Ey-parthenon Manager Value Creation Private jobs at Ey in Germany, Frankfurt

Your role

As part of our capital markets team in Munich, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, or Stuttgart, you will provide audit and non-audit services to clients who are developing and executing transformational strategies, such as launching an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., implementing improvements to internal controls under the U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and transitioning to either IFRS or US GAAP accounting standards.Our Capital Markets team in Germany is part of our Professional Practice Group, which is responsible for supporting our audit teams in applying audit standards appropriately and maintaining the firm’s central priority of audit quality. You will take on a wide range of tasks:

• Deliver technical accounting and US financial reporting advice across a range of clients and capital markets transactions
• Supporting our audit teams to deliver audits under PCAOB and local audit standards
• Deliver training and coaching to our German audit practice on developments in audit standards and methodologies, including digital audit transformation and regulatory inspection support
• Expanding your network as you build relationships with senior stakeholders at your clients, their securities legal counsel, and within EY
• Choice of work location in Germany and exposure to clients in Germany and throughout Europe for an international experience

Your skillset

What will you do?

• Collaborate with to understand clients’ needs and guide them towards building AI and Machine Learning solutions delivering both short-term wins and identifying long-term opportunities for managed data science services
• Build/deliver the roadmap to develop/implement AI/ML products with a team of data-scientists, data engineers and business focused product owners
• Build, validate, deploy, monitor, and provide MLOps support for a set of AI/Machine Learning models and services for both internal POCs and Client production initiatives
• Leverage commercial and open-source AI, Machine Learning, Big Data ecosystem tools, BI, Visualization and Discovery tool to deliver advanced models and other Data Science solutions with the team. Specific tools will include (but not limited to), full SAS stack, R, Python, Scala, Java, Spark SQL/ML/MLLib/GraphX, Data Science Notebooks and Workbenches, Azure Machine Learning, Tableau, Datameer, and other tools
• Guide the clients in selecting the Generative AI models and related services suitable for their needs
• Assist with AI Governance related topics such as Data residency, PII handling etc.
• Proactively monitor and tune AI / Machine Learning model performance, manage champion/challenger models to ensure optimal performance and resource utilization.
• Ensure all AI/Machine Learning models are properly packaged and documented for deployment. Participate in client training and knowledge transfer as required.
• Ensure all solutions comply with the highest levels of security, privacy and data governance requirements as outlined by EY and Client legal and information security guidelines, law enforcement, and privacy legislation, including data anonymization, encryption, and security in transit and at rest and others as applicable
• Effectively leverage continuous integration, continuous development and continuous deployment agile and DevOps tools and processes to deliver and support advanced Data Science and Big Data solutions and services, including Git, Jira, Jenkins and others as required

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A Masters degree in AI, Machine Learning, Statistics, Economics/Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• 3+ years of extensive experience building and deploying end to end data science and analytics solutions in various industries with business acumen
• Proficiency and understanding of the Predictive Modeling Lifecycle and best practices for feature engineering, model development and tuning (hyper-parameter, ensemble modeling techniques, deep learning), model validation, model deployment packaging, model management and performance monitoring
• Data Scientist certification, including Hadoop, Spark or equivalent production experience
• Experience with Open-source AI / Machine Learning / Data Science tools – R, Python, Spark. Including experience working with Notebooks (Zeppelin, Jupyter) and Data Science Workbenches (Azure, DSX)
• Experience with Spark-based machine learning, including Spark SQL, ML, MlLib, GraphX
• Experience with Agentic AI solution deployments

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Data Science / AI certification on major platforms
• Experience with Deep Learning on CPUs and GPUs, including ANN, CNN, RNN frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras, MXNet or equivalent would be an asset.

What we look for

• Experience in engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Team management on Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence projects

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
• The salary range for this job in British Columbia is $85,000 to $120,000. 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.

Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provides advisory services including Accounting and regulatory support for accounting change and special matters; accounting processes and controls support.

Primary Responsibilities

• The Senior will support teams of FAAS professionals during engagements covering a broad spectrum of areas. The individual will be responsible for the following tasks:
• Support the FAAS team in executing one or more Finance Transformation solutions including the following:
• End to end process study, identify gaps in current process and identify recommendations.
• Process design skills – able to critically review existing processes; make recommendations for rationalisation and improvement.
• Define and develop a finance target operating model. Design business and process models, and help define finance technology strategy, architecture, and roadmap.
• Execute technology led enterprise transformation projects for our clients
• Knowledge of SAP and other leading ERPs, reporting tools like Blackline, Trintech, Hyperion etc
• Knowledge of consolidation, reporting, inter-company and ERP data structures
• Supporting Process and Control; or should be an expert in driving Financial Statement Close Process, Procure to Pay and Order to Cash, Inventory, Fixed Assets, PPE & Intangible assets processes (along with experience in Risk management)
• Understand fundamentals of data preparation/data modelling necessary for the visualization purpose.
• Capture reporting requirements from various stakeholders, architect the solution/report, understand/analyze the source data and deliver the reports in timely manner
• Strong expertise in designing intuitive and interactive reports/dashboards using Power BI for data driven decisions.
• Participating in development of proposals related to our offerings
• Supporting projects that ensure high quality consulting services to major clients, preferably with a practical approach as learned during working in the business
• Contributing to the creation of new services, tools and materials to be more successful on the market
• Active participation in the creation and maintenance of an environment that enables the team to deliver effectively and achieve the highest quality
• Support in developing our offerings and assets
• Support in maintaining relationships with the client's management in order to deliver the expectations of service
• Supporting development of new service offerings and go-to-market strategies
• Qualifications, skills and experience

To qualify, candidates must have:

• Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA (US) or ACCA (UK) with 0-5 years of relevant experience
• MBA degree is a plus
• Experience on Finance transformation, process optimisation projects including R2R, O2C, P2P and treasury deliver a customised solution by engaging tools and technologies
• Project experience across the Finance Transformation, System Implementation with knowledge of EPR’s.
• Exposure in one or more specific finance operating model design, service management, performance management (SLA, KPI),
• Have system exposure in functional side, implementation side or optimisation side are highly preferred (e.g. SAP, Oracle etc)
• Have experience in preparing Target Operating Models, current state analysis (As is), future state analysis (To be), process optimization, data optimization, data analytics, data management.
• Certified in project management or agile management
• Fluent written and verbal communication and presentation skills in English, other languages are highly preferred
• Willingness to work in a global environment where travel is regularly required for several clients
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Good listening skills, inquisitive nature, intellectual curiosity and self-starter qualities
• Demonstrated ability to present complex information in a concise and clear manner
• Ability to interface with all levels of management (EY and clients)
• Experience working on multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% to 80% of the time

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Support and Maintenance of Oracle Fusion Cloud as Software as a Service (“SaaS”) for its current applications: ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and EPM (Enterprise Performance Management).

Your key responsibilities

1. Analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting: diagnosing and resolving complex issues
2. Business process analysis: understanding and analysing client business requirements and translating them into functional specifications for Oracle application, customisation and configuration.
3. Requirements gathering conducting workshops, interviews, and meetings with clients to gather business requirements, perform gap analysis, and propose appropriate Oracle solutions.
4. Business process mapping: mapping and documenting existing business processes and recommending improvements to align with Oracle best practices and industry standards.
5. Data migration and conversion: data mapping, extraction, cleansing, and migration from legacy systems to Oracle applications, ensuring data integrity and quality.
6. System configuration and setup: including defining organisation structures, setting up user roles and responsibilities, managing workflows, and customising application forms and reports.
7. User training and support: conducting user training sessions to ensure effective adoption of Oracle applications, as well as providing post-implementation support and issue resolution.
8. Functional documentation: preparing detailed functional documentation, including requirements

Skills and attributes for success

• Senior: Minimum 2 years’ experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud
• Knowledgeable in IT Service Management and Change Management framework (such as ITIL)
• Knowledgeable in working with ITSM tools (i.e. Service Now, Jira)
• At least 1 Oracle Cloud Fusion certification relevant to the module being supported

Technical Skills (ERP/EPM):

1. Oracle ERP Cloud Expertise: Strong practical experience in Oracle ERP Cloud, with a focus on the following modules:

• Procure-to-Pay (P2P): Proficient in Common Procurement, Self-Service Procurement, Invoicing and Payments, and Purchasing processes.
• Expenses Management: Demonstrated ability to implement and manage expense reporting and control.
• Intercompany Data Reconciliation (IDR): Hands-on experience in managing intercompany transactions and reconciliations.

1. Oracle EPM Cloud Proficiency : In-depth knowledge and practical application of Oracle EPM Cloud, specifically in Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS)
2. Oracle applications (E-Business Suite & Fusion Cloud SCM): implementing, configuring, and supporting various modules, such as accounts payable, supply chain management
3. Skill in creating Reports and Analytics (OTBI or SQL)

Soft Skills:

1. Strong communication and interpersonal skills (written and spoken English)
2. Solid analytical and problem-solving skills: Critical for troubleshooting issues and developing innovative solutions.
3. Client-centric and process oriented: Able to follow establish and follow clear processes while liaising with client

Building a better working world

Our offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and pre-screening requirements. The candidate acknowledges that all the information provided must be accurate.

Description

As part of the EY Financial Services technology risk team, you'll work withmultinational finance services institutions to gain a better understanding of technology risks and assess the related controls.You'll help management benefit fromwhatever the future may hold.

You'll be engaged in providing some of the most significant and class-leading IT external/internalaudits and risk engagements globally. As part of the market-leading risk professionals across the globe, you'll gain thevaluable experience you need to become a successful risk advisor. At EY, we recognise that it's the perspectives, skills and enthusiasm you bring to clients that makes the difference.

Your key responsibilities

EY consultants are considered by clients as seasoned and trusted in what they do. The technology risk teams focus on providing our core services which include:

• Work effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress

• Participate in process walkthrough and client interview for understanding client’s IT environment and controls implemented over IT systems

• Help prepare for schedules, document request lists and reports that will be provided to clients and other parties

• Help prepare for meetings with client management teams and participate in these meetings

• Help assess client’s IT environment and controls implemented over IT systems, and prepare work paper

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel

• Build strong internal relationships with EY Consulting and with other service lines across the organisation

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or masters’ degree preferably in one of the following areas: Business, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Law, and other related majors

• 1-4 years (over 3 years of experience will be considered for Senior position) hands-on experience with key components of IT risk assurance

• Possession/working towards the following certifications (not limited to): HKICPA, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP,CGEIT, CIA, PMP

• Good computer skills - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Chinese processing

• Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese. Mandarin is an advantage

Skills and attributes for success

A Big 4 background or comparable consulting experience is advantageous, although some of our strongest performers come directly from industry therefore candidates with industry experience and demonstrable success managing IT risk assurance workstreams and proven experience of conducting IT risk assurance discussions at senior management are also encouraged to apply. A broad background across IT risk assurance is expected with specific experience in 1 or more of the following areas essential;

• Knowledge and practical experience with providing IT audit and assurance services (including external / internal audits) to clients or experience in any of the following areas:

  • IT integration of financial statement audits

  • IT-related internal and/or external audits

  • Third party assurance e.g. service organisation controls reporting engagements

  • SOX/internal controls

  • Risk assessment

  • Business process reengineering

• Experience in identify and assess complex IT risks and controls, to relate them to the wider business environment and express opinions clearly to all levels of staff

• Experience in managing and supervising teams of professional employees and mentoring team members through development feedback and performance processes

• Experience in project management, preparing and providing reports, and giving presentations to clients

• Logical thinker with strong interpersonal and organisational skills. Able to interact effectively and gain the confidence and respect of senior level executives

• Positive attitude and enthusiasm in the performance of responsibilities

• Supervising, coaching, developing and leading teams and individual team members

What we look for

Highly motivated and a good communicator you will need to convey technical content in business language with senior management. You’ll also need to be a team player who is not only looking to enhance their own career but recognises the value in developing others and strengthening the team.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on your performance and recognised for the value you bring to the business. We also offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

• 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 an IGA Manager you will be responsible for leading the IGA Advise and Implementation projects and assisting the client on assessment, technical design and implementation of Identity and Access Management solution. The ideal person must be experienced in leading and managing IAM strategy, technology changes, and delivering projects, in cloud and on-premises environments.  Must be familiar with risk framework, compliance and auditing controls required to implement identity and access management solutions on cloud based and on-premises resources. The IGA manager should have experience with integrating solution on different IAM platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt and Microsoft Entra ID Governance.

Your key responsibilities

• IGA assessment, architecture, solution design and development
• Subject-matter expertise across all IGA topics as it relates to both cloud and on-premises enterprise technology, and the relationship between the architectures
• Lead IGA enterprise governance processes and drive IAM standards adoption
• Develop effective architecture solutions that not only satisfy immediate project requirements but also deliver a coherent, reusable, reliable and phased architecture to help the business grow and change while aligning to strategic vision
• Create, maintain and align the Information Security policies and standards with industry best practices and business needs in the adoption of cloud services and technologies
• Lead and manage the successful technical delivery of IGA projects and services for our customers by working directly with key business stakeholders, executives and project teams
• Review and management of technical IGA roadmaps
• Deliver technical security configuration architecture expertise in implementing IGA solutions
• Develop IGA solutions and recommendations for issues caused by processes, emerging threats and technology changes
• Implement customized use cases and solution
• IGA policy set up, audit compliance and implementing governance framework
  

Skills and attributes for success

• Must have at least 8-10 years of Assessment, Build and Implementation experience with IGA platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt and Microsoft Entra ID Governance, etc.
• Ability to develop and implement long-term strategies for identity governance by understanding industry trends and how they impact the organization
• Must have managed end-to-end IGA implementation projects
• Must have experience in prioritising application on-boarding needs, requirements gathering for compliance and provisioning
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with configuring Lifecycle management, Application On-Boarding, Access Request, Automated Provisioning, Password Management and RBAC, Risk Model
• Must have an understanding of industry best practices for access administration (Provisioning, de-provisioning), access enforcement (authentication protocols) and access governance (certification, logging, monitoring etc.)
• Experience in managing projects including implementation and integration with authoritative sources (e.g., Workday, Banner, SuccessFactors, Fieldglass, etc.) as an identity source with provisioning into target systems (e.g., LDAP and Active Directory)
• Strong knowledge of IAM technologies, frameworks and business case development
• Experience with regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX) and risk management
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience is setting up SoD and Recertification process
• Experience in managing key client stakeholders and expectations, as well as people management skills
• Proficiency in managing multiple projects simultaneously and strong experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall)
• Experience in developing and maintaining project plans, project financials, period team status reports, steering committee reports, etc.
• Knowledge of development (JAVA, Webservices, SQL etc.)
• Strong presentation and documentation skills on MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word
• Working experience on cloud environment like AWS, Azure
• Knowledge on industry standards (NIST, DIACCC)
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills

To qualify for the role you must have

• Should have hands-on working knowledge of all phases (Assessment, Design, Configure, Build, Test, Deploy, Support) of IAM solution implementation.
• Proven experience with optimizing the capabilities of an existing IGA solution

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Canadian Federal Security clearance is a plus
• Security Certification CISSP/CISA/ CISM or TOGAF/SABSA is a plus

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 to 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, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• 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

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.