IT Financial Specialist

Dollar General•Goodlettsville, TN

About The Position

The IT Financial Specialist position is responsible for the processing, payment, tracking, analyzing and reporting of IT department invoicing and assists with forecasting and budgeting of IT Department spend. This position also assists with large scale process improvement initiatives and spearheads smaller scale process improvement projects with a small team or independently.

Requirements

Proficiency in organization and time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
Ability to effectively communicate and work with people at all levels up to executives
Strong interpersonal skills
Must function well in a fast-paced environment with high sense of urgency
Versatile, capable of working proactively, collaboratively and independently while assuming responsibility for multiple simultaneous activities
Highly motivated and requires minimal supervision
Strong critical thinking skills
Conflict resolution and customer service skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook
Intermediate skills using Microsoft Excel and Access
Knowledge of Accounting terminology, best practices, and internal controls
Two years experience in financial or a similar position that utilizes the core competencies with an Associate’s degree OR Four years experience in financial or a similar position that utilizes the core competencies without a degree OR Four year degree with a financial focus

Nice To Haves

Retail experience preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as primary contact for IT Activity Managers and assist with deliverables related to the processing and payment of IT related invoices, including PO creation, invoice auditing, change order and invoicing approvals per the approval matrix, and invoice processing.
Act as IT liaison to Finance, AP, Internal Audit and Tax on invoice and budget related requests, payment issues, process changes and other ad hoc reporting.
Partner with all vendors on training and process refinements or changes, invoicing errors, payment disputes, and other invoicing issues.
Partner with self-procured vendors on vendor financial on-boarding, payment process and payment resolution.
Assist Activity Managers with managing budgets including yearly submissions and monthly reforecast reviews, revisions, and system updates, ensuring forecast accuracy and invoice payment align with budget allocations.
Act as key contact for exception reporting related to cost management.
Track and process invoices paid, accruals, reimbursements, real-time and forecasted committed spend.
Manage accrual accounting processes adhering to Finance and Accounting Dept requirements and time constraints.
Assist with weekly expenditure tracking and monitor project progress vs. approved budget and approved payments.
Communicate proactively with all partners to enforce compliance with submittal processes and deadlines.
Analyze, prepare, and distribute reports on departmental spend, committed costs, and average project costs.
Act as primary liaison with other departments to ensure cost management exceptions are resolved.
Prepare monthly reports and outputs regarding all facets of budgets.
Lead or work as a team member on Office of the CIO and IT process improvement initiatives and process changes as outlined by Manager.
Partner with Key stakeholders on projects and work to complete project deliverables according to project timeline.
Measure and control project outcomes and may become New Process Owner after transitioned from Project to Process.