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Manager Finance Transformation (financial sector)

On-site in Amsterdam·Added 10 days ago

Still open when we checked on 8 Oct

EY

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Overview

Requirements

  • Dutch

    The ad asks for Dutch, or counts it in your favour.

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 to 8 years of relevant work experience in finance transformation, finance consulting, or as a financial manager/controller with a strong change mindset.
  • Demonstrable experience within the financial sector and a good understanding of the agenda of CFOs and financial functions in this sector.
  • Strong insight into financial processes, finance operating models, governance, performance management, closing processes, consolidation, and reporting transformation.
  • Demonstrable experience with finance transformation programs, including technology-driven change with ERP, EPM, workflow, and automation solutions such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar platforms.
  • The ability to connect sector-specific issues with broader Finance Transformation capabilities, multidisciplinary solutions, and commercial opportunities, while building sustainable relationships with senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent command of the Dutch and English languages, combined with a structured, analytical, result-oriented, and entrepreneurial attitude and strong leadership and collaboration skills. If you do not yet master the Dutch language, you are willing to learn it.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • A suitable salary for your role and responsibility, depending on experience and qualifications. Plus, a good pension. Good for later. In addition to your salary, you will also receive holiday allowance and an annual bonus (depending on results and development).
  • A laptop and phone that you may also use privately and a monthly internet allowance.
  • 34 vacation days, to recharge and refuel.
  • With the commuting budget, you decide for yourself how you travel; for example, choose an affordable public transport subscription or easily arrange your transport via our app.
  • At EY, we believe a healthy work-life balance is important. Hybrid working makes this much easier. Whether you work at the office, at client sites, or at home; we ensure that you receive a well-equipped home working space.
  • The possibility to exchange 3 national holidays for non-national holidays.
  • You will receive all the space to grow, both personally and professionally. Whether you want to develop in your profession, as a person, or in your leadership style, we have an extensive range of training and education.
  • Your health comes first. We believe that when you feel good, you also perform better. For instance, you will receive access to the wellbeing platform OpenUp (and also your family). Here, you can easily have a conversation with psychologists and lifestyle experts within 36 hours, and you can participate in sessions in the field of wellbeing.
  • Much attention is paid to teaming and various internal networks with which you can participate in all kinds of social activities. After all, a pleasant working atmosphere and good cooperation with colleagues also contribute to your happiness at work.

The role

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence.

We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Certain of your impact today. Free to build tomorrow.
At EY, you can be certain that you are making a difference: for your client, society, your colleagues, and your own development. At the same time, you get the freedom to work in a way that fits your life. Whether you choose specialization, broadening your horizons, or leadership: you are in control. Together with ambitious colleagues in an open and trusting culture, you strive for the highest possible achievement every day. Big on possibilities, friendly in collaboration. EY provides the resources you need to further shape your career and make an impact within your field.

What you'll do

Your new job | About your key responsibilities
As Manager Finance Transformation - Financial Sector, you will primarily focus on banks, insurers, pension organizations, asset managers, fintechs, and other financial institutions.

You will be part of the Finance Transformation competence within CFO Consulting. Financial services is your sector focus. With your experience, you will contribute to Finance Transformation, connecting sector-specific issues with the expertise of colleagues from other finance themes that are relevant to clients.

Our Finance Transformation competence supports clients across the full spectrum of financial transformation: from defining future operating models and governance structures to implementing process improvements, digital capabilities, and supporting technologies.

We work with CFOs and senior finance stakeholders on issues such as:

  • Translating finance strategy into future-proof operating models, organizational structures, governance, and clear end-to-end process ownership.
  • Deploying Finance Technology as an engine for transformation, including ERP and EPM platforms, workflow and automation solutions, and digital finance capabilities.
  • Shaping and realizing complex finance transformation programs, from the ambition and business case to implementation and anchoring within the organization.
  • Strengthening planning, forecasting, performance management, closing processes, consolidation, reporting, and decision-making through process improvement, standardization, and appropriate Finance Technology.
  • Acting as a substantive sparring partner for CFOs and senior finance stakeholders within the financial sector and advising them on finance strategy, operating models, and transformation priorities.
  • Taking responsibility for the scope, approach, planning, quality, and results of complex finance transformation projects, while managing multidisciplinary teams and workflows.
  • Directing analyses of finance processes, data, organizational structures, and technology, and translating the outcomes into supported designs, implementation roadmaps, and concrete improvements, utilizing standardization, automation, and technology-driven transformation.
  • Guiding clients in the design and implementation of future finance operating models, governance frameworks, and the transformation of core processes such as FP&A, Record-to-Report, closing processes, consolidation, Order-to-Cash, and Procure-to-Pay, in close collaboration with technology colleagues and EY alliance partners.
  • Building and maintaining sustainable relationships with senior client stakeholders, leading proposals and business development trajectories, and identifying and developing new commercial opportunities.
  • Coaching and substantively guiding less experienced consultants and actively contributing to their development, the team culture, and the further building of competence.

Your office

Amsterdam
Our office in Amsterdam is located in the Zuidas: a vibrant area where many companies are established. Many colleagues and visitors are welcomed daily in our Cross Towers. For a special view of Amsterdam, head to the 22nd floor. In the Wavespace, clients and colleagues collaborate in a high-tech environment, both physically and virtually.

Your employment conditions | About your benefits and job satisfaction

And all this within an environment where our core values of integrity, inclusivity, and respect are central. We believe it is important that you can be yourself and that you can fully develop into the best version of yourself. Curious about all our terms and conditions? Click here

Hiring process

1 interview

  • Interviews can mix in-person, phone and video contact.
  • You may be asked to complete a written or online assessment.

Hiring process

Shaping your future together with us? | About your application process

  1. For this vacancy, we ask you to upload a motivation letter in addition to your CV. This gives you the chance to show us your drivers, motivation, and personality. At EY, we support the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT, as long as your own tone and unique personality remain visible.
  2. Our first contact: after your application, our recruiter will call you for a short introduction. We will briefly explore whether the position would be a good fit for you.
  3. The first interview: we ask you to complete an online assessment beforehand. Not a standard questionnaire, but a game-based one that looks at both your cognitive skills and your behavioral preferences. During the interview, we will discuss the results together, and a colleague from the relevant department will also be present. During this mutual introduction, we would love to get to know you, and you will have the opportunity to ask your questions as well.
  4. The second interview: If we see a match after the first interview and you are still enthusiastic, a second introduction will follow. In this interview, we will go deeper into the role and other relevant themes, and sometimes a business case component is part of the procedure. It may be that a final interview takes place.
  5. We are a match. You will receive an offer from us and we will conduct a pre-employment screening. After that, your new challenge begins. Welcome to EY!

About EY

Industry
Consulting
Founded
1989
Employees
300,000+
Headquarters
London, UK
Website
ey.com

In their own words

About the company & team

Your new team | About your colleagues and the office
Your team

Finance Transformation is one of the core competencies within CFO Consulting. You will become part of one integrated Finance Transformation team and work together with colleagues with different sector and transformation expertise. From your financial sector focus, you will help build relevant market propositions and client relationships, while simultaneously contributing actively to the broader development, staffing, and delivery of the competence.

You will work intensively with other EY competencies, including Data & AI, Treasury, Technical Accounting, Project Management, Risk Management & Regulation, and Transactions. In this way, you combine deep sector knowledge with the scale and expertise of a multidisciplinary team.

Additional information

Research shows that women are less likely to apply when they do not meet all the criteria. Please feel free to apply, even if you do not meet everything.

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