Placement Role: Financial Analyst (Business Analyst)
Start: Immediate, initial 12 months (To be assessed)
Location: Ireland / Dublin
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No
Business Area: EY UKI SaT
Contract Type: FTC

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The Team and the opportunity

At a time when the global business environment holds increasingly complex strategic challenges, we know that how organisations manage their capital agenda today will define their competitive position tomorrow.

As a Strategy and Transactions professional, you'll work with the world’s largest organisations, fastest-growing companies, and private equity firms on some of the biggest and most complex cross-border engagements in the global market.
In Ireland, you will join a growing team of 65 plus professionals. You'll help those clients to make better and more informed decisions about how they manage capital and transactions in a changing world. That means advising businesses on how they preserve, optimise, raise, and invest their capital to help them achieve their strategic objectives.

If you understand capital and how to make it work harder, Strategy and Transactions Services will offer the career opportunities you’re looking for.

The client and its finance directorate are embarking on a significant level of change, which necessitates the design and implementation of an overarching Financial Control Environment (FCE). The FCE is founded on a partnership between the multiple stakeholders, financial management systems and strategic partners.

To support the design and implementation phase, we are seeking a detail oriented, highly analytical financial analyst to join our finance team with a view to supporting the finance lead across flagship projects and the finance directorate’s new financial management systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

The position will play a key role in the planning, design and implementing of the multiple finance aspects of Transport Technology projects. The resource will assist the coordination of the finance work streams for projects ensuring that interdependencies, risks, and issues are identified and mitigated. The role will assist the lead on the finance business readiness for Next Generation Ticketing and support the Head of Technology and Treasury Finance in the design, documentation and establishment of robust financial governance and control.

Brief Description of the Role

The Financial Analyst areas of responsibility will include but not be limited to the following:

• Communicating information in a clear and engaging manner to multiple stakeholders and projects
• Responsible for developing the following deliverables included but not limited to operational plans, Performance guidebooks, scheme rules/operating rules as they apply to the finance control environment.
• Identify and design processes and policies in the areas of change and participate in design workshops on financial/transaction work streams.
• Assist with the detailed planning and delivery of the finance organisation readiness of the finance work streams for major projects in Transport Technology, including Next Generation Ticketing.
• Coordinate with applicable internal and external teams to define, plan and deliver all finance aspects of the ticketing solution’s planning and controls.
• Ensure clear, open communication with multiple stakeholders including Transport Technology, Financial Management System projects, external vendors and the Financial Control Environment team members to ensure that all aspects of financial planning and controls are incorporated into the new schemes.
• Support the finance lead in ensuring that PCI DSS compliance processes and supporting documentation have been satisfactorily delivered for all payment channels;
• Ensure the business requirements and system designs are clearly defined and implemented from a finance perspective;
• Effectively support the finance lead and Head of Technology Finance and Treasury with NGT and system developments including the Financial Control Environment;
• Assist the Authority on other ad hoc items as they arise.

Role Requirements & Key Competencies

• A recognised accounting qualification, with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience;
• Excellent business analyst skills with experience in process mapping and redesign;
• Ability to support workshops and ensure key stakeholder alignment;
• Strong organisational and project management skills with experience implementing finance systems and associated projects;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a Business Partnering mind-set;
• Strong analytical ability, with a logical approach to problem solving utilising Power BI
• Dynamic, with a natural focus on the ‘big picture’, combined with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, with a ‘can-do’ approach and the ability to organise and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines; and.
• Previous ERP implementation experience in Tier 1/Tier 2 solution – preferable but not essential;

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’s 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:

• Pension
• Maternity & Paternity leave
• Discounted health insurance
• Bike to work Scheme
• Web Doctor - Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
• Recognition Awards
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Cash incentives for referrals
• Hybrid Working
• Work Mobile
• Free Gym membership
• TECH MBA paid by EY
• Travel Pass
• 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’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s 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’ll 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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