Financial Analyst III

Job Title: Financial Analyst III

Location: 5110 Data Dr Waltham Massachusetts Waltham MA USA 02451

Hiring Type: Contract (12 Months)

Job Description:

Job 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