Assistant Manager - FAAS (Corporate Treasury) - London, Reading or Manchester

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UKI Assurance - Financial Accounting Advisory Services - Corporate Treasury – Assistant Manager - London, Reading or Manchester

 

At EY, 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 EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

 

Our EY Corporate Treasury Practice is looking for talented professionals to deliver consultative Treasury assurance and advisory services to our high profile global and UK clients within this dynamic area of our business.

 

The Opportunity

 

A role in Corporate Treasury is multi-dimensional. Whether you’re coming from an audit background or are currently working in a Corporate Treasury or Treasury Management environment, we can align a role with your experience. In return for helping us build a better working world, you can expect excellent career opportunities within a high growth and collaborative environment.

 

We have huge growth ambitions and seeking highly motivated treasury talent to support corporate clients in this very volatile and technology enabled transformation decade. This is an exciting time to join our team and help build out an emerging practice at EY, and to experience the opportunities for learning and personal growth that brings.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

Businesses rely on our knowledge and expertise to shape the future of their financial strategy, to determine which financial solutions meet their needs, and to guide them through periods of market volatility and stability. You will play a key role in driving growth by developing new and existing client relationships and delivering a first-class customer experience on high-profile engagements.

 

• Corporate Treasury Advisory and Consulting: systems implementation support; maturity assessments; improvement and treasury transformation projects; controls and governance reviews; cash flow forecasting, cash flow management and optimisation; financial due diligence support.
• EY Audit Support: Providing independent expert knowledge to EY Audit clients via EY Audit teams on financial instrument valuations and accounting, hedge accounting, expected credit loss allowance calculations and incremental borrowing rate calculations.
• Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS): directly advising non-EY Audit clients on how they should be accounting for financial instruments in terms of IFRS 9, 13 and 16 and FRS 102.

• Actively establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships and networks.
• Act as a coach and point of contact on technical issues for junior team members.

 

Skills and attributes for success

 

Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a prominent contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. You will have the team behind giving you their full support. As you build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and teams on resolutions that will impact entire engagements. Your technical skills will be stretched and tested as you broaden your knowledge of corporate treasury practices, systems, and solutions. You'll also be introduced to career challenges that will take you into exciting new professional territory. 

 

To qualify for the role you must have

 

• One of the following:
  • Fully qualified chartered accountant e.g. ACCA, ACA, CA, CPA, ICAS, or international equivalent, with professional external audit experience; OR
  • Hold a Treasury qualification (ACT, AMCT, CFA) and have experience working in a Corporate Finance or Treasury role; OR
  • Professional experience working in Corporate Treasury or within a treasury or financial risk system software vendor

 

Ideally you’ll also have

 

• The ability to assess business practices and articulate gaps and opportunities for improvement compared to typical industry practices
• Experience or understanding of treasury operations, including treasury systems, cash management, financial risk management, funding and debt management, bank relationship management
• Experience or understanding of treasury governance, processes risks and controls
• Knowledge of accounting and valuations of financial instruments (IFRS, UK GAAP or equivalent)
• Demonstrated interest in Financial Markets, Corporate Treasury, and/or financial risk modelling
• Certification in a Treasury Management System: Kyriba, FIS, Gtreasury ION, SAP, etc
• The ability to explain specialised concepts to non-technical audiences

 

What we look for

 

We’re interested in motivated and collaborative professionals with a genuine interest in learning and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about developing your career with us and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

 
What we offer

 

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

 

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

 

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

 

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

 

Apply now.

 

Please note: Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!

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