BSMA);
  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology (BSAT);
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Financial Management (BSMA-FM);
  • Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering (BSME)
  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBM)
  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting Information System (BSAIS)

• Added consideration for candidates with:

  • Master of Science in Accountancy or MSA

  • Master of Management Accounting or MMA

  • Master’s in business administration or MBA

• Preferably Certified Public Accountant (in the Philippines).  Other certifications are considerable:
  • Certified Management Accountant or CMA (International certification)
  • Certified Internal Auditor or CIA (International certification)
  • Certified Accounting Technician or CAT (International certification)
  • Registered Cost Accountant or RCA
  • Members of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (MICB)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
  • Lean Six Sigma – Yellow (first level), Green (second level), Black (highest level).

What we offer 

We are committed to: 

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