EY US Finance Transformation - Oil & Gas Sector 

United States, Texas, Houston 

265861312

​Our objective is to provide clients with a unique business perspective on how to transform the finance function - reducing cost base, increasing efficiency and quality of information, and improving decision-making through the following core areas: finance operating model design; business performance management and reporting, shared services design, and implementation; finance process improvement, finance system implementation and outsourcing consulting.  We have shaped a global ecosystem of CFOs, controllers and other accounting and finance executives to help our clients enhance the value they are adding to their enterprise.

The opportunity

As part of our Finance Transformation team, you will gain Oil and Gas experience working with senior leadership teams in domestic and large multinational companies.

You will combine your finance capability with program and change management expertise to implement and embed improvements and deliver sustainable value.

Your key responsibilities

Your role as a Senior will focus on supporting the strategy and delivery of client engagements, interacting at an executive level. In this role, you will work with high-performing people and teams, supporting them to make an impact that matters, and supporting the direction to deliver exceptional client service.

You will work to deliver and manage finance transformation projects in one or more of the following areas:

• Finance strategy development

• Finance operating model design

• Finance processes improvement

• Shared services and global business services design and implementation

• Outsourcing consulting (including managed services)

• Financial planning and analysis (FP&A (Financial planning and analysis))

• Finance systems and applications (e.g., SAP, Blackline), process mining, robotics, and intelligent automation

• Financial close, consolidation and reporting

• Cost management and profitability analysis

• Hydrocarbon accounting, Order-to-cash, procure-to-pay and record-to-report processes

Core responsibilities will also include coaching and mentoring, and performance appraisal.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially around breaking down complex structures into digestible and relevant points for a diverse set of clients and colleagues, at all levels.

• By drawing on your knowledge and experience, you will lead consulting engagements that solve complex issues, provide innovative commercial insights for clients in the energy sector, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs and contribute to thought leadership. You will actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives.

• Successfully manage engagement time and budgets.

• In line with our commitment to quality, you will consistently drive projects to completion, manage risk and ensure that work is of high quality.

• As an influential member of the team, you will help to create a positive learning culture

• Build relationships with client teams

• Be able to collaborate within a virtual workforce across multiple time-zones as well as offshore teammates

• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

• Adept at storytelling and presenting using data (Excel and PowerPoint)

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of related work experience; or a master's degree and approximately 2years of related work experience in the energy sector

• Approximately 2 years of experience in providing consulting services in the finance function focused in at least one of the following areas: finance operating model design, performance management, shared services design and implementations, outsourcing consulting, hydrocarbon accounting

• Experience within large-scale Finance Transformation and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations preferred

or

• Oil & Gas Industry experience with finance operations expertise

• Willingness to travel to meet client obligations

Ideally, you will also have

• An advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Operations, or superior academic achievement in a related field

• CPA

• Industry Knowledge in Hydrocarbon Accounting

• Planning/budgeting/forecasting and reporting/analytics experience

What we look for

We are interested in passionate leaders with strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends for their area of expertise and specific skills and knowledge to contribute to our clients and teams. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve the full potential of their data, this role is for you.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• 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.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.