TTT – Planning, Budgeting and Financial Analysis Associate – Assistance Manager
Ever-increasing regulations require tax departments to gather, organize and analyse more data than ever before. Often the data necessary to satisfy these ever-increasing and complex regulations must be collected from a variety of systems and departments throughout an organization. Effectively and efficiently handling the variety and volume of data is often extremely challenging and time consuming for a company.
Your key responsibilities
- You will assist the ATTG Finance Manager, ATTG Vendor Manager and ATTG Capacity Manager in all the processes the team lead needs to provide insights to the business: weekly and monthly tax portfolio performance review, strategic and financial planning processes, business modelling, plan to actuals reporting, variance and ad’hoc analysis
- Explain variances in performance compared to plan figures, both from a financial and business perspective
- Deliver weekly and monthly performance reporting for respective business, adding insight, financial analysis and commentary. Maintain a robust month end reporting process, and ensure commentaries are timely, insightful and action oriented
- Take part in month end financial activities such as accruals, invoice processing, journal entries, etc.
- Support portfolio specific procurement needs for software licenses and services by going through EY specific intake process, seeking necessary financial approvals and ensuring a Purchase order is issued once contract is executed
- Support portfolio tracking of team resources, including monitoring of labour pricing models, rate changes, utilization metrics, etc.
- Respond to requests from Finance and SL Leadership to answer specific ad hoc financial questions and provide insightful information to advance leadership discussion and decision making. Support the design and delivery of ad hoc financial analysis. Ability to model projections, identify trends and issues that need to be analysed and understood
- Take part and lead planning/forecasting processes. Support the completion on time of the various Plan and Forecast planning cycles, ensuring outputs align to the objectives set at the ATTG and Tax levels
- Understand performance outlook and key drivers impacting success
- Support and assist the business in improving their insights into business performance
- Take part in improvement projects re. processes, procedures and systems
- Understand tools and reports available to provide efficient analysis and insight
Skills and attributes for success
- Preferred candidates will have a master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration or similar combined with +4 years of experience in a professional atmosphere in a finance/business capacity with at least 3 years of analytical, forecasting and budgeting experience.
- It is expected that this individual works with minimum supervision of Senior team members
- Ability to work in a virtual global organization respecting international cultures and speaking/writing English fluently.
- Be proficient or trainable in complex aspects of financial software packages, including Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, Share Point, Power BI is a plus
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
- Ability to gain respect of both the finance community and client serving teams
- Good presentation, leadership, problem-solving, analytical, and listening skills
- Travel may be required based on business need