Senior Consultant - Finance Transformation (Technology Consulting)

About the role

EY's Technology Consulting practice, FSO, is hiring a Senior Consultant for its Finance Transformation team in Zurich. The consultant supports local and global financial services clients in banking, insurance and wealth and asset management on finance transformation initiatives aligned with the CFO agenda, working 80-100% of the time.

Key responsibilities

• Support local and global financial services clients on finance transformation initiatives and solutions aligned with the CFO agenda
• Deliver large-scale finance transformation programs in complex international environments
• Shape the future finance function by supporting digital and regulatory transformation through hybrid and agile delivery approaches
• Contribute to project management, process improvement, business analysis, requirements definition, system implementation, performance management and quality assurance
• Work with strategic alliance partners on solutions using technologies such as SAP S/4HANA for Finance, Microsoft Cloud services and Databricks

Required profile

• Degree (BA, MA, PhD) in Business Informatics, Data Engineering, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or a related field
• At least three years of practical experience in Finance Transformation and/or Banking, Insurance or broader Financial Services, with exposure to accounting, closing, consolidation, reporting and planning or forecasting
• Fluent in English and German; additional languages are an asset

Required skills

• Experience with finance technology solutions such as SAP S/4HANA, cloud services or other finance transformation platforms is an advantage
• Understanding of data transformation topics such as data governance, master data, data modelling, reporting and analytics, AI-enabled solutions and cloud-based data platforms is an advantage
• Experience with analytics and reporting tools such as Power BI, SQL, Python, Alteryx or similar is an advantage
• Strong analytical, solution-oriented mindset, ownership, stakeholder management and communication skills

Candidates apply with CV, cover letter, certificates and transcript of grades. EY invests significantly in employee development and training.