Sr Analyst - Finance Technology

The Wendy's Company•Dublin, OH

17h•$81,000 - $138,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position will serve as a liaison between the Finance team and our technology partners with respect to Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM and all related financial systems. This position plays a key role in systems upgrades and implementation projects to ensure the Finance Team’s requirements are met and IT understands Finance issues and concerns. This position requires a strong technical background and expertise in a variety of systems, specializing in ERP and Finance specific applications as well as the ability to translate and provide understanding of changes to non-technical users. This position will provide the first level of business support for Oracle and other Finance systems.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business and/or Information Technology/Systems
Interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with a variety of individuals including internal and external clients.
Meeting Facilitation
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task and shift priorities.
Ability to interpret and analyze data and make recommendations based on findings.
Detail oriented with strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Soft Skills include: Plans and completes work effectively and efficiently, meets assigned deadlines, and makes sound decisions.
3-5 years of experience with suite of Oracle Financial Products, either in Accounting, IT, or (preferred) a combination of both.
Specific applications/modules include: Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle Cloud EPM, Google Looker, Oracle Reporting tools including BI Publisher, OTBI, Financial Reporting Studio (FRS), Essbase and SmartView
Experience with systems testing, test plans and project mapping
Experience with business process improvement

Nice To Haves

combination of both Accounting and IT experience with Oracle Financial Products

Responsibilities

Provide support for Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM, OnBase, Blackline, Vertex and other supported Finance systems.
Ownership of system updates, data accuracy and overall maintenance for various systems.
Responsibilities include but not limited to the processing of account/cost center requests, report maintenance, troubleshooting of access, reporting issues, adhoc reporting requests and creation of mass allocations within the GL.
Responsible for loading data from ERP to various systems and ensuring accuracy of data.
Serve as subject matter expert for various projects impacting Finance based applications.
Leverage knowledge and expertise of business processes to effectively account for new requirements based on business priorities (Digital initiatives, accounting standard changes, etc).
Recommend key design decisions, document the impact of initiatives on the system, lead the business through the requirements gathering process and communicate with business partners (Accounting, Finance, Treasury, IT Product Owners, Tax, Legal, etc).
Responsible for General Ledger month-end financial system close process which includes loading, consolidating, generating, and distributing financials statements to leadership with a sense of urgency while verifying accuracy.
Acts as the liaison between Finance and IT, leading testing efforts for Oracle and other finance systems for projects, enhancements, patching/upgrades, etc.
Work independently to recommend and implement changes as needed to financial systems based on changes in accounting standards, business changes, etc.