Analyst, Financial Systems - Sr

Cooper Standard•Northville, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Position Summary: As a direct report to the Director, Finance Systems, this role will primarily serve as the system administrator of the Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud system application (ARCS) and will eventually assist in the administration of several other financial systems (FCCS/PBCS) to support various Finance and Accounting functions across the organization. This position will work with the Financial Accounting, Reporting, and Audit teams to maintain meta-data, rules, Profiles, data integration workflows, reports and security. In addition, this position is responsible for working with accounting, finance, and audit teams to support and enhance business solutions and processes. Emphasis is placed on maintaining the integrity of the system and providing a high level of customer service. All work must be performed in accordance with internal control documents (SOX) where applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or IT required
Strong financial systems or accounting background with 2+ years ARCS (or Blackline) experience preferred
In-depth knowledge of SAP preferred
Excellent troubleshooting and problem resolution skills through analytical thinking
Orientation towards teamwork and strong communication, interpersonal and financial management skills
Expert-level Microsoft Office skills
Self-starter, accountable, driven, ability to work with minimal supervision and strong customer service
Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritize requirements
Willingness and ability to travel, as necessary

Responsibilities

System Administrator of Cooper Standard’s global account reconciliation system
Identify and implement process improvements to the account reconciliation process
Lead training sessions with financial teams to ensure that systems users become self-sufficient
Work with global team to implement best practices for account reconciliations
Partner with various finance and accounting subject matter experts to understand their needs
SAP subject matter expert for Finance Systems Team
Review product enhancements, patches, and upgrades for evolving business needs.
Perform testing and coordinate user testing prior to moving into production
Support end user community by helping in the areas of problem resolution, error correction, and understanding system functionality.
Crosstrain with other team members to assist with the support and administration of other Cooper Standard Finance systems applications (FCCS/PBCS)
Complete special projects, as assigned.
May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description