Financial Analyst

Role: Financial Analyst/Business Finance Consultant - Senior Associate

At SGV, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help SGV become even better, too

Your key responsibilities

Responsible for providing guidance and sharing knowledge with team members in the execution of projects and engagements for Finance practice. A Senior Associate is expected to conduct detailed activities for complex projects, perform detailed reviews of work done by Associates and provide support to his/her Managers and Partners.

The type of projects that we cover are:

• Finance processes analysis, assessment, design, and implementation
• Controlling excellence, including cost accounting/control and financial closing, and consolidation
• Performance Management, including reporting and analysis, key performance indicators / dashboards
• Identification of opportunities for Finance technology enablement in automation of Finance processes
• Finance/Business transformations to drive best practice & cost efficiency
• PMO services to assist our clients in implementing significant finance projects
• Finance operations and support

Winning in the market:

• Consider as direct point of contact for client and team; Speak to client on a regular basis to stay up to date; Begin to own client relationship; Manage difficult client relationships;
• Understand account management framework and assist in resolving engagement issues;
• Develop and give clear and impactful presentations;
• Understand complex technical and business concepts, and relay to client in a simple fashion;
• Is consistently proactive about managing client expectations; take initiatives in dealing with clients;
• Assist in the development and execution of strategic plans for client businesses, including identifying potential growth opportunities and operational improvements;
• Considered a go-to person based on the application of prior learnings and engagement experiences;
• Familiar and understand service line and sub-service line offerings; and
• Meet or exceed Consulting utilization targets, as well as effective utilization targets.

People engagement:

• Put Associates in position to excel through feedback, on-the-job coaching, delegating, challenging work, leveraging strengths, and sharing experiences;
• Play a meaningful role on inclusiveness;
• Contribute to agenda and coordination of sub-service line, service-line or Firm-wide activities;
• Holds difficult performance discussions with Associate that need improvement;
• Assist Associates in their growth; suggest ways to improve their personal and career development;
• Manage stakeholder relationships, including client teams, vendors, and internal team members; and
• Able to timely address areas for personal development in attaining personal and Firm goals effectively.

Qualities and values:

• Consistently able to spot issues with engagement and elevate appropriately;
• Coordinate provision of Service Quality Program materials and/or client deliverables for internal or external inspection;
• Perform timely, effective supervision and review of team members' work;
• Proactively discusses technical issues with Senior Associates and Managers and offers solutions;
• Has superior analytical skills; able to immediately spot complex technical concerns;
• Able to handle multiple engagements of different levels of difficulty effectively and efficiently;
• Consistently reinforce and integrate EY values:
• Demonstrate a high level of self-awareness when dealing with others; and
• Take steps to create and evolve a culture that engages, empowers and energizes our people
• Meets performance objectives and metrics set locally (client service, quality and risk management, solution development and teaming etc.)

Skills and attributes for success

I.
Consulting-wide (Mandatory)

• Analytical capability
• Collaboration
• Creative thinking
• Enthusiasm
• Communication skills
• Logical thinking and problem solving
• Process mapping
• Ability to work under pressure
• Project management
• Planning skills
• Counselling
• Conflict management
• Manage conflict and create win-win situations for those involved
• Performance management
• Business Development

II. Technical

• Finance Process knowledge mastery:
• Data cleansing and collection
• Planning and forecasting
• Financial statement close process and reporting, including allocations and accruals, inventory accounting,
• Financial data and controls
• Basic and advanced finance shared service design (or Global Business Services – GBS) and implementation (e.g., change management, governance framework design, staffing and people management, location analysis, current state assessment, service management, organization and technology designs, technology enhancements, transition planning and execution, and risk management during post go-live support)
• Basic and advanced finance operating model
• Maturity assessment – knowledge, insights, analysis, reporting, and modelling definition
• Strategy formulation and risk assessment
• Financial benchmarking and comparative performance
• Business case modelling, reporting, data analysis and metrics definition
• Master data management and maintenance – vendor, customer and chart of accounts
• Market insights and intelligence
• Manage change and generate sustainable improvement
• Finance talent assessment and strategy
• Financial system functional requirement

To qualify for the role, you must have

I.
Preferably a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA). May consider other graduates from these degrees:

• Bachelor of Science in Management Accounting (BSMA);
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology (BSAT);
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Financial Management (BSMA-FM);
• Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering (BSME)
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBM)

Added consideration for candidates with:

• Master of Science in Accountancy or MSA
• Master of Management Accounting or MMA
• Master in Business Administration or MBA

II.
At least 3 years of relevant work experience including people management (supervisory experience/handling a team)

III.
Preferably Certified Public Accountant (in the Philippines). Other certifications are considerable:

• Certified Management Accountant or CMA (International certification)
• Certified Internal Auditor or CIA (International certification)
• Certified Accounting Technician or CAT (International certification)
• Registered Cost Accountant or RCA
• Members of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (MICB)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Lean Six Sigma – Yellow (first level), Green (second level), Black (highest level).

What Working at SGV Offers

• At SGV, we're dedicated to helping our clients and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.
• You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:
• Support, coaching and feedback 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.