Analyst C&I Support - Supervising Associate, 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 within the Global Clients & Industries (C&I) organization, helping drive informed decision-making through the provisioning of high-quality information and actionable insights.

What we look for
We are seeking a Supervising Associate with 7+ years of experience in professional services, or other leading global organizations to join our team within the Global R&DA’s Leadership Reporting Pillar.
The successful candidate will play a key role in 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 capabilities and demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and apply complex commercial finance concepts.

The ideal candidate will:
•    Demonstrate a strong aptitude for understanding commercial financial reporting and analysis.
•    Be capable of working independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.
•    Be a practical and analytical problem-solver with the ability to clearly articulate approach, findings, and recommendations.
•    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 assigned reports and analyses, keeping stakeholders and colleagues informed of progress and any potential issues. 
•    Demonstrate the confidence to ask the right questions to ensure outputs align with business requirements and stakeholder expectations. 
•    Develop a broad understanding of EY’s reporting portfolio to provide effective cover and support when other team members are unavailable. 
•    Reconcile data from multiple sources and investigate variances to ensure the consistency and accuracy of reporting outputs.

Stakeholder management
•    Act as a trusted business advisor to finance and business stakeholders.
•    Develop a thorough understanding of business requirements instilling confidence in stakeholders through high-quality delivery and responsive support. 
•    Present findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
•    Manage stakeholder expectations and provide regular updates on priorities, timelines and deliverables.

Continuous improvement
•    Support process improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency, data quality, automation and stakeholder experience.
•    Document reporting processes and business logic for reporting assigned to you.
•    Support 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, interrogate and analyse large datasets for reporting and analytical purposes.
•    Interpret and troubleshoot complex SQL queries written by others.
•    Strong experience developing and maintaining dashboards using Power BI.
•    Strong 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 and communication skills.
•    Strong curiosity and awareness of emerging business and technology trends.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•    Excellent attention to detail.
•    A proactive customer-focused approach with a willingness to embrace new ideas and a commitment to continuous improvement.