Business Consulting - Finance - FP&A - Manager - Multiple Positions - 1747634

EY•Orlando, FL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

EY is seeking a Manager in Business Consulting, specializing in Finance, specifically Financial Planning and Analytics (FP&A). This role involves combining deep financial planning expertise with modern technology solutions to address client challenges. The Manager will coordinate and deliver complex FP&A and EPM projects, ensuring quality, effective risk management, and driving continuous process improvement. Key responsibilities include directing workstreams, managing client engagements, developing innovative solutions, and solving complex financial problems. The role requires a strong understanding of FP&A processes, financial modeling, business partnering, and the ability to connect finance processes to strategic outcomes. The Manager will also lead and deliver AI-enabled FP&A solutions, apply critical thinking, exhibit commercial acumen, and influence stakeholders. They will manage and motivate teams, deliver quality client services, maintain client relationships, and cultivate business development opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Management Information Systems (MIS) or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience in professional services/industry.
Alternatively, a Master’s degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Management Information Systems (MIS) or related field and 4 years of work experience in professional services/industry.
4 years of combined industry and/or consulting experience in financial planning and analysis.
At least 2 years of experience in consulting and/or advisory capacity delivering FP&A transformations, including process improvements, EPM solutions, and/or business intelligence solutions for large scale global organizations (in industry or consulting firm).
3 years of experience partnering with FP&A leaders to translate business challenges into improved planning/forecasting processes and reporting for leadership insights, including defining AI-augmented FP&A processes, clearly communicating trade-offs, drivers, and recommendations.
4 years of experience in Strategic planning / long range planning, annual operating planning (AOP) / budget, and forecasting including advanced understanding of one or a combination of the following planning areas: Revenue, CoGS/CoS, OpEx, CapEx, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Earnings per Share, Consolidated P&L.
4 years of experience in AI-enabled and predictive forecasting techniques, including driver-based models, scenario generation, anomaly detection, and rolling forecasts supported by advanced analytics or machine learning.
4 years of experience in Management reporting and leadership dashboards.
3 years of experience working with EPM platforms including one or a combination of the following: Anaplan, SAP, ORACLE EPM Cloud, OneStream, Pigment, Tagetik, and/or similar solutions.
4 years of experience in deconstructing complex issues and leveraging financial data to drive insights.
2 years of experience leveraging modern data, analytics, and AI platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Copilot, Snowflake, Databricks, and/or agentic solutions) to design, validate, and govern FP&A use cases.
2 years of experience in delivering end-to-end capabilities for FP&A including the following: capturing business challenges, documenting business requirements and wireframes, defining future state processes and operating model, facilitating UAT, developing FP&A training documentation for implemented solutions.
4 years of experience managing complex finance transformation projects on time and on budget.
4 years of experience managing finance professionals in a team environment.
Requires travel up to 80%, of which 20% may be international to serve client needs.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver complex FP&A and EPM projects, ensuring quality and effective risk management.
Drive continuous process improvement.
Direct workstreams and manage client engagements.
Develop innovative solutions to address client challenges.
Solve complex financial problems.
Recommend changes to policies and procedures.
Build lasting client relationships and drive commercial outcomes.
Coordinate teams and provide direction across multiple activities.
Lead and deliver AI-enabled FP&A solutions.
Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to drive innovation.
Ensure the effective management and delivery of financial processes, solutions, and projects.
Manage and motivate teams of professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds.
Consistently deliver quality client services by monitoring progress.
Maintain long-term client relationships and networks.
Cultivate business development opportunities.