EY Senior Consultant - Financial Services 

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 

750361168

Senior Consultant – Financial Services – Financial Accounting Advisory Services

As a Senior Consultant you will combine your commercial experience and regulatory knowledge, with your capability in financial accounting to contribute to outcomes related to new policies, business cases and capital infrastructure projects; financial reporting; finance process improvement, budgeting, costing, major transactions and financial due diligence both domestically and internationally.

Your key responsibilities

• Planning and participating in various engagements.
• Preparing high quality deliverables tailored to client needs.
• Overseeing workstreams, small engagements and reviewing work performed.
• Developing an understanding of client’s industry sectors, recognising key performance drivers, business trends, and new technical and industry developments.
• Developing client insights, recommendations and/or options through automation, digitisation, and improvement of financial processes.

What we look for

Ideally, you’ll have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• CA or equivalent professional qualification and a minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience.
• Project management skills with the ability to execute under pressure.
• A degree in accounting and/or another appropriate academic major.
• Knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS/AASB).
• Experience working in a finance team.
• The ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and cross service line networks, addressing their concerns and providing value added recommendations.
• The ability to create a positive learning culture, and coach and counsel junior team members to help them to develop.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to working with management.
• Effective time management skills to meet deadlines on multiple client assignments.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally

Acknowledgement of Country

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

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