Main responsibilities

• As a Senior Manager in the Finance Optimization practice, you will be a member of our team responsible for carrying out various engagements from our service offering described above.

Required qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or data management/analysis
• At least 7 to 10 years of professional experience
• Experience in financial accounting or audit, financial analysis, process optimization/documentation or as an assistant controller in a company
• Experience using MS Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
• Highly adaptable and open to change
• Integrity within a professional environment
• Working proficiency in French and English, both written and spoken

Preferred qualifications

• An accounting designation (CPA or equivalent)
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, dynamic team‑oriented environment
• Certification in ERP system or EPM tool configuration

Other details

Job description

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

From small businesses to some of the world’s best‑known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. More than ever, business is about interpreting and reacting to complex data – and they look to us for advice and services they can trust every time. You’ll use your professional skills and experience to make it happen, handling complex accounting and finance process issues across a broad range of industries and responsibilities. While we are part of EY’s Assurance service line, the Financial Accounting Advisory Services Finance Optimization (FAAS‑FO) practice sets itself apart, applying leading industry practices from around the world to help clients meet their challenges.

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge of key corporate business processes:
  • Procure to Pay
  • Order to Cash
  • Acquire to Retire
  • Record to Report
  • Plan to Perform
• Co‑facilitate workshops
• Prepare deliverables in French and English, depending on client needs. Our reports are mainly prepared using MS PowerPoint
• Basic proficiency in ERP systems such as Microsoft Business Central or D365 Finance & Operations, SAP S4/HANA, Oracle, NetSuite, etc.
• Basic proficiency in EPM tools such as OneStream, Tagetik, Anaplan, Adaptive, Blackline, etc.
• Maintain cooperative relationships and foster mutual support with other EY service line teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to maintain good relationships with clients
• Identify and deliver new business opportunities, including supporting RFP responses and client proposals
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines
• This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally where fluency in French and English is required. Bilingualism in both French and English is therefore a requirement of this role.