Business Process & Systems Consultant
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 consultant provides oversight, guidance, leadership, and mentoring in the implementation of systems and processes. The role supports business activities by building relationships, determining business needs, identifying process improvement opportunities, defining business requirements, and implementing solutions. The position oversees system administration for financial and accounting systems, serving as the primary point of contact for training, technical support, and problem resolution. It ensures monthly, quarterly, and yearly system processes run successfully and acts as a liaison between business users and owners and IT support. The consultant also oversees and supports reports and procedures for corporate, accounting, and financial processes, including month-end close and regulatory reporting, helping stakeholders access data through system-generated reports. The role engages management, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders to analyze, design, implement, and support business processes and technology solutions. It facilitates the identification, documentation, validation, and analysis of business requirements, designs solutions, and makes recommendations aligned with departmental goals. The consultant leads projects to develop and enhance financial system functionality, prepares business and financial justifications, and ensures successful implementation and appropriate user acceptance testing. Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday, but expectations vary by role, team, and business needs.
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.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or equivalent certification, such as CPA, CMA, or CFA.
- Advisory firm, investment banking, public accounting, and/or other relevant experience.
- Intermediate experience using SQL, including building reports and troubleshooting issues.
- Experience with applications such as PowerPlan, SAP S4, and PowerApps.
Responsibilities
- Oversee system administration for financial and accounting systems, including training, technical support, problem resolution, and successful monthly, quarterly, and yearly system processes.
- Serve as a liaison between system business users and owners and IT support.
- Oversee and support the development and maintenance of reports and procedures for corporate, accounting, and financial processes, including month-end close and regulatory reporting.
- Work with stakeholders to support accounting processes and financial reporting by enabling 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 supporting departmental goals.
- Lead projects to develop and enhance financial system functionality.
- Prepare business and financial justification for projects.
- Lead project teams to ensure successful implementation and appropriate user acceptance testing.
Benefits
- Annual incentive program
- Medical/pharmacy plan
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Health care flexible spending account
- Health savings account (if enrolled in an eligible health plan)
- Limited-purpose flexible spending account (if enrolled in an eligible health plan and HSA)
- Transportation reimbursement account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness center reimbursement (if enrolled in an eligible health plan)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Volunteer paid time off
- Parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
