Senior Consultant - Data Strategy and Governance - FAAS - Riyadh

at  EY

In Financial Accounting & Advisory Services (FAAS) within Assurance, we assist our clients to address the accounting and financial reporting challenges facing their business. You will be part of a team that provides insight and services that accelerate analytics, decision-making and innovation to build a stronger and more efficient finance function. You will experience ongoing professional development through diverse experiences, world-class learning and individually tailored coaching.
That is how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
Sound interesting? Well this is just the beginning. Because whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
This role will be based on our Centre of Excellence in Karachi, Jordan, Beirut, Egypt and Riyadh and will remotely support MENA client engagements. Based on business need travel will be a requirement.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

Pro- activity, accountability and results- driven people will flourish in this environment. Dealing with competing priorities, understanding how to manage resources and communicating effectively are key skills. This will have a huge impact on those around you and help promote a positive work ethic.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this exciting new role as a senior Consultant you will be responsible for managing up to two projects alongside senior business leaders such as Directors and Partners, and enable clients to determine a FAAS strategy that appropriately addresses risk and manages client expectations relating to deliverables. Provide client advisory in the context of data driven transformation, solution validation, test scenario development and data migration. Develop business process and target operating model that are heavily enabled using data technologies.
The role will also involve ensuring work is delivered timely and in compliance with regulatory requirements, delivering effective execution of the FAAS service delivery framework, working with other service lines in providing an integrated service delivery and monitoring the FAAS engagement team’s performance against the budget. You will identify and communicate relevant trends, developments and key performance drivers relevant to the client, consult with appropriate resources on complex accounting issues and participate in sales of new FAAS work.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE, YOU MUST HAVE

• A bachelor’s degree and approximately 4 plus years of related work experience
• Data Certifications are a plus even if not a must for the role, if real experience is demonstrated through work experience
• Demonstrated work experience of at least 5+ years in a global consulting firm handling a team of at least 4 people
• Established track record of business development, practice management and team development
• Demonstrated ability to manage and supervise teams through all phases of the project lifecycle, including requirements definition, business re-engineering, and application mapping.
• Awareness about emerging technologies like ChatGPT, LLM, Cloud, Data Fabric, Data Mesh
• Strong technical skills and recognized cautious risk management ability
• Deep understanding of the client’s industry and marketplace
• Flexibility and willingness to travel on short notice, as necessary