Senior Analyst - Japan

Job description

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. ES- Finance and Accounting: Reporting and Analytics Centre of Excellence 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 We provide reporting solutions or requirements through finance, markets and operations reporting along with cyclical and critical controlling processes such as Forecasting, Financial Planning, Revenue Planning, Markets Leadership Planning and Cash Reporting to help you take better business decisions. With projects like Mercury, we also support business transformation, and we are continuing to expand our services to support all Regions with their Reporting and Data Analytics needs. The opportunity The purpose of this job is to prepare standard reports and study Market/Engagement results, cost analysis and budgets. Analysis to conclude root causes, variances and suggest corrections to management. Design and create complex reports to user specifications. The position will ideally have to handle more complex issues and special projects than a junior financial analyst Japan Finance Reporting and Analytics – Senior Finance Analyst The Japan Reporting and Analytics team provides financial, operational, and strategic reporting support to Japan stakeholders across Tax, SaT, and Consulting. The team delivers weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reporting that enables performance monitoring, financial planning, operational transparency, and informed decision-making. Your key responsibilities Generate standard reports (Sales and Pipeline, Global Revenue reports) on a periodic basis and identify and solve issues that affect reporting Knowledge of global reporting and consolidation (Area, Region, Service ling reporting) Handle complex ad hoc reports from Stakeholders on a timely manner Proactively take part in the revenue planning as well as financial planning process Ensure proper review mechanism is in place for the respective teams Develop new reports as well as enhance existing reports by working on automating the report preparation as much as possible Mentor, guide, train junior analysts and new recruits Skills and attributes for success Possess statistical or data driven and problem solving skills Have sound understanding of basic accounting concepts Possess good communication skill Be strong in MS Excel skill Understand financial reporting goals and basic process flow Ability to understand numbers and arrive at inferences Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to teach the juniors To qualify for the role, you must have 3-6 years in reporting and other accounting processes. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance Strong MS Excel skill Knowledge of basic accounting concepts Good communication skill Ideally, you’ll also have Exposure to Power BI, SQL or any other visualization tools What we look for A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment Opportunities to work with EY F&A practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries What we offer EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across eight locations – Argentina, China, India, Philippines, Poland, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Spain and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career. 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. EY | Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.