Financial Systems Manager

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POSITION SUMMARY

This Financial Systems Manager will lead the development, implementation, and administration of the organization’s FP&A applications for the entire enterprise. This role will be responsible for financial systems projects, including managing contract staff and may train and/or mentor staff. This position will be challenged as an application administrator and will involve a high level of independent judgment, accuracy, initiative, responsibility, and leadership.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Manage the monthly closing and calculation processes from a systems perspective, including Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Profitability.

• Manage and oversee the administration of Hyperion Financial Planning, both on premise and in the cloud.

• Maintain controlled processes for loading and validating data.

• Oversee metadata changes in Planning and Profitability, including mapping and support system security.

• Oversee the creation and maintenance of Hyperion Financial Reporting reports, SmartView reports, and ad-hoc reports, as requested.

• Ensure proper change management, problem management, and security management activities in support of the Hyperion environment.

• Establish, manage and/or execute monthly, quarterly, and annual maintenance processes for profitability, plan, and forecast in Hyperion.

• Lead system configuration / modification to support acquisitions, divestitures, retrospective application of new planning approaches, and execute plans, e.g., develop reports to meet local reporting requirements.

• Lead and oversee Planning and other finance systems projects. Responsible for managing contract and consulting staff and ensure project remains focused on scope, on budget and on time.

• Develop and maintain an understanding of data sources and data outputs.

• Create and implement process improvements, which includes testing, validating, and documenting change process.

• Responsible for training new users and assisting current users.

• Partner with and provide support for the internal and external reporting teams.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration degree preferred.

• 6-8 years of finance, accounting and systems related experience required.

• 5+ years Hyperion administration, consulting, or support experience.

• Experience as a project lead responsible for managing consulting staff.

• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning, and/or FDMEE.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Practical knowledge of a business-oriented programing language preferably VB, Groovy or Python.

• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint skillsets (VBA, etc.)

• Strong analytical thinking skills.

• Ability to use a customer service first approach.

• Proven proactive problem solving and process improvement skills, with an orientation toward positive change and ability to support 4-5 applications simultaneously.

• Detail orientated and organized with the ability to multitask and be a collaborative team player in a fast-paced environment.

• Financial acumen to support profitability reporting, forecast / budget reporting, and M&A activities.

• Strong knowledge of GAAP, SOX & FX.

• Ability to speak, write, and comprehend English.

Travel

• Occasional travel may be required.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position is an individual contributor; a working team member with no oversight of others and no management responsibilities.

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