Job Description

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Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid on mid shift (3pm to 12am). This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office once a week or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role

This role is for a FP&A Finance System Analyst under the FP&A Systems Center of Excellence in GBS Finance. The role oversees administration of all aspects of the finance systems: working with IT partners to maintain applications, maintaining user security, ensuring data governance standards are followed, and supporting global finance users for development of managerial actual /forecast development, and consolidation and reporting.

What You'll Do

Partner with business teams to understand and develop requirements for database enhancements. Develop, design, and partner with IT to implement system solutions based on requirements.
Perform all User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on application enhancements for accuracy, completeness, and functionality.
Lead Parallel Testing with business partners by identifying key users and leading efforts to complete parallel testing efforts. Leading requires basic PMO abilities such as developing schedules, establishing kick off meetings, developing test cases, maintaining global office hours for support, and leading status updates with business partners
Stewardship over all aspect of security: Role provisioning, addition/deletions, reviewing security groups, and performing security audits.
Identify opportunities and implement solutions to streamline processes and procedures to reduce close times.
Design, develop, and fastidiously maintain standardized processes and documentation for application support - document work steps necessary to achieve consistent and repeatable results with a high degree of quality.
Able to work with a high level of independent capability and initiative, while being able adjust daily workloads to shift for competing business priorities, to be able to finish assignments without undue supervision.
Able to root cause and perform ad hoc work arounds with little to no preparation.
Ability to recognize patterns in order to anticipate and proactively avoid recurring symptoms from occurring further
Willing to accommodate global time zone(s) as needed

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems.
5 or more years of relevant work experience in Accounting or FP&A
Ability to interpret financial statements: Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statements and perform basic variance analysis – plan versus forecast
Experience performing Forecasting, Long-term planning, and Budgeting
Basic knowledge of GAAP with ability to understand linkages between accounts to develop a Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, or a how-to T-account a Buy/Sale transaction
Able to draw accurate conclusions from financial and quantitative information
Moderate or better Excel skills with preferred experience using Oracle's Smart View
Strong English verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate key issues for action/decision
SAP knowledge and experience is essential in being able to understand the integration of ledger with planning applications, maintaining WBS structure and being able to understand linkages in SAP code block and Hyperion systems
Experience with either Oracle Hyperion Planning, Financial Data Quality Management (FDM), or Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
Dedicated to self-improvement in order to become highly proficient in Smart View, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Business Intelligence tools, Hyperion's suite of software, and ability to read and interpret code and code syntax.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

Project Management

Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently with minimal guidance/supervision
Ability to relate project with business objectives and results
Proactively collect sufficient information to move project tasks forward
Analyze problems from more than one point-of-view with the ability to provide alternatives to complex problems

Teamwork/Leadership Skills

Ability to collaborate with IT, FP&A, Accounting, and Program Management functions
Understand and interpret Business Requirements and effectively communicate them to IT
Ensure lessons learned are applied to future situations promoting continuous improvement
Work productively in the face of ambiguity or uncertainty
Excellent English speaking and writing skills

About GM

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Why Join Us

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GS FP&A Senior Finance Analyst

FP&A Finance Systems Analyst