Senior Financial Accounting Advisory Consultant | Lisboa

at  EY

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.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• Strong communication, presentation and business and technical writing skills;
• Excellent analytical skills and the confidence to translate complex data into meaningful insights;
• Ability to prioritize effectively on projects and the skills to adapt quickly to new challenges and concepts;
• Technical rigor and attention to detail;
• A strong work ethic;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Professional responsibility, confidentiality and integrity;
• Efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment;
• Dedicated, innovative, resourceful and able to work under pressure;
• Team player and critical thinking;
• Forward thinker and self-starter.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting in establishing, monitoring, evaluating and interpreting data with a risk management focus;
• Supporting the implementation of key regulatory requirements and guidelines;
• Developing Probability of Default and Loss Given Default risk rating models for commercial & corporate borrowers;
• Developing time series Stress Test models to support capital planning initiatives;
• Supporting performance monitoring and model validation;
• Performing data manipulation and analysis using SQL, SAS and other tools and present results and recommendations to Credit Risk Management;
• Contributing to the analysis of impairment models, in line with the IFRS 9 Standard;
• Participating in regulatory risk assessment exercises and independent reviews of the applicable prudential framework;
• Identifying risk and/or improvement opportunities;
• Understanding and adhere to the clients’ risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the clients’ risk Appetite;
• Identifying risk-related issues needing escalation to management;
• Contributing to the development of the FAAS team acting as mentor and coach to the junior members of the team and leading by example;
• Ensuring our engagement teams thoroughly understand our clients’ unique needs, ambitions, and expectations;
• Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless, integrated service.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE, THE CANDIDATE MUST HAVE

• Academic Degree in Management, Economics, Management, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, or similar financial/analytical fields of studies;
• 2-5 years of experience in risk management analysis or audit projects regarding IFRS 9 Standard, mainly in banking sector;
• Knowledge of local and international banking regulations that affect models and rating systems;
• Relevant experience in development or validation end-to-end statistical models, including credit IRB, IFRS 9 provisioning and stress testing;
• Knowledge and previous experience of PD / LGD / EAD modelling or validation;
• Good knowledge of risk model development and validation techniques;
• Understanding of industry-wide modelling practices and trends;
• Knowledge in SAS, SQL, R, VBA and other programming languages will be valued;
• Ability to work in multicultural projects and environments;
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in both Portuguese and English;
• Availability to work in Portugal and abroad.