Financial Analyst III-US - LanceSoft Inc

Role                                                Financial Analyst III
Location                                         Waltham, MA, 02451 (Hybrid going into the office maybe a few times a month)
Duration                                         6+ months contract to Hire
Shift                                               1st shift
Pay Range                                    $40-45/hr. (Negotiable)
 
 
Job Description:
 
Reporting to the Manager, Finance Systems, the Lead Analyst, Systems Maintenance is responsible for supporting all areas of the financial systems with a specific focus on the SAP ECC FICO code block, master data and system processes, supporting the Finance organization as a whole. The potential candidate will partner with finance business partners and controllership, in identifying and capturing systems requirements, for code block, master data and process changes, and lead the solution recommendation, development and implementation. The Finance Systems team is a support organization providing multiple aspects of system support, for data requests, technology upgrades, and new business functionality implementation, for the Finance community; the lead analyst will assist the team in maintenance and enhancements of SAP applications on a forward-thinking basis, ensuring compliance with regulatory, audit, and controls framework.
 
Position Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
 

• Responsible for supporting SAP accounting Cost Flow model and Master Data design and advise business users on appropriate application of the available SAP functionality to satisfy their business requirements
• Responsible for supporting finance business users and controllership to clearly capture new requests for SAP finance code block, master data changes, for end-to-end GAAP / IFRS / FERC reporting and consolidation
• Incident (Defect) resolution management. Respond timely and appropriately to request tickets raised by individuals or departments asking for assessments of a current situations occurring within the SAP or ancillary systems
• Provide governance and oversight for critical finance interfaces, including IDOC and batch process monitoring and resolution
• Assist in the monthly close process with a focus on proactively identifying and correcting accounting and system process issues to ensure a smooth and timely closing cycle
• Coordinate with members in the finance and accounting organization to build strong working relationships and effective communication channels with the key controllership and finance business partner constituents
• Respond timely and accurately to data and audit requests raised relative finance systems, and processes;
• Supports end-user in tracing transactions, and resolving system or module queries; including delivering requisite training to the end user so that they better understand system functionality and data flows
• Leads system documentation and reviews compliance requirements to assist with audits, rate cases and regulatory IR/DRs
• Leads the development of system process flows and controls, with focus on continuous improvement, and refinement of current practices to industry best practice, and SAP standard
• Partners with Finance users and participate on cross departmental teams on evaluating system enhancements and system maintenance for controls and process compliance for any identified SAP design gaps and desired refinements
• Partners with global reporting, and accounting operations teams, business users and key finance members on new requests for SAP process or design changes, to validate and ensure system configurations and enhancements meet compliance standards and mitigates control risks
• Assists the R2R, EBS, Finance and IT leadership teams with implementations of finance technology projects
• Leads third party consultants and contractors, and advises managers and senior leadership as necessary
• Develop a familiarity with electric and gas utility accounting and finance requirements around internal management reporting, external financial reporting and regulatory reporting to continually improve system support

 
Knowledge and Experience Required:
 

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred with 10 years in MIS, IT or Finance with increasing responsibility and oversight in Financial Systems
• Experience working with large ERP, accounting / finance systems, like SAP ECC, S/4 HANA
• Technical and functional proficiency in finance and accounting processes, transactions, modules and terminology
• Strong hands-on knowledge of standard office productivity tools (MS Office components)
• Strong problem solving skills, experience reviewing and resolving data discrepancies
• Effective collaboration, partnership, communication and project management capabilities
• Basic understanding of Relational Database Management Systems and related data management concepts is required
• Basic understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, FERC, Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC regulations
• Basic understanding of financial Audit and Controls, and Risk Mitigation processes
• Knowledge of relevant industry best practices, standards and regulations

 Employee Benefits:
At LanceSoft, full-time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits:

• Four options of medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k Contributions
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Other Employee Perks

EEO Employer
LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.