Ernst & Young

Global professional services: consulting, assurance, tax

Core Business Services – Senior Associate / Associate - Finance, HK, Months' contract

Corporate Finance & FP&AUpdated on Nov 14

ContractHong KongNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Be a certified accountant or a student member of a recognized accounting institution, such as HKICPA, ACCA, AICPA, CIMA, or IPA.
Work proactively and in an organized, self-sufficient manner, with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
Understand, analyze, and interpret data from a variety of sources.
Have basic computer knowledge, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Chinese, and Cantonese.

Responsibilities

Understand the Mercury usage model and assess its impacts on CS teams to prepare them for Mercury.
Act as change advocates for CS on Markets Finance areas.
Participate in Mercury workshops and provide input as needed, including technology enablement requirements and testing.
Lead training audience analysis, align training to global learning maps, and collaborate to define a detailed training deployment schedule.
Develop local learning networks to execute the finance training strategy and deliver training to Finance end-user groups; oversee local training logistics and communications and monitor training initiative progress.
Participate in post-launch Hypercare calls, share business insight on issues, and develop resolutions.
Advocate for the best ways to use the new Mercury tools and flex as the business's support needs evolve.
Assist the MFA Greater China Region Lead in managing Global Integrated Planning processes for the region, working with markets leaders to establish and embed stretch targets and align partner accountabilities with markets metrics.
Work with stakeholders from markets, service lines, and business development to align expectations.
Analyze revenue, sales and pipeline, margin, trends, and annualized impacts throughout the year to provide performance insights and forward-looking commercial recommendations.
Work with markets leadership and operations to align reporting and strategies, including maximizing the use of global reporting tools.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders, including regional leadership, markets operations, finance leadership, and business development, as well as the MFA network across Asia-Pacific and globally.

Desired Qualifications

Have two years of relevant experience in management accounting, planning, budgeting, and financial analysis; experience in a professional services environment is preferred.
Have graduated in a business-related subject, such as accounting or finance.
Have sound project management experience involving ERP change.
Be customer-focused and responsive, with good commercial acumen and judgment.

Markets Finance Mercury Support for Greater China

The opportunity

The Markets Finance Mercury Support role plays a key role in Mercury go-live (new Enterprise Resource System) preparation, implementation, training, and post-launch hyper care activities. This role will also assist the MFA Greater China Region Lead to team and collaborate with senior stakeholders including region leadership, markets operations, finance leadership and business development as well as the MFA network across Asia-Pacific and globally. This role is offered on a contact term until May 2023, based in Hong Kong office.

Your key responsibilities

Mercury related- Active and leading role in Markets Finance workstream within Mercury Local Deployment team:

Understand Mercury usage model and asses the impacts to CS teams to prepare them for Mercury
Act as change advocates for CS on Markets Finance areas
Take part in Mercury workshops and provide input as needed (e.g. technology enablement requirements and testing).
Lead training audience analysis and the alignment to global learning maps and collaborates define detailed training deployment schedule.
Develop local learning networks to ensure effective execution of finance training strategy and training delivery to Finance end user groups; Oversee planning of local training logistics and communications and monitors progress of training initiative
Post Launch: Take part in Hypercare calls to share and provide business insight to issues, and come up with resolutions
Be an advocate for the best ways to use our new Mercury tools
Be ready and open to flex while we understand where the business needs our support most

Markets Finance support

Assist the MFA RL to manage the Global Integrated Planning processes for the region, working with markets leaders to establish and embed appropriate stretch targets. Including aligning partner accountabilities with markets metrics.
Work closely with stakeholders from markets, service lines and business development to align on expectations.
Provide insights to performance by analyzing data throughout the year on revenue, sales & pipeline, margin, trends, and annualized impacts, to support forward looking commercial insights and recommendations on how to achieve optimal financial performance.
Work with markets leadership / operations to align reporting and strategies to respond including maximizing usage of global reporting tools.

To qualify for the role you must have

Certified Accountant/Student Member in recognized accounting institution (e.g. HKICPA, ACCA, AICPA, CIMA, IPA etc)
Proactive, organized and self-sufficient working style with ability to prioritise and multitask.
Positive attitude coupled with excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to understand, analyze and interpret data from a variety of sources.
Basic computer knowledge (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI etc).
Excellent communication skills – written and verbal in, English, Chinese and Cantonese.

Ideally, you’ll also have

2 years of relevant experience in Management Accounting, Planning, Budgeting and Financial Analysis, with knowledge of a professional services environment preferred
Graduated in a business-related subject matter (i.e. Accounting, Finance)
Sound experience in project management involving change in ERP.

Customer focused and responsive with good commercial acumen / judgement.

What working at EY offers

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

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy and transactions, and consulting services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Make your mark.

Apply now.

About the Company

Ernst & Young

Global professional services: consulting, assurance, tax

EY (Ernst & Young) provides professional services at a global scale, offering consulting, assurance, tax, and transaction advisory services. It serves clients across industries such as technology, media, real estate, hospitality, and construction. Instead of selling a single product, EY works with clients through tailored engagements where cross-disciplinary teams analyze challenges, design strategies, perform audits, help with tax planning, and assist with mergers or divestitures. What sets EY apart is its worldwide reach and integrated service model, industry-specific expertise, and focus on responsible business practices like sustainability, cybersecurity, and workforce flexibility. EY’s goal is to help organizations improve performance, manage risk, and achieve sustainable growth while building a better working world.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Founded: 1991

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