Senior Consultant for Business Advisory Services - Global Financial Accounting Services

ERNST & YOUNG

31-07-2008 | EXPIRA LA 06-08-2008

Job expirat

RESPONSABILITATI

-Responsible for participating in and supervising multiple client engagements and other related activities under the general direction of more experienced engagement team members
-Discusses moderately complex issues with engagement team and client management
Functional
-Understands and explains to staff the objectives of an advisory project and the staff’s role in the audit process
-Stays abreast of general business and economic developments and applies their under¬standing of the client’s business and industry to identify areas of significance for the advisory projects he/she is assigned to, and explains important developments/matters to staff
-Develops the work plan, together with Project Manager, and prepares detailed work programs for procedures to be applied
-Allocates daily work among staff members, coordinates work, performs first level review, executes work in complex areas, and reports to Project Manager
Client
-Prepares memoranda and other working papers, letters, and correspondence (e.g., Planning Memorandum, work plan, management letter, deliverables, Summary Review Memorandum, and corre¬spondence with the client).
-Participates in meetings with the client engagement team and the client. Presents information to others in one-on-one and small group situations, such as verbal presentations to client personnel.
-Interacts with client personnel and demonstrates a commitment to continually improve our client’s satisfaction.
-Ensures proper approval and sign-off of client deliverables by Project Manager, Director and/or Partner; escalates any quality issues to the Project Manager proactively, ensuring these issues are addressed at the earliest convenient time.
People
-Fosters teamwork by maintaining cooperative relationships with the client engagement team; contributing to a work environment that leads to high morale, productivity, and open communications; facilitating the resolution of conflicts; sharing information; and, accepting and providing constructive feedback
-Provides guidance to assist staff in reaching their full potential (e.g., willingly addresses questions, contributes constructive on-the-job feedback and training, con¬ducts meaningful and timely performance reviews).


CERINTE

Degree qualified, and with 3+ years work experience in the accounting and/or finance department of a multinational or leading company operating in any one of the following industries: Banking and financial services (IFN’s, insurance, etc), production and manufacturing, retail, FMCG, automotive, energy, oil & gas, telecommunications and/or utilities, banking and other financial institutions. Key skills for this role include:

-Knowledge of major business processes of the particular industry
-Strong knowledge of accounting in the particular industry and financial and back-office processes
-Functional expertise in the areas of Romanian Accounting Standards and rules, IFRS, as well as tax compliance regulations
-Experience with understanding the degree of compliance with Romanian Accounting Standards and IFRS, provide practical solutions, supports and takes ownership for the implementation of these recommendations
-Deep knowledge of the financial statement closing process and accounting practices and treatments relevant to the particular industry
-Specialized knowledge in one or more of the following accounting and finance processes: sales and receivables, purchases and payables, payroll, taxes, fixed assets, inventory management, cash management
-Knowledge in one or more of the following fields: Cost accounting, ABC, planning and budgeting including OPEX and CAPEX planning, forecasting, and financial analysis
-Experience in one or more projects dealing with the following organizational aspects: Finance transformation & finance performance improvement, implementation of shared financial services center, supply chain strategies and planning, procurement planning and re-engineering, customer strategy and product planning, business intelligence and transformation
-Knowledge of the specific operating model design and implementation for the particular industry
-One major international qualification (ACCA / CIPFA / ACA / CPA, CFA, CECCAR, etc.) is a plus, but not essential


DESCRIEREA FIRMEI

Ernst & Young is a leading professional services organization, providing quality services in an independent, objective and ethical manner. We are a global firm with a worldwide presence in 140 countries and over 114,000 professionals providing Assurance and Advisory Business Services, Business Risk Services, Technology and Security Risk Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Transaction Advisory Services, Tax Planning and Compliance Services.