Business Process & Systems Consultant

Xcel Energy•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$84,900 - $120,567•Hybrid

About The Position

This self-directed position contributes to departmental and business-unit goals by analyzing, designing, implementing, and supporting business processes and technology solutions. The role provides oversight, guidance, leadership, and mentoring in the implementation of systems and processes. It supports business activities by building relationships, determining business needs, identifying process-improvement opportunities, defining business requirements, and implementing innovative solutions. The consultant oversees system administration for financial and accounting systems, serving as a primary contact for training, technical support, and problem resolution and ensuring monthly, quarterly, and annual system processes run successfully. The role liaises between system business users and owners and IT support. The position oversees and supports the development and maintenance of reports and procedures for corporate, accounting, and financial processes, including month-end close and regulatory reporting. It works with stakeholders to support accounting processes and financial reporting by helping staff access data through identified or developed system-generated reports. The consultant engages management, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders to analyze, design, implement, and support business processes and technology solutions. This includes facilitating discussions to identify, document, validate, and analyze business requirements, designing solutions, and making recommendations that support departmental goals. The role also leads projects to develop and enhance financial-system functionality, prepares business and financial justifications, and ensures successful implementation and appropriate user acceptance testing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems, Computer Science/Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related area, or equivalent experience.
Four to six or more years of experience in finance, accounting, IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related area.
Intermediate experience using SQL, including the ability to build reports and troubleshoot issues.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or equivalent certification, such as CPA, CMA, or CFA.
Experience at an advisory firm, in investment banking, public accounting, or other relevant experience.
Experience with applications such as PowerPlan, SAP S4, and PowerApps.

Responsibilities

Oversee system administration for financial and accounting systems, including training, technical support, and problem resolution.
Ensure monthly, quarterly, and yearly system processes run successfully.
Serve as a liaison between system business users and owners and IT support.
Oversee and support development and maintenance of reports and related procedures for corporate, accounting, and financial processes and goals, including month-end close and regulatory reporting.
Work with stakeholders to enable accounting and financial staff to access data through identification or development of system-generated reports.
Engage management, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders to analyze, design, implement, and support business processes and technology solutions.
Facilitate discussions to identify, document, validate, and analyze business requirements; design solutions and make recommendations aligned with departmental goals.
Lead projects that develop and enhance financial-system functionality.
Prepare business and financial justifications for projects.
Lead project teams to ensure successful implementation and appropriate user acceptance testing.