FSS Project Accounting Manager

 

Financial Systems Solutions (FSS) Accounting ManagerAssistant Controller                                             

Title of PositionTitle of Supervisor

Finance                                                                 Corporate Headquarters    WHQ2 India_____

DepartmentLocation

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITION:

To provide hands on leadership and guidance to the FSS team in India.  The FSS Manager will manage project accountants (Analyst I, II or Senior Accountants) with providing oversight, mentorship, and direction in daily support to finance related system & process improvement initiatives.   The financial systems solutions (FSS) team is responsible for understanding and translating the needs of the business with the use of technology and process improvement. They ensure their deliverables are aligned with business need and requirements, provide advice, and work cross-functionally with the project team. 

The FSS Accounting Manager will own end-to-end project deliverables and deadlines as assigned to ensure all aspects of finance systems are working effectively. This will include ensuring subledger, reconciliation, accounting entries, and accounting and tax calculations, and reporting all work as designed prior to deployment of new solutions.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. Lead daily/monthly activities and driving team deliverables for the FSS team in all finance related system implementations to meet the strategic growth objectives in a flexible, collaborative, and rapidly changing environment.  Escalate project deadline concerns, including resource constraints and priority conflicts to Manager of FSS (Assistant Controller).

1. Collaborate with project team members in Financial Accounting & Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance Indirect Tax and Finance Shared Service teams as well as other corporate workstreams like IT, Retail, eCommerce, Merchandising, Marketing, Contact Centers, Transportation to deliver MVP approach (Most Viable Product) followed by continued Optimization project scope to ensure accurate end to end process flow to ensure system analysis and design flows through to accurate and efficient accounting and reporting solutions.

1. Assist in all aspects of assigned projects tasks, including the following:

• Write, Review, improve, and execute finance test cases in Azure Dev Ops.
• Direct, execute and collaborate on D365 quarterly upgrade testing for finance
• Perform regression testing of ERP and ISV systems with finance processes with focus on accurate ledger & subledger postings with primary focus on sales, settlement, and inventory.
• Reconcile and validate financial reporting for data integrity within the Sales and Finance Cubes
• Participate in agile work sessions, including in daily scrum.  Lead Finance weekly scrum sessions for FSS team.
• Be an active participate in System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Own cutover activities to support project team members during system go live activities, including Finance configuration tasks.
• Review development of training documentation
• Partner with Finance BSA on all project deliverables; including working troubleshooting system tickets and bugs. 

1. Assist in standardization, centralization, and enhancement of process documentation to include consistent content to allow for better cross-training and transition of tasks as new and existing systems are onboarded, including:
   • Review, enhance, and maintain business process documentation because of process change from project initiative, including end-to-end flows for system projects.
   • Lead annual audit of business process documentation to ensure compliance.

1. Directly manage team members on the Finance System Solution team or other project teams as identified and assigned/allocated by Assistant Controller and Controller. Help drive prioritization for the FSS team on Company and Finance team initiatives, cross functional prioritization and sprints as well as ticket and bug review meetings.

1. Perform General Ledger System Maintenance, including but not limited to:  Retail store setup, chart of account and financial dimension maintenance, monthly maintenance of open/closing of modules, run batch jobs including monthly allocations and reporting.

1. Perform levels of system monitoring to ensure order and payment processing is occurring timely and accurately.  Conduct monitoring for process work arounds determine for system failure or temporary work around processes.

1. Provide backup support, as needed, for system issue resolution, staffing needs, and process improvement needs within the finance function.

1. Keeps supervisor informed of important developments, potential problems, and related information necessary for effective management.   Coordinates and communicates plans and activities with others, as appropriate to ensure a coordinated work effort and team approach.

1. Performs related work as apparent or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Accounting Systems or Finance or related field and work experience
• At least 8 years of related experience is required including experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.  Microsoft Dynamics AX experience is preferred.
• Exposure to accounting disciplines including general accounting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), substantive account reconciliations, financial statements and financial software including Excel, Word, Powerpoint required.
• Exposure to other financial software including Access, BI Reporting Tools, Point of Sale systems, and warehouse management systems preferred.
• Ability to define, drive and communicate strategy and vision of system projects across the organization.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates Northern Tool + Equipment’s 12 Core Competencies.

CERTIFICATIONS:

The preferred candidate for this position would have some combination of certifications or work to achieve:

• Charter Accountant
• Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification or equivalent
• Agile or ScrumMaster Training or Certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Lean SIX Sigma Training & Certification in Finance

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to sit, use hands to handle objects and talk or hear.

• Frequent wrist and/or hand movement is required.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.

• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distant vision and the ability to adjust focus.

SUPERVISION OF OTHERS:

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APPROVAL:

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  It is not intended to be an entire list of all activities, tasks and skills required of people in the position.

SALARY GRADE: EXXX