Accounting Manager EY Global Delivery Services

Ernst & Young performs professional services globally including auditing assurance consulting & tax. This role is part of Finance Operations (within Tax Service line) who provides the client with immediate access to an entire finance function delivering end to end services from transaction processing accounting monthly reporting through the statutory and tax cycle.

The key deliverables for this role are:

Lead a team based in GDS Buenos Aires reporting to Senior Manager.

Preparation of Financial Statements (FS) which includes:

• GAAP to GAAP adjustments (USgaap IFS Local countries)
• BS PL Equity Cash Flow Complementary notes such as financial instruments deferred tax leasing etc.
• Manage audit coordination process
• Preparation of Financial statements for Latam countries

Finance operate includes:

Oversee day to day activities from BA team composed of Seniors and Staffs and be the last review level before sharing deliverables with client. These activities include:

• Manual JEs
• Monthly closing reporting
• Management reports
• Monthly closing adjustments
• Close Management
• Become client stakeholders trusted advisor and main point of contact during the transition and after go-live
• Coach junior team members to deliver clients on timely and quality manner becoming a referent for them and leading by example in terms of client communication and team behaviors.

Other

• Interact with other locations such as GDS India and ACR US onshore as well as EY local offices in Latam team to guarantee business model and client support is consistent across locations.

• Monitor operation metrics and other metrics defined with client during transition.
• Analysis of budget vs actual
• Preparing budgets for different projects

Profile:

The ideal candidate should have an Accounting degree (CPA) 8 years of experience in similar roles and an advanced English level.

• Preparation of financial statements (Mandatory)
• Experience working in shared service centres and/or external audits.
• Project / transition knowledge:

Experience in transitioning complex projects with personal accountability for delivering to time and in or led an ERP or other IT tool implementation & understands the different steps in the lifecycle of such a project

• Leadership skills:
  • Strong communication skills with the courage & integrity to speak candidly & succinctly
  • Ability to collaborate across different time zones cultures & teams
  • Excellent analytical skills: ability to quickly assess problems/risks and connect dots
  • Deliver high quality materials to relevant stakeholders
  • Proactive: challenge the status quo and go beyond own lines of duty
  • Ability to manage uncertainty and pivots
  • High say do ratio: ability to assess what is feasible and manage expectations delivers on promises (own it up!)
  • High level of integrity and personal values
  • Be capable of managing different projects and leading different teams at the same time.