Senior Consultant - Financial Accounting and Advisory Services-Transactions

The opportunity

As a Transactions Senior Consultant, you will be a professional member of our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team. FAAS operates principally through 4 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. Together with our substantial investments in technology, knowledge, and learning resources available to our advisory professionals, you will be part of the team that delivers fit for purpose financial advisory services to our clients and their stakeholders.

As a Transactions Senior Consultant, you will be an active contributor to teams focused on 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 that their teams are currently facing. You will work with them to achieve their potential transaction, acquisition, divestiture, process optimization, and process digitization objectives.

You will offer them 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, performance of operations diagnostics, optimization of financial processes, provision of tailored training, and other
• 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 new 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 and foster mutual support with other EY service line teams
• Strong spoken and written English skills;
  French language skills is an asset
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to maintain impeccable relationships with clients
• 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 i.e. CA, CPA (completed or in-progress)
• Highly adaptable and open to change
• Integrity within a professional environment
• Knowledge/experience in several of:
• IPO readiness assessment and management of activities across the IPO lifecycle. Participation / involvement in an IPO would be an asset
• Planning and integration of acquisitions across all aspects of Organization / People, Process and Technology including both project management and execution
• Planning and management of disposals across all aspects of Organization / People, Process and Technology including both project management and execution
• Technical accounting experience in IFRS and US GAAP
• Audit or business (operational) experience in financial statement close and the application of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, with a preference for experience
• with SOX 404 or NI 52-109 compliance

• Highly developed analytical skills focused on business case and financial modelling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to think critically and identify creative solutions outside of the box and thrive on new challenges
• Experience in process optimization or business analysis, including business process documentation
• Experience in process digitalization projects (dashboard, robotization, etc.)
• Experience in using the following tools and software:
• Modelling and process management tools
• Process flowchart software (Visio, Lucid Chart, etc.)
• Microsoft Officesuite

• The ability to work…