Faas Technical Accounting Advisory Group jobs at Ey in United States, Chicago

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Responsibilities:

• Conducting In-depth Market Analysis: Take charge of conducting thorough and exhaustive market research, employing various analytical tools and methodologies to develop insights on different markets.
• Contributing to Strategic Projects : Actively participate in strategic initiatives aimed at market entry, growth, and expansion plans.
• Preparing Detailed Analyses: Develop detailed analytical reports and presentations encompassing findings from market analyses, feasibility studies, and strategic recommendations.
• Display Problem-Solving Thinking: Apply a problem-solving mindset to dissect complex challenges encountered during market entry evaluations or strategic projects.
• Strategic Input and Execution: Offer strategic input and assist in the execution of growth plans, mergers, or acquisitions.
• Continuous Learning and Team Collaboration: Embrace a proactive approach to learning, keeping abreast of industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging technologies.

Qualifications:

• You have completed a university degree (or you will complete it in this academic year).
• You are interested in strategy consulting and, ideally, have previous experience in consulting.
• You speak and write English well, as we are a regional team and all communication is in English.
• You exhibit common sense and can stay level-headed during periods of complex and intense work. Often, you will need to rapidly familiarize yourself with unfamiliar topics.
• And most importantly, it must be a good match . You will spend a lot of time with us, so you must get along with the team personally.

Preferred Qualities:

• Global Perspective: An appreciation for diverse cultures and a global mindset that enables understanding and navigating international markets effectively. This includes sensitivity to cultural nuances and an openness to exploring opportunities beyond regional boundaries.
• Adaptability to Ambiguity: Proven capacity to thrive in ambiguous situations or uncertain environments, showcasing resilience and adaptability while maintaining focus and clarity in complex and ever-evolving scenarios.
• Leadership Potential : Display signs of leadership potential, whether through prior leadership experiences, initiative-taking, or the ability to influence peers positively, indicating the potential to grow into leadership roles within the team.
• Client Relationship Skills: A natural inclination or demonstrated ability to build strong interpersonal relationships, fostering trust and credibility through effective communication, understanding client needs, and delivering high-quality service.

We offer an attractive starting salary with an annual bonus if your work goes well. Additionally, we provide benefits that will surely please you:

• Time off: 6 weeks of leave to recharge.
• Referral reward: Earn from 10,000 to 70,000 CZK for referring a new colleague.
• Benefit points: 30,000 CZK on Benefity.cz to spend as you wish. For example, you can purchase a Multisport card, shop for gifts, or book a trip on Slevomat.
• Professional development : You will continuously learn and develop your skills with us. We offer a unique professional development program and a wide range of courses in our learning map. You can access the educational portal Udemy.com, and we offer language courses. Our colleagues will provide support in the form of counseling and internal coaching.
• Employee discounts : Enjoy discounted offers on a wide range of services. Discounts are available at Fruitisimo, Sushi Time, and the BodyBody fitness center, amongst others.
• Health and care: Gain access to fast and convenient online consulting at uLékaře.cz from qualified doctors.
• Teamwork and fun: With us, it's not just about work, but also about fun and team cooperation. We frequently organize team events such as dinner or bowling, alongside company parties and other great events that strengthen our team atmosphere. You can also participate in CSR activities.

• The first step is the entrance tests , which you will complete online. There will be three in total: English, numeracy and logical thinking, and cognitive thinking. You will have a week to complete these tests, and we appreciate timely submissions.
• The second round is an online meeting with our recruiter Karolina, where you will discuss all the necessary details of the position.
• Subsequent rounds are online interviews with Strategy & Execution team members where you will receive a brief introduction from one of our colleagues, followed by a case study. These rounds will also include questions relating to personal fit. They are a great opportunity to meet and interact with your potential future team members.
• The final part of the selection process is a short online call with the team partner.

Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team is growing exponentially, and as a Senior Manager in our Technical Accounting Advisory Group (TAAG) group, you will play a key role in that growth. Working across all industries, you’ll develop your career by communicating creative, strategic goals both internally and externally. It’s all about listening to and understanding our clients to give them a truly exceptional experience in a field where there really are no off-the-shelf recommendations.

Your key responsibilities

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. That means you’ll need to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues. You’ll also be collaborating with colleagues across multiple service lines, so we’ll look to you to build relationships and identify opportunities for our clients to benefit from our knowledge in other areas. Occasional travel may be necessary as you will be meeting with key clients, some of whom are the most respected in their fields.

Skills and attributes for success

· Consulting with clients on complex and technical accounting issues

· Collaborating with partners and clients to influence strategy, balancing risk and client expectations

· Ensuring our engagement teams thoroughly understand our clients’ unique needs, ambitions and expectations

· Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless, integrated service

· Managing performance and identifying opportunities to improve our products and processes

To qualify for the role you must have

· A bachelor’s degree, CPA certification and at least 8 years’ work experience

· Including at least 2 years of experience in 3+ industries / sectors (e.g., life sciences, technology, advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defense, energy) of varied technical accounting analysis primarily in the areas of:

• Lessee accounting under ASC 842, including complex issues such as improvements, incentives, master leases and modifications
• Sale-leaseback and build-to-suit (including “failed” arrangements) under ASC 842
• Lease impairment analysis

· Experience should include 3-5 years in public accounting in more of a technical/highly complex analysis including analysis and memo writing on any variety of technical topics.

· Strong technical writing and presentation skills

· Strong project management of complex technical accounting including the ability to develop realistic time budget and deadline estimates

· A thorough understanding of US GAAP

· An understanding of the marketplace, as well as commonly used terminology, processes and tools

· A proven record of excellence when managing, mentoring and improving a team of high-performing colleagues

· The confidence to research and resolve emerging client issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies

· The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary

· Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations

Ideally you will also have

· IFRS experience as either preparer, auditor or accounting advisor

· Experience with lessor accounting under ASC 842

· Interaction between ASC 842 and ASC 606 for lessor arrangements

· General long-lived asset (e.g., PP&E), including capitalization, impairment, repairs/maintenance, capitalized interest, and asset retirement obligations experience

· Inventory accounting and costing, including cost capitalization, FIFO/Average/LIFO/Retail method, manufacturing costs (standard costing and variances), impairment, and DISE

· Knowledge on other topics such as government grants, environmental credits, environmental obligations and involuntary conversion

What we look for

We’re interested in versatile people with the ability to take on new responsibilities and listen to clients to get things done. While technical accounting experience is a plus, we’re primarily interested in strong performers with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and think in unique and creative ways. If you’re a confident leader with a curious mind and the ability to solve complex issues, this role is for you.

Technology – Engineering & Systems Integration – Application Systems Engineering – Manager

As a Manager in Application Systems Engineering, you will be at the forefront of defining user and customer requirements, focusing on user interface development across diverse platforms. You'll play a pivotal role in engineering software components and services that ensure seamless communication within the system architecture.

Your key responsibilities

As a vital member of our team, you will manage and deliver high-quality processes, solutions, or projects, with a strong focus on quality, risk management, and continuous improvement. You'll be expected to innovate through research and benchmarking best practices, while managing professional employees and supervisory responsibilities to meet performance objectives. Your role will encompass:

• Ensuring billability through chargeable work to external clients.
• Leading workstream delivery with strategic oversight.
• Managing project status and overseeing deliverable completion.
• Traveling as required by client engagements.
• Actively participating in client sessions and leading workstreams from planning to execution.
• Identifying additional service opportunities to drive sales.
• Leading specific RFP responses and managing engagement economics.
• Executing resource planning within budget constraints.

Skills and attributes for success

To thrive in this role, you'll need a blend of technical prowess and business acumen, coupled with the ability to manage complex problems and lead teams effectively. Your skills will include:

• Team with client technology professionals, and/or third-party strategic alliances to provide implementation of technology solutions
• Demonstrate quality project execution and delivery by successfully monitoring project/program team economics, performance against the job arrangement and budget, and proactively adjust scope, timing, and resources as appropriate and if necessary
• Architect technology solutions focusing on data flow, data migration and data integration to execute supply chain related processes across multi-vendor software / application landscape
• Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team. Delegate work successfully. Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by example
• Generate new business opportunities by thoroughly understanding EY and its service lines and actively assessing and presenting ways to apply knowledge and services
• Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally
• Manage and supervise a team of technology professionals through all phases of the technology lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, conversion and testing
• Interact and communicate effectively with supply chain and technology senior and middle management executives
• Agile development methodologies.
• Application integration and quality assurance.
• Proficiency in software development and technology business requirements analysis.
• Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Digital fluency and emotional agility.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A 4-year bachelor's degree is required, with at least 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• 4 - 6 years relevant experience working with SCM / ERP application implementations system as a Technical Lead, Application Development Lead or Enterprise Application Integration lead, with at least 2 year spent in a managerial and IT/business integration role

• 2-3 full cycle implementations of Oracle SCM Cloud and 3-4 Oracle EBS Applications implementation experience focusing on Order Management, Pricing, Inventory, Product Information Management, Procurement, and Manufacturing related modules
• 2-3 years of hands-on experience with FBDI, OTBI, REST and SOAP
• Proven track record in integration tools and technologies such as Oracle Integration Cloud, MuleSoft, Dell Boomi or any leading integration platform to architect, design and build integrations with Oracle Cloud Applications.
• Demonstrated use of Oracle methodologies such as OUM or AIM
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise business processes with technology skills
• Ability and comfort level researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including emerging technologies, SOA governance, and new technologies
• The successful candidate must also be willing and able to travel 60-80% of a work schedule

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, MIS, Mathematics, or related field (MBA or MS degree preferred)
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• A passion for continuous learning and professional growth.

Our London based team of US-qualified tax professionals is a growing practice of 50+ individuals focused on providing exceptional client service to the asset management industry including hedge funds, debt funds, private equity funds and real estate funds and their management companies.

Your key responsibilities
The role will primarily involve overseeing hedge fund US tax compliance engagements for clients with appropriate consideration of risk, operational, and tax technical issues. Researching US tax legislation and explaining the impact to asset management clients will be required as part of contributing to tax consulting projects. You will be working in a dynamic environment and you will be expected to coach junior staff members (both onshore and offshore) and share your knowledge and experience with the entire team. You will also be expected to coordinate multiple engagement teams’ schedules and deadlines.
Skills and attributes for success

• Positive attitude and willingness to be a team player.
• Excellent time and project management skills.
• Proficiency in securities analysis for non-475 funds, including wash sales, straddles, debt, swaps, and other analysis required to compute a hedge fund’s taxable income.
• Practical understanding of hedge fund partnership allocations including an understanding of revaluation accounts and aggregation.
• Experience advising clients on the US tax impact of various trading strategies and fund structures, as well as US tax elections.
• Proficiency in juggling multiple priorities while managing internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to learn new concepts with minimal guidance.
• Enthusiasm for coaching and developing team members.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Current CPA, EA or equivalent qualification or Degree / Master’s degree in accounting or taxation (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of corporate and international tax returns and related US tax laws.
• Extensive experience in preparing and reviewing partnership tax returns and Schedules K-1.
• Practical experience with hedge fund securities analysis and allocations.
• In-depth knowledge of Go Systems tax preparation software or similar system.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience managing cross-border teams of 2-6 people.
• Ability to liaise directly with non-tax stakeholders at your clients to explain US tax concepts at a practical level.
• Knowledge of a hedge fund US tax preparation software.
• Knowledge of common management company structures and their US tax considerations.
• Background in financial services, ideally working with hedge funds in a US tax capacity.
• Experience in delivering technical and soft skills training to junior team members.

What we look for

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. 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

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager on our Personal Independence Advisory team, you will use your experience to provide independence assistance to professionals and client service teams, as well as participating in various other special projects. You’ll help our professionals comply with the firm's Independence and Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM) policies and associated regulations. You will have the opportunity to consult on various independence policies and procedures in a variety of other independence matters as well, all the while helping others to make educated, thoughtful decisions on Risk Management.

The projects you'll work on are complex in nature and may impact the country’s performance, ongoing relationships with major clients or important vendor relationships. In this role, you'll have broad decision-making authority, subject to review by Independence leaders. You'll be closely involved with Independence executives when key business issues are discussed that affect your staff.

Skills and attributes for success

• Uses knowledge gained from in-depth client service or infrastructure experience, to resolve Independence policy and procedure issues, violations and concerns
• Manages client relationships so that expectations are met or exceeded by advising what to expect and by when, and through listening and responding to client needs
• Understands key requirements of regulators’ independence rules and firm policies and is knowledgeable about Risk Management areas outside of independence
• Identifies emerging risks and proposes solutions to address these

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Project management skills to successfully handle multiple projects and initiatives concurrently
• Exemplary documentation and communication skills
• Process improvement experience
• Ability to think strategically and handle complex concepts
• Problem solving skills to address matters across multiple service lines, industry sectors and geographic areas
• Experience at driving and adapting to change
• Ability to deliver tough messages to executive leaders within the firm
• English language skills - excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong listening and interpretation skills
• Good working knowledge of computers and common software packages
• 7 plus years related experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education

Ideally, you’ll have

• CPA license highly preferred
• The ability to exercise significant levels of independent judgment and discretion when analyzing complex issues and risk across industry and service lines
• The ability to use your knowledge and experience and refer to the firm's Independence and related policies and regulations, to identify appropriate opportunities and solutions
• Understanding of ISQM (International Standard on Quality Management and ICFR (Internal Controls over Financial Reporting)

As a Manager in this area, you will:

• Demonstrate in-depth technical and functional capabilities and professional knowledge across end-to-end supply chain planning processes, covering tactical and operational aspects of demand planning, supply planning, production planning, and procurement / inventory planning.
• Possess capabilities for optimising end-to-end supply chain planning processes to minimise future gaps, maximise inventory turns, maintain master data accuracy and integrity, and mitigate supply and demand risk.
• Co-ordinate with supply, demand, and production teams to define target stock level (TSL) requirements for raw and packaging materials (RPM), work in progress (WIP) and finished product (FP) inventories.
• Design and/or improve policies, procedures, and performance metrics (KPI’s) related to supply, demand, production, and procurement planning.
• Provide solutions proficiency in BY or 09 Demand or Supply module to analyse and identifying gaps, to lead the solution design, and implement the BY/09 application modules to meet business requirements
• Lead implementation, configurations, testing, training, knowledge transfer and documentation activities
• Able to conduct workshops to understand end to end business process requirements and propose the best possible solution
• Deliver high quality client solutions that meet and exceed client/EY expectations and are delivered on-time and on-budget
• Manage client solution delivery, including defining project approach, motivating project teams, monitoring, managing project risks, managing client and EY key stakeholders and successfully delivering client solutions
• Identifying new business opportunities, including building strong client relations, understanding client needs and EY solution offerings, communicating client opportunities to EY leadership, and helping develop client opportunities

Skills and attributes for success

• Gather Business requirements/ lead design discussions with customer & business teams
• Work on Proposal and RFP’s
• Analyse business requirements and Perform Fit-Gap Analysis
• Develop detailed solution design based on business requirements
• Strong expertise in detailed configuration and testing of Blue Yonder planning module ESP
• Assist customer/business teams during UAT phase
• Prepare and Review project documentations

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 9+ years of hands-on experience, as a consultant providing supply chain solutions for customers required
• At-least two implementation projects in JDA/BY Demand and ESP and/or o9 Demand and Supply Planning as a functional or techno functional consultant
• Good understanding of integration with other modules within planning
• Relevant consulting and implementation experience with other leading supply chain planning solutions such as Oracle, O9, Kinaxis, Logility, SAP, or leading ERP is an added advantage
• Very well versed in supply chain related knowledge, be able to understand common business problems, and translate business input to advise clients on appropriate solutions to meet their planning objectives
• Strong business analysis skills, understanding and usage of statistical algorithms, SCM concepts, awareness of tactical planning on overall supply chain required

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics or Operations Research preferred. A combination of Bachelor ’s degree and relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of advanced degree
• Strong business analysis skills, understanding and usage of statistical algorithms, SCM concepts, awareness of tactical planning on overall supply chain required
• Overall,9-14 years of experiences as SCM planner and responsibilities delivering projects in Supply Chain Management, Planning & Logistics domain
• Working experience with Onsite & Offshore delivery model environment is preferred
• Engaging with business partners and IT to understand requirements from various parts of an organization to drive the design, programming execution, and UAT for future state capabilities within the platform
• Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment while managing multiple projects and strict deadlines
• Good understanding of outsourcing and off shoring, building win/win strategies and contracts with suppliers

What we look for

• Consulting experience, including assessments and implementations
• Functional and technical Experience in BY ESP or SCP
• Documenting requirements and processes (e.g., Process flows)
• Working collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Relevant industry certification from APICS will be a plus

You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. 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

As a Senior in Application Design and Development, you will be at the forefront of developing and integrating user interfaces across diverse platforms such as mobile, web, and tablet. Utilizing standard tools and agile methodologies, your contributions will be crucial in delivering technological solutions that drive our organization's revenue generation.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will identify customer requirements and develop front-end components and services that are integral to our software architecture. You will be expected to actively contribute to business processes or solutions, selecting methodologies judiciously to meet client service metrics, quality, risk management, business growth, and teaming objectives.

• Define and execute deliverables with efficiency
• Manage completion of deliverables and maintain engagement economics reports
• Track resource plans and budgets, and handle project statuses
• Participate in client sessions as a workstream member or team lead
• Travel is required based on client needs, and you will be expected to maintain a chargeability level with billable hours to external clients.

Skills and attributes for success

To thrive in this role, you will need a blend of technical and interpersonal skills that will make a significant impact on our projects.

• Passion and interest for solving problems using technology preferably in Oracle economy.
• Seeing problems as challenges and opportunities, not roadblocks
• Technical experience with all aspects of the software lifecycle including design, architecture, development and testing
• Innovative and creative mind to think outside of the box
• Resourceful and able to find possible solutions to problems individually and within a team
• Coaching teams members with a goal of fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Sharing your knowledge and developing engagement tools and enablers to build capability for the practice
• Developing client relationships across multiple levels and support sales efforts
• Effectively leading and mentoring others technically and professionally

• Agile delivery methodologies
• Proficiency in application development tools
• Quality assurance and software development expertise
• Systems integration skills
• Building relationships, client trust, and emotional agility
• Complex problem-solving abilities

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A four-year Bachelor's degree is required
• Experience typically preferred is 2-4 years in a relevant field experience working with an SCM / ERP system in a software development role, integration developer or application developer, with at least 1 year spent in a development or integration lead role
• Proven track record in integration technologies utilizing SOA ,SOA frameworks or integration platform with Oracle Cloud applications
• Approximately 4 years of practical Oracle Cloud / Oracle EBS Applications implementation experience focusing on Finance, Supply Chain, Order Management, Pricing, Inventory, Product Information Management, Procurement, and/or Manufacturing related modules
• 2-3 years of Hands-on experience with FBDI, OTBI, REST and SOAP, and integrations tools and technologies such as Oracle Integration Cloud, MuleSoft, Dell Boomi or any leading integration platform
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise business processes with technology skills
• Ability and comfort level researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including emerging technologies, SOA governance, and new technologies
• The successful candidate must also be willing and able to travel 60-80% of a work schedule

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, MIS, Mathematics, or related field (MBA or MS degree preferred)