UKI Business Consulting - Finance Transformation (Global Business Services), Director

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. 

 

 

 

 

UKI Business Consulting - Finance Transformation (Global Business Services), Director

 

Location: Dublin / Belfast

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: YES

Business Area: Finance Transformation

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

 

The opportunity

Our Finance Transformation team delivers globally integrated Finance service offerings to our clients. Our Finance team assists clients in building Finance functions that are business-focused, cost-effective and agile in meeting the needs of all their stakeholders.

 

A growth area for us is Global Business Services, and how technology enables control– supporting companies in either taking their first steps to establish their Global Business Services (GBS) capability or developing the maturity of existing Finance and GBS organisations. 

 

Your key responsibilities

You will build strong relationships within client organisations, working with them to understand their most critical business problems and priorities, consulting with your EY peers to evaluate, design, and deliver solution options that leverage cutting-edge technologies.

You will motivate and manage high-performing diverse teams, aligned to EY’s values, delivering exceptional client service and preparing our clients for a digital future.

 

As a Director in the Finance Transformation, you are a strategic leader with a proven track record in delivering complex transformations across GBS organisations. You are a trusted advisor to C-suite stakeholders, driving long-term value through innovative, technology-enabled solutions. Your leadership fosters high-performing teams, cultivates client relationships, and contributes to the growth and evolution of the practice.

 

Skills and attributes for Success

We are looking for professionals who are great communicators, team players, and relationship builders, with a real desire to learn.

Professional in your approach, you will have a natural ability to establish personal credibility with clients. You will also be highly organised, capable of coordinating your own workload and that of other team members, meeting deadlines, proactively managing risks and delivering quality outcomes.

 

A role model to those around you, you will live the values of the firm daily, coaching and supporting the development of others.

You will add measurable value to your clients by delivering work that addresses their biggest challenges and priorities, including the need to:

• Advise clients on current and emerging Finance and/or GBS trends
• Lead programme or multiple workstreams, having day to day responsibility for delivery
• Lead the current-state diagnostic and target operating model work, including facilitating workshops with senior client stakeholders
• Develop Finance and/or GBS implementation roadmaps, helping clients think about transition strategy
• Lead design and implementation of new processes and organisation structures; being able to identify opportunities for technology
• Establish best-in-class service management practices and governance structures 
• Oversee quality assurance, manage risks and third parties, and coordinate with cross service-line specialists.
• Own business readiness, change management, training, and cutover plans to transition to business as usual (BAU).
• Manage senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and robust advice to the senior management including C-suite.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience. Key areas of experience include previous consulting experience within solution design for Global Business Services and experience in business development

• Track record of delivering change programmes within a GBS organisation