FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ACCOUNTANT
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
· Ensuring the financial data integrity of the reporting environment across the various financial reporting systems
· Have a keen eye and passion for process improvement and reconciliation as we build the future in OneStream
· Ensuring the non-financial and statistical data integrity, received from multiple business sources
· Managing the financial data integrity checking process and providing resolution
· Supports the month-end reporting period close process through:
o the segmental allocation reporting process (actuals, forecasts and budgets)
o Branch profitability and key statistical reporting
· Supports the annual and quarterly financial planning process through budget loads and financial system checks
· Co-ordination and integration with ITS to facilitate financial systems requests, data integrity and issue resolution
· Workshop complex processes with cross-functional stakeholders to understand and communicate finance's business requirement across multiple departments/divisions
· Responsible for the design, development and testing of enterprise-wide financial information delivery
· Ensuring that finance processes are incorporated into the design and documentation of cross-functional business processes, in particular:
o Master Data requirements
o Business Rules
o Control requirements
o Reporting requirements
· Preparing adhoc business requirement specifications for new reporting standards and business initiatives, and project managing financial process system enhancements and resolution of system defects.
· Developing effective and efficient testing plans, the co-ordination of testing and the evaluation of test results for all system upgrades, patches and system improvements.
· Supports the build of complex business models to provide information to key stakeholders around forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, branch profitability, segmental analysis, balance scorecard and ad-hoc reporting by developing and maintaining cube views, dashboards and reports for internal stakeholders.
· Continuously identify opportunities to improve and streamline finance system processes across the finance community
· Analysing process changes, risks and impacts and facilitating communication thereof
· Responsible for feedback on status reporting, issues and risks
· Co-ordinate the development of training material and reviewing thereof and provide training
· Pro-active involvement in resolving implementation issues and supporting the processes until systems have stabilized
Minimum requirements
· Financial Accounting Diploma/Degree
· 3 years' experience within a systems accounting role that included exposure to Process Design
· System implementation
· EPM Systems- OneStream advantageous
· Project management
· Financial process design
· Process change
· System Audit
· Personal effectiveness and time management to be able to deliver to strict deadlines
· Excellent numerical, analytical and interpretive ability with a passion for business analytics to be:
· Able to develop and produce clear financial management information
· Able to develop and use financial reporting models
· Excellent level of computer literacy with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
· Excellent level of financial system literacy with Oracle, Hyperion, with training to be provided for Onstream
· High attention to detail and accuracy
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Strategic and proactive approach to problem solving
· Relationship management skills
· Change management skills
· Decision-making ability
· Business acumen
· Business Analytical and Process Design experience
· System testing and implementation experience
· Understanding of project management tasks
· Sound general IT knowledge and understanding of systems analyst skills