Manager - Working Capital - London

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The Opportunity – Working Capital Management

Many management teams struggle to sustain good control over cash flows and the working capital that drives them, leaving the business vulnerable to market and operational change. EY’s Cash and Working Capital team supports businesses in improving the effectiveness of their processes and commercial arrangements in order to develop sustainable solutions to free cash that is tied up on the balance sheet. Focusing on sustainable change underpinned by advanced analytics, process change and reporting, they deliver value through measurable improvement. The team has significant experience supporting the complete spectrum of listed and privately owned companies across multiple sectors or geographies, whether a successful business seeking to enhance shareholder value, or an organisation experiencing a cash crisis. The team is one of the market leading advisers in this space and part of the world’s largest specialist cash and working capital advisory practice.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of operational working capital improvement engagements.
• Assist with business development activities and contribute to wider team management and practice.
• Input knowledge and subject matter expertise, coordinating and driving the production of deliverables to the agreed timescales.
• Support with the management and communication to clients on progress and escalation of issues to senior team members.
• Work with senior team members to establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships.
• Help to create an inclusive culture and coach junior team members.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Able to review the operational and financial drivers of the Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay and Forecast-to-Fulfil cycles.
• Experience of evaluating the key business processes, systems and commercial dynamics driving working capital performance.
• Conducting financial analysis of opportunities for working capital reduction.
• Experienced at interpreting information/data to solve problems and formulate views and conclusions.
• Able to synthesise complex issues from initial hypothesis.
• Able to present solutions, issues and findings in both a concise written and oral format.
• Good project management skills, ensuring quality and consistency of performance.
• Manage the financial aspects of engagements by preparing a budget and monitoring engagement economics.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with day-to-day client contacts.
• Identify potential sell-on opportunities and support project leaders in pursuing these.
• Support the development of new business through building and delivering commercial proposals.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Minimum five years of recent experience in a client-facing discipline at a major accountancy firm or strategy firm.
• A relevant qualification such as professional accountancy or other finance qualifications (e.g. ACA, ACCA).
• Strong technical and analytical capabilities – Excel required.
• The ability to build strong relationships across the firm.
• A passion to drive improvement in team capability through methodology development and coaching.

Ideally, you may also have:

• Experience of data visualisation tools (e.g. PowerBi, Qlik, Tableau).
• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• People development experience and can effectively supervise, coach and mentor staff.

What We Look For

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful transaction team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly throughout a period of growth within the cash and working capital team.

What Working At EY Offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from engaging colleagues.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.