Manager - Finance Optimization (FAAS)

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. At EY, you will have the opportunity to build a career as unique as you are. With our global scale, inclusive culture and leading technology, we support you in developing your skills and creating impact—working with teams that help clients accelerate digitalisation and automation across the finance function. In a world changing faster than ever, EY’s purpose, Building a better working world, guides more than 300,000 people globally and provides meaning to the work we do every day. Through our innovative services in assurance, tax, transactions and consulting, we help clients navigate complexity and drive sustainable value. About FAAS / Finance Optimization Our Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) practice in Switzerland is growing strongly. To support this expansion, our Finance Optimization team is seeking a Manager to join us in Basel, Zurich or Geneva. Role Overview As a Manager, you will lead client engagements and multidisciplinary teams across digital finance transformation programmes. You will take ownership of workstreams, manage stakeholders and ensure the delivery of high‑quality outputs. Your Key Responsibilities Lead digital finance transformation engagements including ERP/EPM programmes, automation use cases, and finance data & analytics workstreams. Analyze and improve end-to-end finance processes (, R2R, O2C, P2P, FP&A), translating business requirements into clear process designs and functional specifications. Guide and mentor project teams to ensure quality and effective collaboration. Design and lead client workshops and manage stakeholders. Drive planning, governance, risk mitigation and executive reporting. Collaborate with EY service lines to bring holistic solutions to clients. Lead business development and proposal activities. Contribute to thought leadership and internal methodologies. To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field. 6–9 years of relevant experience in consulting or finance transformation. Experience leading ERP/EPM or finance transformation workstreams. Strong project and stakeholder management skills. Ability to lead teams and ensure high‑quality client delivery. A relevant professional qualification (, ACCA, CPA) is an advantage. Fluency in English; German/French a plus. EY | Building a better working world EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.