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Summary:
The Financial Systems (Consolidation) Analyst will provide system support to various stakeholders within the company’s finance & accounting functions. This role will lead the management and operation of the Oracle FCCS (Financial Close and Consolidations Cloud) technology platform to support the company’s financial consolidation. They will be responsible for overseeing the timely and accurate consolidated financial reporting (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow) for the company’s domestic and international operations to both internal and external stakeholders. They will serve as a liaison between finance, accounting, and IT to ensure the FCCS application meets the company’s needs.
Duties:
- Manage the month end consolidation across Oracle FCCS including support for the data load and reconciliation of actuals culminating in the timely completion of the monthly world-wide financial consolidation in accordance with GAAP.
- Lead consolidation procedures by partnering with global finance team to establish and maintain proper intercompany transaction reporting for accuracy and ultimate elimination within consolidation.
- Financial reporting to both internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to: board of directors, tax advisors, statutory filings, external auditors, and other stand-alone legal entity reporting.
- Manage reporting of pro-forma accounting adjustments and addbacks for board and bank reporting purposes.
- Key liaison to the global finance organization and global process owners, interact closely with finance team members in various regions.
- Provide support for the FCCS application including problem identification and resolution, reporting, tracking and analysis.
- Support budget process, working with business users on submission and consolidation of budget and forecast data.
- Support allocation processes.
- Maintain FCCS training documentation, and support system training for new hires, contractors, and employees that have changed roles.
- Be a key contributor in the future development and implementation of other Oracle EPM applications (ARCS - Account Reconciliation Cloud Service, Narrative Reporting, and EDMCS - Enterprise Data Management Cloud Service.
- Oversee and maintain proper system of internal controls over the financial reporting process, identify and recommend improvement as necessary.
- Assist with year-end audit.
Education and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related discipline or the equivalent in training and experience.
- 3-5 years of relevant Finance/Accounting experience in a large, global, highly acquisitive organization, with global consolidation experience a plus.
- CPA, CMA or other appropriate certification preferred.
Skills:
- Strong foundation in accounting/finance concepts and knowledge of GAAP.
- Understanding of global consolidation and foreign currency preferred.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to design, develop, and maintain new and existing reports.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group including, executives, managers, and SMEs across the globe.
- Ability to work with both technical and non-technical personnel at various levels of the organization to achieve strategic objectives.
- Experience with change management and data governance procedures.
- Experience working with various general ledger systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee may be required to sit for prolonged periods.
