Manager - Pension & Benefits People Advisory Services Rewards jobs at Ey in Canada, Calgary

Your key responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the people components of large-scale transformation. Work with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services, in particular in change and organizational design.
• Deliver quality services. Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve a high-quality deliverables and within expected timeframes, working mostly indepently. Monitor progress, manage risk and confirm key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management. Focus on deliverables and client business priorities. Manage expectations of service. Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers and business trends.
• Develop people. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/training. Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.
• Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilate new knowledge. Keep up-to-date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
• Generate new business opportunities. Understand Ernst & Young and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with other Ernst & Young team members across all practices to serve client needs.
• Flexibility and ability to travel; willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 30%

Skills and attributes for success:

• Work collaboratively in a team environment (knows when to lead and when to follow)
• Experience supporting people components of transformation, such as: Change Management, Culture change, operating model and organizational design, strategic workforce planning, learning design and/or talent management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to adapt messaging and style to suit the needs of different audiences. Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to design meeting agendas or workshop activities to design creative solutions, build commitment to outcomes and drive decision making.
• High level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• Strong work ethic
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A related bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in providing relevant advisory services
• PROSCI or other industry standard Change Management Certification considered an asset
• Experience in delivering change solutions for all portions of project lifecycles, including Assessment, Design and Implementation
• Project management experience

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

As a Transfer Pricing Senior Manager, you will join our International Tax and Transaction Services group. We provide extensive experience through a global network of dedicated transfer pricing professionals, offering excellent opportunities for learning and career advancement. We also offer immigration support services for international candidates.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will lead and engage in various challenging transfer pricing projects, contributing to the delivery of high-quality transfer pricing services for our diverse clientele.

Core aspects of this role include

• Planning and organizing teams for the execution of a variety of transfer pricing projects.
• Assisting in the delivery of top-notch transfer pricing services and strategic advice.
• Meeting with clients to discuss transfer pricing issues and managing teams to produce client deliverables.
• Providing planning assistance, defending clients’ transfer pricing in audits, participating in advanced pricing agreements (APAs), and preparing documentation.
• Coaching and mentoring junior staff to ensure assignments are executed with accuracy and completeness.
• Enhancing technical skills by staying current on transfer pricing trends, new legislative developments, and tax authority decisions, and applying this knowledge to complex client situations.
• Identifying opportunities to provide transfer pricing and other specialized services, as well as contributing to thought leadership materials.

To qualify for the role you must have

• 9 or more years of transfer pricing experience.
• A degree in business, economics, accounting, finance, statistics, law, or a related field.
• Advanced quantitative and analytical skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills along with strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, professional services environment.
• A high level of drive and self-motivation, coupled with a mature, proactive approach to work.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office tools—Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

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Your key responsibilities

As a Manager focused on Cost Accounting and Inventory Management within our Finance Optimization competency, you will be an active contributor to teams focused on the growth and development of our Finance Optimization 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 offer them innovative advice for optimizing financial and operational / cost accounting and reporting processes leveraging process optimization and technology enablement. You will serve as a Cost Accounting and Inventory Management specialist on our finance optimization projects, advising clients on leading practices, systems configuration, and optimization strategies, ensuring alignment with client business objectives and operational requirements. This will typically involve working with clients to assess the current state of existing systems and processes, identify pain points, and define requirements to achieve the client’s target operating model. You will manage the full lifecycle of our Costing/Inventory engagements, from initial scoping and requirements gathering through to implementation, training, and preparation of deliverables tailored to client needs. You will develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, effectively communicating and proposing innovating business process improvements. As part of your practice development responsibilities, you will provide thought leadership and contribute to the growth of the FO practice through business development and knowledge sharing, mentoring and developing team members, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and teamwork.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to evaluate and optimize client’s cost accounting and inventory management frameworks tailored to their structure and reporting requirements. Ability to design and implement programs to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs, execution of cost reviews, and identification of opportunities for savings across operations, procurement, and logistics.
• Identification and assessment of business and operational needs, development of solutions tailored to client needs, assessment of Finance function processes and technology environments, performance of operations diagnostics, optimization of financial processes and controls, provision of tailored training, and other process improvements for the key financial processes of:
  • Cost Accounting, including the development of standard costs, tracking and reporting of costs, and understanding the components of variance analysis between actual and budgeted/standard costs.
  • Inventory Management, including inventory tracking, costing, controls, and reporting to ensure accurate and efficient inventory control.
  • Record to Report (R2R) under General Accounting covering general ledger, journal entries processing, and cost allocation.
  • Budgeting and Forecasting, with an emphasis on the development of operational / plant budgets and forecasts, including variance analysis.
• Based on engagement requirements knowledge of associated financial processes and controls may also be required including:
  • Order to Cash (O2C) covering from order management through to Accounts Receivable and Collections.
  • Procure to Pay (P2P) from procurement through Accounts Payable and Payment management
  • Acquire to Retire (A2R) process from purchase to asset life cycle management.
  • Optimization of the monthly financial statement close process (FSCP), including consolidation of multiple subsidiaries and foreign currency revaluation under Global Business Management.
• Report building and automation to streamline internal and external reporting and reduce the need for manual templates where possible.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management and maintain cooperative relationships and foster mutual support with other EY service line teams

What we look for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles; CPA or equivalent designation is required.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a cost accounting / controllership in a manufacturing, processing, or related environment.
• Deep knowledge of cost accounting / cost allocation principles and approaches, such as Activity-based Costing. Strong understanding of GAAP and cost accounting principles
• Familiarity with costing / budgeting / planning solutions would be an asset
• Proficiency in project management, with an ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously. PMP Designation an asset but not required
• Experience in process optimization or business analysis, including business process documentation
• Experience with inventory management processes, including inventory tracking, costing, and reporting.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation Strong spoken and written English skills; French language skills is an asset
• Leading and driving high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Highly adaptable and open to change
• A high level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• Excellent project management and leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines
• A willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs. Ability to travel 10-30%.

Ideally, you’ll also

• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment
• The ability to develop relationships and rapidly build credibility and trust
• Demonstrated record of driving revenue within existing accounts and in developing new prospects within client organizations

What we offer

The salary range for this job in British Columbia is $70,000 to $136,000. Individual salaries within this range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and work location city.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Tax Manager, you will be responsible for recommending and implementing tax strategies that align with the client's objectives, corresponding with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues, assisting with reorganizations, researching compliance and planning issues and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns.

Skills and attributes for success

• Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions
• Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of on-line sources
• Coaching and mentoring more junior staff to execute assignments with accuracy and completeness
• Liaise with the client’s legal counsel
• Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns
• Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues
• Correspond with audit managers, staff and/or clients in answering clients’ specific personal, trust or corporate tax queries or about matters that arise from compliance or planning work
• Prepare tax election forms
• Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons
• Demonstrate professionalism through a positive and cooperative attitude and by maintaining the confidential and proprietary nature of client relationships and related work products.

To qualify for the role you must have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major
• 7 years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Possess a Canadian CPA
• Completed the In-Depth Tax Course (or equivalent)
• Ability to lead small, medium and large sized client engagements and interact effectively with clients and internal team members
• The successful candidate must lead by example and have proven leadership and people management skills
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Process oriented with excellent documentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Proactive attitude, commitment, and a highly motivated and driven team player
  

What we look for

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
  

Your Key Responsibilities

You will enable, drive and lead initiatives focusing on establishing cloud architecture & design governance across the organization and its clients.

Key functions include:

• Lead and manage cross-functional teams delivering cloud and modern workplace solutions for EY clients.
• Collaborate with technical architects to develop and execute project plans, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Break down workstreams, estimate effort, and proactively identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate with business, architecture, and engineering teams to design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and workplace technologies.
• Provide escalation support and ensure timely resolution of incidents with minimal business disruption.
• Foster a high-performance team culture through coaching, mentoring, and talent development.
• Promote Agile and DevOps practices to drive continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate business needs into technical execution.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred), modern workplace tools (M365), and emerging technologies including AI.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

To Qualify for the role, you must have

• 5+ years of experience in technology leadership or functional management roles.
• Proven experience in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban) and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and make an impact in a cross-functional environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering is required
• Certifications in project management (PMP, Scrum Master) and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) are preferred.

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization.

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

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Requisition Id : 1637346

EY is looking for Senior Consultant/ Consultant – Digital Factory UI Analyst

Your key responsibilities

• To identify right visualization platforms for the various solutions in Factory of the Future
• To support the team in designing the right technical architecture
• To build User Interfaces for all solution offerings in the package
• To develop PoCs for GTM activities (would need accelerated development of PoCs for sector based customizations - as suggested by SMRs)

Skills and attributes for success

• Experienced with open source and Microsoft tools and frameworks for UI implementation. 3+ cloud based implementation
• IoT implementation related Time series and geo-spatial visualization of real-time data

To qualify for the role you must have

• A relevant graduate or post graduate degree
• Minimum 3 years of UI design for web-based industrial applications. Digital Factory related shop floor HMI and application UI design will be a strong positive

Ideally you’ll also have

• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory responsibility.

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.

Key responsibilities

Our approach to organizational design helps guide our clients from assessment through to implementation. You’ll lead large-scale organizational design projects and advise stakeholders while building relationships with colleagues and clients. You’ll also work collaboratively to deliver innovative and insightful solutions for a range of challenges, from how to best structure teams to deliver on the organization’s strategy to how the organization’s structure can allow for more agile ways of working.

Skills and attributes for success

Some key capabilities you should be prepared to bring to client facing and internal initiative teams include:

• You’ll be expected to lead project workstreams, from planning through implementation – including managing project resources and budgets effectively, and identify and effectively manage and mitigate any risks and issues
• Understanding of using organizational design, strategic workforce planning and change management as integral components of transformational initiatives focused on accelerating business performance. Understanding of the opportunities and risks associated with acquisitions, divestures, mergers and the organizational design implications
• Demonstrate technical competence in our key capabilities and take a practical/business driven approach to solving complex client challenges
• Contribute to generate profitable revenue by identifying additional engagement opportunities and building lasting relationships with clients
  Influence and persuade clients and stakeholders to gain support for any major change initiatives and/or decisions
• Encourage and facilitate collaboration amongst team members, and promote an inclusive working environment
• Understanding of human resources opportunities, challenges and issues in at least one of the sectors we serve (e.g., Oil & Gas, Health, Telecommunications, Power & Utilities, Insurance, Media & Entertainment)
• Contribute to business development and client pursuit activities by preparing proposals and delivering presentations for potential clients
• Passionate about advancing the PAS practice by leading the development of thought leadership and EY approaches, tools and methodologies in organization design
• Coach and develop teams and colleagues, and act as a visible role model for our people

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Relevant professional service experience, with a global management consultancy firm, or niche consultancy in which you gained exposure to a large-scale project(s)
• Around 4+ years of prior experience in Operating Model Development, Organizational Structure and Design, Strategic Workforce Planning, Capability Mapping, Organizational Assessment, and
• Organizational Governance, with success in current job applying one or more of these capabilities
• Experience of leading org. design engagements in one or more of the following functional domains – supply chain, IT, finance, customer, sales & marketing. Should have worked in large multi-disciplinary teams as part of functional and enterprise-wide transformation engagements
• Proven track record in managing and analysing large datasets and using analytics in project execution. Deep expertise in working with and engaging clients in discussions around the use of digital assets in the delivery of org. design projects
• Have a primary degree and relevant post-graduate qualification
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment

If you’re looking for a role that will challenge you, give you opportunities to grow and encourage you to own your career, this role is for you.