EY BlackLine Delivery Manager - Technology Consulting 

United Kingdom, England, London 

39041130

As a leader in the Financial Corporate Performance Management space, BlackLine provides a solution for clients to help standardise, automate, and control their financial close process. Within Technology Consulting, our EY BlackLine team is focused on working with our clients to transform their current processes and seamlessly move onto BlackLine. This could for example mean:

• Optimising the finance function through standardising the financial close processes, centralising activities, and enabling automation
• Delivering end to end BlackLine implementations through process design, tool configuration and build, testing, training, and business deployment
• Defining BlackLine system configuration to meet business requirements, align to defined policy and controls, and support existing operating model capabilities

Your key responsibilities

In your role as a BlackLine Delivery Manager you will have responsibility for designing & delivering key aspects of our projects and transformation programmes within our client base. You will be expected to:

• Lead BlackLine implementations across various modules
• Bring business process knowledge and technical skillsets to client discussions
• Manage team members and delegate activities to keep engagements aligned to planned timelines
• Drive client workshops including requirements gathering sessions, process re-design discussions and system demonstrations
• Engage and collaborate with clients’ stakeholders across all levels of the organisation
• Manage workstream dependencies and clearly communicate projects risks to relevant stakeholders
• Be a trusted advisor to the client

Skills and attributes for success

You will have knowledge and experience of the following:

• Technology Project Management – experience leading a team through a technology driven transformation
• BlackLine software solutions – technical knowledge in the BlackLine product offerings and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions, delivering clients value
• Technical skillset – understanding of how BlackLine integrates with other source systems
• Designing and delivering BlackLine solutions as end-to-end implementations, assessments and client optimisations in one or more of the following BlackLine modules:
  • Account Reconciliations
  • Transaction Matching
  • Journals
  • Tasks Management
  • Intercompany Hub
  • Variance Analysis
  • Smart Close
  • Consolidation Integrity Manager

To qualify for the role you must have

• Be able to define and evaluate end-to-end business processes and their integration with Finance
• Experience managing a BlackLine implementation
• Technical skillset in one or more modules within the BlackLine software application
• Able to lead client workshops
• Programme delivery experience and ability to both manage workstream dependencies
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build ‘Trusted Adviser’ relationships
• Willingness to travel as required in relation to working at Client Sites on specific engagements

Ideally, you’ll also have

• 3 full lifecycle experience in complex BlackLine delivery
• Skillset focused in BlackLine offerings across multiple modules
• Experience in managing programme delivery projects, specifically focused on digital finance transformations
• Ability to lead and manage team members
• An understanding in how the tool integrates with other client systems

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:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. You will be offered the opportunity to attain Professional Accounting qualification (ACCA. CIMA, ACA)
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Di verse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.