About this role
<p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0px">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. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>EY GDS – Pricing Platforms & Tools – Supervising Associate</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As a Supervising Associate in the Platform & Tools, Strategic Pricing & Insights team under Commercial Excellence, you will support pricing and commercial initiatives by transforming data into actionable insights, managing analytics workflows, and building scalable solutions and dashboards.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The focus is on enabling decision-making through business analysis, requirements gathering, data modeling, solution design, and visualization using modern tools.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This role goes beyond traditional analytics, spanning:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Business Analysis & Requirements – Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, translate business needs into analytical solutions, and prioritize deliverables.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Data Engineering & Modeling – Execute data ingestion, transformation, and modeling using SQL, Power Query M, and Python; assist in ETL processes in Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Solution Design & Enablement – Develop, maintain, and enhance scalable analytics solutions and dashboards for pricing and commercial decision-making.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Visualization & Reporting – Build KPI-driven dashboards in Power BI and Excel with compelling storytelling for both technical and non-technical audiences.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Workflow Automation – Automate routine tasks using Power Automate, Excel macros, and Python scripts to improve operational efficiency.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Your key responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Data Architecture & Engineering: Support data ingestion and transformation using SQL, T‑SQL, and Power Query M. Assist in building ETL pipelines and managing data flows within Microsoft Fabric (Dataflow Gen2, Lakehouse/Warehouse, Pipelines) and Azure Synapse environments.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Analytics & Decision Support: Analyze structured and unstructured data using statistical methods (regression, correlation, time-series forecasting) to generate insights and ongoing reports. Apply a hypothesis-driven approach to synthesize findings that inform pricing decisions.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Visualization & Insight Generation: Develop dashboards in Power BI and Excel; use Python visualization libraries (Matplotlib, Seaborn) for exploratory analysis. Emphasize KPI design, storytelling, and clear communication to both technical and non-technical audiences.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pricing Analytics & Commercial Strategy: Support analytics programs such as willingness-to-pay, win-loss analysis, and price waterfall basics; contribute to value leakage assessment and pricing dispersion analysis to improve commercial outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tools Development & Automation: Maintain and enhance pricing tools on SharePoint and the SPI Tools Suite, including rates benchmarking and financial modeling. Participate in SIT/UAT testing, release coordination, and incremental improvements.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Automate and Scale Workflows: Use Power Automate, Excel VBA/macros, and Python scripts to streamline recurring tasks. Where relevant, leverage Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and Apache Spark (PySpark/Spark SQL) for distributed processing.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Excel-Based Modeling & Reporting: Build pricing and financial models in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, scenario analysis). Design dashboard-style reporting for real-time insights; integrate data via Power Query ETL and prototype analytical methods (e.g., price waterfall calculators).</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Skills and attributes for success</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Primary (Must-Have) </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>For Data and Analytics role:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">SQL, T-SQL</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power Query M</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power BI</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Python, R, Pandas</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power Automate</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Foundational statistics (distributions, variance, correlation; regression, basic forecasting, hypothesis testing, clustering, time-series forecasting)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>For Pricing Tools Support role:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Advanced Excel (Formulas, Pivot tables, VBA macros, Data integration, Pivot tables)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">SharePoint (data extraction & reporting)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Software Development Lifecycle exposure, Agile ways of working</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power BI (visualization and reporting)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>General:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Financial Modelling, Pricing, Deal Shaping & reporting (support role)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Data analysis & interpretation</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Business analysis & requirements gathering</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Storytelling, insight generation</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pricing analytics basics (WTP, win-loss analysis, price waterfall, price dispersion, dynamic pricing, value leakage)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>PowerPoint Skills</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">ETL (cleaning, transformation, modeling)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hypothesis-driven analysis and sound judgment in tool/method selection; Operates with a high degree of independence; mentors junior team members.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong pursuit management, relationship management, executive presence and influencing skills.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation, and negotiation skills. High proficiency at collaborating, managing conflicting interests and dealing with ambiguity.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Be detail oriented, ensuring accuracy and precision in every task, with a strong focus on numbers and data integrity.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong project management skills</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Secondary (Preferred)</strong> </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Microsoft Fabric (Dataflow Gen2, Lakehouse/Warehouse, Data Pipelines)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Azure Synapse Analytics; broader Azure data ecosystem</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Apache Spark, PySpark, Spark SQL</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Exposure to Operationalizing ML pipelines via Azure Machine Learning</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Exposure to Machine learning libraries: scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Working knowledge of Visualization libraries: Matplotlib, Seaborn</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Good to have (optional) </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power Apps; Power Automate (advanced)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Copilot Studio; AI Builder</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with SharePoint/web-based pricing tools</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Qualifications for the role:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A bachelor’s degree in a STEM field relevant to data analysis, data engineering, or data science is required. Examples include (but are not limited to) computer science, finance & accounting, statistics, data analytics, artificial intelligence, operations research, or econometrics.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3–6+ years of experience in data analysis, data engineering, tools development or a closely related field, ideally within a professional services environment.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Certifications are not required. Credentials such as Azure, Microsoft Fabric, or MOS: Excel Expert are desirable but optional.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">English language fluency (oral and written)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0px"><b>EY | Building a better working world </b></span></span></p> <p><br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0px"> <br> 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. </span></span></p> <p><br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0px"> <br> Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. </span></span></p> <p><br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0px"> <br> 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. </span></span></p>