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FS Business Consulting - Business Transformation Delivery - Senior Consultant – Dublin
General Information
Location: Dublin
Available for VISA Sponsorship: No
Business Area: Business Transformation (Delivery)
Contract Type: Full Time - Permanent
About EY:
Are you passionate about driving change, influencing stakeholders, and helping financial services businesses navigate complex challenges? If so, EY’s Financial Services Banking team could be the ideal next step in your career.
As the only major professional services firm with an integrated Financial Services practice across EMEIA, EY connects clients with 6,500 professionals across 12 countries and a global network of 35,000 Financial Services colleagues.
At EY, we combine world-class assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services with a culture that empowers you through training, development opportunities, and the freedom to make a real impact. Join us and help build a better working world while creating an exceptional career experience that lasts a lifetime.
The opportunity:
Join EY FSO Ireland and you will work in high performing teams, experiencing growth and change right across this diverse region. You will be working with the best people on the most complex financial services opportunities and challenges our clients face, helping to shape the future of financial services.
Your key responsibilities:
Within FSO Business Consulting and our Business Transformation Delivery practice, you'll work as part of a high-performing team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping financial services organisations solve their complex business opportunities and challenges from strategy to execution. As a member of large and complex business transformation programmes, you will have the opportunity to:
- Support management to deliver major business transformation programmes.
- Manage and coach junior resources.
- Support consistent delivery of high-quality project deliverables on time and within budget.
- Help to shape creative and innovative solutions to address client business and technology issues.
- Support the EY programme leadership with account and engagement contracting process (Statements of Work – SOW etc)
- Support document creation from programme / business senior management / C-Suite
- Communicating effectively with the EY engagement team, the client and internal and external stakeholders, as required.
- Working confidently with clients, to support building 'trusted advisor' relationships.
- Use analytical thinking and structured problem solving to clearly explain the problem statement through to solution
- Facilitate requirements gathering workshops or process mapping session where necessary.
- Create and write documents, appropriate to client stakeholders audience and to a high standard and quality, under some supervision from Senior Managers.
- Assist in engagement management, organising staffing, tracking fees and communicating issues to leaders.
- Playing a lead role in coaching more junior competency / engagement team members.
- Supporting Senior Managers complete delivery of Service Quality practices and standards.
- Support EY FSO Business Consulting business development activities, such as proposals, thought leadership and producing input for client events.
- Support EY Business Consulting operations ensuring that all operational metrics are met for utilisation, timesheet and related internal engagement management processes and system inputs.
- Take on internal EY competency activities to promote the Business Transformation community of practice.
Skills and attributes for success:
Decision Making:
- Deadline-driven, highly organised, and able to multi-task.
Problem Solving:
- Use analytical thinking and structured problem solving to clearly explain the problem statement through to solution
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Identify, drive and lead problem solving and issue management for the project deliverables.
Collaboration:
- A team player who is also an independent thinker.
- Collaborates across the EY programme team and client team.
Level of Influence:
- Prepares and presents analysis, insights, and recommendation to assist governance forums with decision making.
- Communicate and present project information to project team, finance and other stakeholders.
- Comfortable managing client stakeholders and working in a consultant / client environment.
Technical:
- Expert grasp of MS Office (PowerPoint / Excel)
To qualify for the role, you must have:
- 3+ years’ experience in a management consultant or Business Analyst role.
- Experience in Financial Services.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills essential.
- Ability to positively engage and develop relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty.
Ideally, you will also have:
- Project Management Certification and/or Agile certification desirable (e.g. PRINCE2, Scrum Master).
- Experience using project and portfolio management tools such as Clarity.
- Management Consulting experience is preferable.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong organisation skills.
- Previous experience managing budgets.
What we look for
- Someone with energy, enthusiasm and courage who enjoys solving complex problems and variety in their day-to-day working life
- Someone who is passionate about reaching their full potential and excelling in their career
- Someone who enjoys working as part of a community which values integrity, respect, teaming, and inclusiveness
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
- Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that is right for you
All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:
- Maternity & Paternity leave
- Discounted health insurance
- Web Doctor - Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
- The purchase of additional annual leave
- Cash incentives for referrals
- Wellness rooms Available in some offices
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
Career Progression
- When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
- Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- As you grow and develop here, you will discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it is as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
- We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.
Inclusion & Diversity
- We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.
We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
Join us in building a better working world. That’s Why, EY.
Apply now.
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