As the market and technology changes and develops rapidly, financial functions must show real added value to their business. As a financial transformation consultant, you will use your expertise and knowledge in finance, industry and technology to help deliver greater insight – delivering functional efficiencies as well as transforming the role of finance in our clients’ businesses. You will develop innovative and sustainable ways to improve the management of people, processes and systems, working alongside other financial professionals on high-performance teams.
And while you provide exceptional customer service, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle some of the biggest problems facing client organizations today – supported by structured learning and development. With a network that spans the globe, the projects you work on will cross borders and sectors, providing an experience like no other. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.
the opportunity
We are looking for a Director to join our team at the start of an exciting growth curve in the MENA region. We are looking for people who are passionate about adding real value to clients, as well as ambition and the potential to grow with us.
Your main responsibilities
As a member of the Business Consulting team, you will help the world’s leading organizations improve their performance in a rapidly changing environment while appropriately enabling financial transformation and technologies. You will be part of multidisciplinary teams, offering diverse perspectives to each challenge. You will also take the lead in developing and growing our business and our client network, building relationships with our clients’ key stakeholders and contributing to the overall revenue generation efforts of the broad consulting organization.
Success skills and attributes
Must have financial transformation advisory experience
Increase how finance functions functionally as part of an extended ecosystem to enable new business models and value creation
Practical experience in digitizing financial operations
Implementation experience in SAP S/4 Treasury Processes
Treasury and risk management
Limit management
Market risk analysis
Exposure management
– hedge management
– Financial supply chain management
– Credit management
– Conflict management
– Emergency Arabic
– Piller Direct
Money management
– internal criticism
Exceptional knowledge of process optimization across purchase-to-pay (PTP), order-to-cash (OTC), and record-to-report (RTR) processes
Improve data and analytics capabilities to transform forecasting, manage risk, and understand value drivers
Make strategic decisions about what to acquire, hire, retain and/or develop skills to transform financial talent into a sustainable workforce
Make significant changes to the financial function operating model and skill set using best-in-class model for internal and partner resources/assets
Reducing the costs of financial functions through new technologies and automation
Optimizing the use of Global Business Services (GBS) infrastructure, outsourcing and SSC
Leverage Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) to budget and plan for appropriate technology use
To qualify for this role, you must have
– 5-8 years of relevant work experience
– Experience in the Middle East and North Africa (Preferred)
Strong people management and leadership skills
– Effective communication and presentation skills
Ability to create business deals and submit business proposals
– Develop and maintain relationship at C-suite level
Ideally, you will also have
Master’s degree and/or professional qualifications CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA
Relevant certifications from SAP are preferred
Prepare to travel extensively across the region
What we are looking for
Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize changing workloads in a rapidly changing industry. As an effective communicator, you will be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion for making things happen in a dynamic organization.
What do we offer
We offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on performance and recognition for the value you bring to our business. Additionally, we offer:
Continuous Learning: You will develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
Success as you define it: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
Transformational Leadership: We will give you the ideas, training and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the above criteria, please contact us as soon as possible.
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