דרושים Senior Consultant- Technology Risk- Assurance ב-Ey ב-Canada, Ottawa

We innovate with SAP to co-create more innovative answers, drawing on our integrated competencies in tax, assurance, transactions and risk, as well as our work in implementing SAP. Together, we help clients provide better outcomes and long-lasting results, from strategy to execution.

On your typical engagement, you will work with the key stakeholders to understand their needs and advise on SAP system capabilities.  You will initiate the requirement gathering, architect solutions, blueprinting, testing, complete the workflow and documentation, as well as the functional design of the solution. Liaise with the stakeholders and technical team to translate needs into business solutions and complete the configurations and/or integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems.

As a Senior Manager in Technology Business Analysis, you will be at the forefront of evaluating and understanding complex business models, processes, and operations. Your expertise will be pivotal in translating business requirements into technical specifications for our technical teams to develop functional solutions that drive our technology delivery success.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will manage and oversee complex processes and projects, ensuring quality and managing risk. You will be accountable for budget management, delivery, and performance of projects aimed at meeting specific objectives. Additionally, you will foster and manage client relationships, contributing to business growth through revenue generation and commercial relationship management. You will also engage in:

• Thought leadership, providing expert insights and tackling complex problems with best practice knowledge.
• Identify sales and new opportunities
• Participate in client engagements from planning to execution and closure
• Manage engagement economics with a focus on chargeability and revenue generation

Skills and attributes for success

To thrive in this role, you will need to demonstrate effective management skills, an understanding of operational and organizational dynamics, and the ability to maintain quality and manage risk.

• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and possess strong business acumen
• Demonstrate ability to assimilate to new knowledge
• Lead and deliver quality SAP projects or workstreams
• Consistently deliver quality client services. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
• Establish relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels
• Select appropriate methods and techniques to achieve results
• Recommend policy changes and establish procedures
• Exercise significant latitude in setting objectives and determining approaches to assignments

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred)
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in SAP
• At least 3 years of experience working with one or more SAP modules
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills
• Experience managing an SAP project or workstream and project-based team members
• Knowledge of leading practices, benchmarking, peer company environments and prior advisory experience relevant to industry specific finance and technology functions
• Ability and comfort level researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices, and new technologies
• A willingness to travel to meet client needs

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Prior consulting industry experience
• SAP Certification/s
• Experience with at least one full cycle implementation of your core module

As a Tax Manager you will be a part of our Financial Services practice. This position offers excellent opportunities for learning and career advancement to the right candidate.

Your key responsibilities

As a Tax Manager, you will participate in and supervise multiple and challenging tax consulting engagements and contribute to the delivery of innovative tax compliance support for our diverse clients.

Skills and attributes for success

• Leading large and medium sized engagements.
• Planning and organizing teams for the preparation of tax returns.
• Conducting and documenting tax research and advising on planning opportunities, tax compliance strategies, and compliance issues.
• Reviewing the work of junior staff for accuracy and completeness.
• Become part of the tax engagement team in servicing the planning and compliance needs of clients.
• Working closely with other members of our team on tax technical interpretation work for clients
• Establish relationships with clients and gain a solid understanding of their business.
• Develop technical skills by remaining up to date on trends, new developments and tax authority decisions, and apply them to moderately complex situations.
• Identify opportunities for providing tax planning and other special services.
• Support the development and coaching of tax professionals and other junior tax staff members.
• Participate in and contribute to the attainment of team objectives.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Professional accounting designation (CPA) or law degree
• Minimum of four years Canadian Corporate tax experience
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools.
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines

Ideally, you’ll also

• Previous experience dealing with clients within the financial services sector is strongly preferred
• Mature, proactive, committed, highly motivated and driven team player

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

Your role as a Senior Tax Staff will give you the opportunity to combine corporate tax work with structured and virtual learning. You will have the opportunity to combine tax engagements with structured learning. You’ll get experience in tax compliance, tax accrual review, calculating income tax provision and tax planning. Our people focus on the main issues affecting our clients, paying particular attention to the implementation of tax strategies aligned with their business objectives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Contribute to client satisfaction by providing clients with quality, timely and responsive services and work products.
• Demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts.
• Discuss moderately complex tax issues with the engagement team and client management.
• Keep informed of current tax developments and effectively apply tax knowledge to client situations.
• Thoroughly and accurately analyze information.
• Prepare practical and effective approaches to the client's tax situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions.
• Share tax planning ideas with others.
• Participate in and contribute to achieving team goals.
• Assist in the development of recommendations and implementation plans and assist in making quality decisions in complex areas.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Accounting designation or Masters’ degree
• Experienced Senior- Minimum of 3 years of relevant CDN Corporate tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry.
• Broad exposure to corporate income taxation
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Mature mindset, proactive and committed, highly motivated driven team player

What we offer you

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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We empower our clients HR functions to unlock greater organizational value through innovative talent strategies, streamlined operations, and cutting-edge HCM technology modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of end-to-end ERP or preferably HCM system implementations (e.g. Dayforce, Oracle HCM, SAP SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft), is bilingual (English/French), and can effectively align business needs with technical requirements for a successful deployment.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage the execution of organizational readiness activities to ensure smooth adoption of the HCM solution.
• Develop and maintain documents such as Deployment Playbook and Deployment Execution Framework
• Facilitate alignment sessions and workshops to identify dependencies, risks and readiness gaps
• Collaborate across transformation workstreams including PMO, Design, Integration, Testing, OCM to ensure organizational readiness for Go-Live.
• Track adoption metrics and identify areas requiring additional support or stabilization.

Skills and attributes for success

If you have the confidence in both your presentation and technical abilities to grow into a leading expert here, this is the role for you.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Technology, Human Resources or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in large scale ERP or preferably HCM system implementations (e.g. Dayforce, Workday, Oracle HCM, SAP SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft).
• Proven track record of navigating complex, multi-vendor, enterprise-wide programs with multiple interdependent workstreams
• Strong client facing presence with proven ability to manage diverse stakeholders in large, complex transformations.
• Flexibility and ability to travel within Canada.
• Fluency in English and French.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance (e.g. Government of Canada Reliability Status) as required to work on government projects.

Ideally, you’ll also Have

Experience in public sector or large enterprise environments.

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

Please note: This role requires eligibility to obtain and maintain Government of Canada security clearance due to the nature of client engagements.

Your key responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant at EY, you will contribute to the Supply Chain & Operations team by leading key activities on engagements, supporting practice development, and mentoring junior staff. Responsibilities include:

Engagement Management:

• Develop procurement solutions and guide client strategy with expert-level knowledge of e-procurement and broader digital procurement technologies.
• Support the design, implementation, and deployment of e-Procurement and digital business transformation projects for clients.
• Provide business process design and functional expertise across all phases of technology implementation, including requirements gathering, design, build, testing, and change management.
• Support project leadership in business development and market growth initiatives.
• Be involved in day-to-day client interactions.

People Development:

• Foster the development of digital procurement capabilities within EY’s Supply Chain practice.
• Create a positive team environment and provide coaching and support to junior staff.
• Assist senior leadership with practice development activities such as recruiting and training.

Business Development:

• Help expand the Procurement Transformation practice across EY Canada.
• Develop new solutions and innovative ways of working to advance EY’s innovation agenda.

Skills and attributes for success

• An undergraduate degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Subject matter knowledge of digital procurement platforms – such as SAP Ariba, or any other procurement and spend management solutions (Ivalua, Coupa, Jaggaer, agentic AI platforms, etc.)
• 3–5+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience with blue-chip organizations.
• Functional/technical proficiency in full lifecycle delivery of business transformation projects.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain Government of Canada security clearance (minimum Reliability Status; Secret clearance may be required depending on client engagement).

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• A high level of motivation, strong work ethic, and a self-starting attitude.
• Working knowledge in one or more of the following: Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Relationship Management, or Procure-to-Pay processes.

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

Discover how, when and where you can work at

Recognizing the changing and fast-paced professional landscape, you will team with engagement leadership to bring our broad range of capabilities and insights to enhance the effectiveness of the finance and operations function. You will be part of our Finance Transformation team and help clients by focusing on providing business advisory services that achieve measurable benefits in operational efficiency and strategic decision making.

As part of the Finance Transformation team, you will actively participate in engagements covering the following expertise areas:

• Finance Transformation Strategy & Roadmap
• Financial Statement Close & Consolidations
• FP&A, Controlling Excellence & Management Reporting
• Finance Operating Model Design
• Finance & Accounting Process Improvement, Mapping and Documentation
• Global Business Services including Shared Service Centers, Outsourcing
  

What you will do

As an influential member of the team, you'll help to create a positive learning culture and will actively coach and counsel junior team members to help them develop.

Client responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Finance Transformation engagements, which involves advising clients on their internal finance strategy, operating models, and financial processes
• Assist in managing the financial aspects of engagements by organizing staffing, tracking budget and communicating issues to project leaders
• Participate in business development initiatives (POVs, Proposals, NextWave Sessions, among others)
• Build strong internal relationships within Consulting and across other services

People Management responsibilities

• Keep people at center through effective supervising, coaching, and mentoring of staff members
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Finance Transformation professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills and knowledge
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
  

Skills and attributes for success

• The ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and keep an open mind (know when to lead and when to follow)
• Experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to speak fluently and professionally in both French and English
• A high level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• An ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges, and understand clients and teammates’ work style

What you will bring to this role

• Strong academic record including a bachelor's degree and approximately a minimum of 7 years’ experience in industry or with a recognized consulting firm
• Professional designation and/or qualification is desired i.e. MBA, CPA, CA, CMA, CGA
• Experience in delivering projects that cover the full life cycle of assessment, design and implementation support
• Experience with emerging technologies and robotic process automation roll-out is an asset
• Experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members
• Travel may be required for this role
• Experience in public sector and government
• Eligibility for Government of Canada security clearance (requires five years of Canadian work experience)
  

Ideally, you’ll also have knowledge and experience of a number of the following areas: finance transformation; process transformation and improvement; planning, budgeting and forecasting; performance measurement and performance management; business performance reporting; cost reduction; shared service centers and business process outsourcing; financial statement close

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

Your Key Responsibilities

• Financial Audit IT Integration – Execution of IT related audit procedures (including IT related procedures beyond ITGCs) in support of financial statement audits and reporting on internal controls over financial reporting (integrated and non-integrated audits)
• Internal Controls Attestations – Focus on providing an opinion on management’s assertion over business processes and controls including IT General Controls.
• Service organization reporting – Focus on the issuance of third-party reports in the form of 3416 reports, SOC 1 & SOC 2 reports, etc.
• Provide high quality professional day-to-day management of internal/external audit engagements/projects and understand EY’s practices and service offerings and identify potential opportunities to improve such service offerings
• Lead and support the on-site coordination role for audit clients including planning, briefing team on the client's IT environment and industry IT trends, coaching and mentoring staff, communicating with the clients and completing audit engagements
• Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and the value to be delivered.
• Support preparation of IT external audit reports on the adequacy and effectiveness of control structure, along with practical recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency of a control or process.
• Able to discuss and resolve IT audit issues and recommendations with client management.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations.
  

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Highly professional with ability to work in challenging, diverse and evolving client environments
• Flexible with the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to build strong client relationships
• Strong team working skills are essential
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• A passion to contribute to the growth of the practice
• Strong experience interacting with clients at all levels including Staff, Leadership and Partners
• Strong written, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior staff on engagements.
  

To qualify for the role you must have

• A minimum of 2 - 4 years of experience in IT audits and/or risk assessments and/or technology evaluations;
• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other relevant program required.
• Possessing relevant accounting / audit designation(s) or working towards one (e.g. CPA, CISA, CIA, CISSP, CISM) is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, NIST or other IT frameworks would be as asset.
• Experience with data and analytics tools such as ACL; providing IT support to non IT auditors.
• Proficiency using MS Office Suite including Excel, Word, OneNote and PowerPoint
• Ability to obtain Government of Canada Secret clearance
• Willingness to travel
  

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Hands on experience with project management or IT operations based in large enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP, Oracle EBS JDE and SAP or information security would be an asset.
  

What We Look For

As an ambassador for the Technology Risk team, you will need to build a strong network internally and be able to exceed our clients' high expectations. We are seeking high performing individuals who have been recognised for exceeding expectations. We’re interested in highly motivated talented individuals with a strong willingness to think outside of the box. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll need the motivation to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and expand our business in the evolving market. If you’re serious about consulting and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

What We offer

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.