Senior Financial Analyst with German (supporting EY Germany)

at  EY

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST – SUPERVISING ASSOCIATE

Location: Wrocław
Hybrid model: 2 days office/3 days remote
Let us introduce you the job offer by EY GDS Poland – a member of the global integrated service delivery center network by EY.
EY Global Delivery Services means 38 800+ specialists providing globally IT, HR, finance, project management and strategic business services to EY member firms. In addition we deliver support and solutions to clients from all over the world.

THE OPPORTUNITY

BA&I (Business Analysis and Investments) team is seeking for strong Finance Advisor to support the EY Germany . BA&I is one of 4 functions within EY FP&A team. On that role you will act as a finance professional that serves as a business partner and strategic advisor to key business leaders and assists the German Finance Leadership team in providing critical thinking on business direction, operating performance and financial results, in support of SL leadership teams.
This role will establish a trusted relationship with their client, understanding their needs and teaming with other Finance team members to bring best in class analytical support, functional expertise and reporting solutions.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• It is expected that this individual works with minimum supervision of Senior team members
• Ability to work in a virtual global organization respecting international cultures
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
• Good presentation, leadership, problem-solving, analytical, and listening skills
• Computer proficiency; be proficient or trainable in complex aspects of financial software packages, including Power BI
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of tools, predominantly Excel and PowerPoint

THE EXCEPTIONAL EY EXPERIENCE. IT’S YOURS TO BUILD.

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YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting Finance manager in providing insights to the business. It includes weekly and monthly performance reviews, Strategic and Financial planning processes, business modelling and ad hoc analysis
• Covering the P&L performance review and also Markets Finance aspects related to the accounts performance with a strong focus on indirect expenses
• Analyze and report on Markets data with the focus on GTER, Sales and Pipeline, account performance.
• Delivering weekly and monthly performance reviews for respective business, adding insights, financial analysis and commentary. Maintain a robust month end reporting process, and ensure commentaries are timely, insightful and action oriented
• Responding to requests from Finance and SL Leadership to answer specific ad hoc financial questions and provide insightful information to advance leadership discussion and decision making. Support the design and delivery of ad hoc financial analysis.
• Ability to model projections and forward look view, identify trends and issues that need to be analyzed and understood
• Taking part and leading planning/forecasting processes. Support the completion on time of the various planning cycles, ensuring outputs align to the objectives set at the Regional, Area and Global levels
• Taking part in improvement projects re. margin improvement, backlog quality
• Act as coach to less experienced professionals as required, supporting development and demonstration of Trusted Business Advisor competencies of the team.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE, YOU MUST HAVE

• Graduate and/or professional certification in a business related subject matter (i.e. Accounting, Finance)
• 4+ years of experience in finance/business roles with at least 3 years of supervisory, analytical, forecasting and budgeting experience
• Very good spoken and written English and German