Senior Consultant - Performance Improvement - Finance

Ernst & Young

Amman, Jordan

Ref: NP946-219

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

As member of the Jordan Talent hub you will be joining part of a highly mobile team, servicing our clients across the MENA region. You will have access to a broad and varied client base working across multiple sectors particularly within the GCC. The nature of the role means you must be comfortable spending the majority of your time working away from home, and in recognition of the demands this will place on you, our Reward structure has been enhanced. As a global employer, EY is committed to staff development and will provide you the opportunity to relocate subject to performance and qualifying time period.

As a Senior Consultant within PI Finance, you'll contribute technically to Finance client engagements and internal projects. An important part of your role will be to actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You'll also identify potential business opportunities for Ernst & Young within existing engagements, and escalate these as appropriate. Similarly, you'll anticipate and identify risks within engagements and raise any issues with senior members of the team.

In line with Ernst & Young's commitment to quality, you'll confirm that work is of high quality and is reviewed by the next-level reviewer. As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture, coach and counsel junior team members and help them to develop.

Client responsibilities
• Participate in Finance engagements
• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on progress
• Help prepare reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Build strong internal relationships within Ernst & Young Advisory Services and with other services across the organization

People responsibilities
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people-related initiatives including recruiting and retaining Finance professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills of staff
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures

Requirements


You'll have knowledge and experience of a number of the following areas:
• Finance transformation
• Balanced scorecard
• Planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Performance measurement and performance management
• Business performance reporting
• Cost to serve
• Cost reduction
• Shared service centre and business process outsourcing
• Financial statement close

Additional requirements
• Demonstrated track record with a blue chip consulting organization and/or blue chip organization
• Professional accountancy qualification or equivalent
• Strong academic record including a degree
• Proficiency in Arabic skills is essential

About the Company

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available on our site.

The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region

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