UKI Business Consulting - Finance Transformation, Data & AI, Senior Manager

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.​ Join EY and help to build a better working world.   Job Title: Business Consulting – Finance Transformation, Data & AI, Senior Manager   Location: Dublin  Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No Business Area: Finance Transformation Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent   The team and the opportunity Our Finance Transformation team delivers globally integrated Finance service offerings to our clients. We help CFO organisations build Finance functions that are business-focused, cost-effective and agile in meeting the needs of all stakeholders.   A priority growth area for us is Data & AI solutions—helping clients use data, analytics, automation and AI to improve insight, decision-making, performance and cost-to-serve across the Finance function. This includes reimagining how Finance operates across reporting and analytics, planning and forecasting, performance management, close, controls, data governance, and value realisation.   We are looking for a Senior Manager who can combine strong finance transformation experience with modern data and AI capability, bringing a practical, value-led approach to client problems. You will help clients define the art of the possible, assess readiness, prioritise opportunities and deliver outcomes through technology-enabled process redesign, operating model optimisation and responsible AI adoption.   You will play a key role in supporting the development and strengthen existing client relationships and help our clients, who are leaders in the Financial Services industry, navigate the complex finance issues facing their business. As part of this growing team, you will also get to help shape the innovative culture that makes EY such a great place to work.   Your key responsibilities

Build senior relationships within client organisations, working with them to understand their most critical business problems, strategic priorities and transformation ambitions.  Lead Data & AI and process optimisation engagements from opportunity shaping and solution design through to delivery, value tracking and adoption.  Work with EY teams across Finance, Data, AI, Digital, Risk and sector teams to evaluate, design and implement end-to-end solutions that improve Finance performance and decision-making.  Lead accelerated discovery and current-state assessments across Finance data, technology, process and people to identify high-value transformation opportunities.  Assess AI readiness, data foundations and architecture to define scalable, practical and responsible paths to AI adoption in Finance.  Design target operating models, governance and ways of working that improve accountability, enable hub-and-spoke models where relevant, and support future growth.  Drive process optimisation and digital process re-engineering across core Finance processes using design-led thinking, Lean principles, automation, analytics and AI.  Translate strategy into pragmatic roadmaps, investment cases and value-realisation plans centred on Data & AI outcomes.  Lead and develop high-performing, diverse teams aligned to EY’s values, delivering exceptional client service and coaching team members for growth.  Contribute to business development through thought leadership, opportunity origination, proposal development, commercial shaping and external market engagement.

Skills and attributes for Success

8–10 years’ relevant experience in Finance transformation, performance improvement, enterprise analytics, Data & AI, or closely related consulting and industry roles.  A strong track record delivering large-scale Finance transformation, process optimisation, analytics or AI-enabled programmes.  Experience implementing AI in finance processes within organisations