Senior - Finance Operations

Job description

The opportunity

EY’s Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR) team is part of EY’s EMEIA Tax Center (ETC). The team is unique to EY: we are the only Big 4 professional services firm with a dedicated Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on delivering exceptional client service across borders. Our 570+ talented ETC professionals are based in 21 countries across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). We provide specialist accounting, statutory reporting, tax, business and technology expertise to address clients’ most pressing challenges in an exciting, dynamic finance and business environment, through a broad range of innovative service offerings.

We are focused on supporting our clients in managing their compliance and reporting requirements, centrally and locally and also in delivering on their transformation agenda. We are a team which embraces diversity and inclusion with a mix of cultures, nationalities and backgrounds. We believe this makes us perfectly suited to the global environment in which we work.

We are happy to announce that we are searching for new team members.

If you can demonstrate an extensive background in accounting and finance for multi-country clients and accounting experience, please feel more then welcome to apply.

As a member of Finance Operations, your main objective will be to work on one multi-country engagement.

Your key responsibilities

• Prepare General Ledger journal entries, including supporting calculations and analyses
• Payroll accounting: book entries and review/reconcile payroll balance sheet accounts for payroll, holiday / bonus, social security and related accruals
• Accruals/Prepayments: identify and book entries, review and reconcile balance sheet accounts
• Perform various country specific entries and reconciliations such as include for example leases, rent, professional services etc
• Perform / review balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline, and determine actions required to address open or aged items
• US GAAP to local GAAP bridging and equity reconciliations
• Support the statutory audit and coordinate preparation and approval of statutory financial statements with local EY teams
• Support tax compliance processes
• Prepare and update process documentation
• Propose ideas to improve/automate processes and drive efficiencies
• Collaborate with process controllership teams (AP, AR, FA, CM, SC…) and client finance personnel to deliver a coordinated and quality service.

Skills and attributes for success

• Practical accounting experience in several of the responsibilities listed above
• Excellent communication skills as this is a client facing role
• Ability to own the full entity Trial Balance; quickly develop an understanding of the business and how business transactions impact the accounting books (US GAAP and Statutory)
• Identify issues and proactively solve challenges
• SAP / S4Hana experience (nice to have)
• Ability to learn client specific processes quickly and manage processes independently
• Time management, commitment to deadlines, and ability to work under pressure

What we look for

• 3+ years of professional experience in accounting
• Shared service General Ledger (GL) experience is an asset.
• Very good work organization, initiative and commitment,
• Ability to work in a global international team and ease in building contacts and networking,
• Ability to provide timely and comprehensive answers to clients’ queries,
• Flexibility.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

About EY

EY | Building a better working world

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

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