Senior Consultant - Financial Accounting and Advisory Services-Transactions

Senior Consultant - Financial Accounting and Advisory Services-Transactions

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As a Transactions Senior Consultant, you will be a professional member of our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team. FAAS operates principally through four main pillars:
Enhanced Corporate Reporting & Accounting, Finance Optimization, Treasury Management and Transactions Advisory. We understand the evolving role of the CFO and the Finance function, and work with our clients to automate and streamline efficiency, control, and compliance functions, while simultaneously improving the value Finance provides to the organization. You will be part of a team that delivers fit-for-purpose financial advisory services to our clients and their stakeholders.

As a Transactions Senior Consultant, you will contribute to the growth and development of our Transactions service pillar, including business development, client relationship management, opportunity management and client-facing engagement delivery. You will help finance leaders meet challenges their teams face and work with them to achieve transaction, acquisition, divestiture, process optimization, and process digitization objectives. You will offer innovative advice for optimizing processes, using cutting-edge technologies and creating value for their organizations.

• Identification and assessment of business and operational needs, development of solutions tailored to client needs, assessment of the Finance function, operations diagnostics, optimization of financial processes, provision of tailored training, and related activities
• Prepare deliverables tailored to client needs
• Promote an innovative and team-oriented work environment
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management
• Understand the client’s industry and recognize key performance drivers, business and operational trends, and new technical and industry developments
• Stay informed of changing market conditions and regulatory developments and their impacts on clients
• Attend training programs to continually develop skills
• Utilize technology to develop yourself, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery
• Maintain cooperative relationships with other EY service line teams
• Strong spoken and written English skills;
  French language skills are an asset
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to maintain impeccable client relationships
• Deep knowledge of business trends, emerging technical and industry developments
• Excellent project management and leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines

• Undergraduate degree in project management, business administration, operations management or industrial engineering
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Professional designation and/or qualification (e.g., CA, CPA) completed or in-progress
• Highly adaptable and open to change
• Integrity within a professional environment
• Knowledge/experience in several areas including:
• IPO readiness assessment and management of activities across the IPO lifecycle; involvement in an IPO is an asset
• Planning and integration of acquisitions and disposals across Organization / People, Process and Technology
• Technical accounting experience in IFRS and US GAAP
• Audit or business (operational) experience in financial statement close and internal controls over financial reporting, with preference for experience
• SOX 404 or NI 52-109 compliance
• Analytical skills focused on business case and financial modeling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to think critically and offer creative solutions
• Experience in process optimization or business analysis, including process documentation
• Experience in process digitalization projects (dashboard, robotization, etc.)
• Experience with tools such as modelling and process management tools,…