Analyst C&I Support - Assistant Director, Ey Gds

The Opportunity
To join a high-performing multi-national team within the Global R&DA, providing financial reporting, analytics, and insights support in response to strategic and ad hoc business requests. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders in the Global Clients & Industries (C&I) organization, helping drive informed decision-making through the delivery of high-quality information and actionable insights.

What we look for
We are seeking an Assistant Director with 10+ years of experience in professional services, or other leading global organizations, to take a senior role within the Global R&DA’s Leadership Reporting Pillar.
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate, timely, insightful and commercially-focused reporting and analysis to support business decision-making in EY’s Global C&I organization.
They will possess strong technical expertise, the ability to understand complex commercial finance concepts, and the confidence to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will:
•    Demonstrate a strong understanding of commercial financial reporting and analysis. 
•    Be capable of working independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.
•    Have excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
•    Be proactive, inquisitive, and focused on continuous improvement.
•    Thrive in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines simultaneously.
•    Display curiosity and initiative, with a continuous improvement mindset seeking opportunities to enhance processes and report impact.
•    Take ownership of deliverables ensuring a high standard of quality, accuracy and timeliness.
•    Collaborate effectively within a geographically diverse team environment.

Key responsibilities
•    Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of all regular reports they have responsibility for, managing updates and enhancements as required.
•    Support leadership and business stakeholders with data-driven insights in response to ad hoc requests.
•    Demonstrate the confidence to ask the right questions of stakeholders and colleagues to ensure outputs align with business requirements and stakeholder expectations.
•    Develop a deep understanding of the EY reporting portfolio and be able to confidently explain complex technical and business reporting logic to stakeholders.
•    Communicate findings clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
•    Reconcile data from multiple sources and investigate variances to ensure consistency and accuracy of outputs.

Stakeholder management
•    Act as a trusted business advisor to finance colleagues and business stakeholders.
•    Understand business requirements and provide analytical support for strategic initiatives.
•    Present findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
•    Manage stakeholder expectations and provide regular updates on priorities, timelines and deliverables.

Continuous improvement
•    Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency, data quality, automation and stakeholder experience.
•    Document reporting processes, methodologies, and business logic.
•    Lead the development, testing and deployment of new reporting tools and technologies.
•    Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate processes.

Technical skill set
•    Design and develop SQL queries to extract, manipulate and analyse large datasets for reporting and analytical purposes.
•    Interpret and troubleshoot complex SQL queries written by others.
•    Advanced experience developing reports and dashboards using Power BI.
•    Advanced Excel skills including complex formulas, data modelling, and automation.
•    Experience working with large financial and operational datasets.
•    Understanding of concepts such as Wins, Pipeline, Backlog, Revenue, Margin.

Skills and attributes for success
•    Excellent listening, consultative, influencing and communication skills
•    Strong curiosity and awareness of emerging business and technology trends.
•    Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
•    Effective prioritization, delegation, multitasking and attention to detail.
•    Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language. 
•    A proactive, customer-focused approach with a continuous improvement mindset.