Financial Systems Analyst

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OVERVIEW

CRs Accounting/Finance team manages the organizations financial health and reporting. Were hiring a Financial Systems Analyst to act as the technical backbone of the division ensuring the integration evolution and maintenance of the financial ecosystem to support accurate data and strategic decision-making.

In this position youll report to the Manager Financial Systems and will be focused on managing the end-to-end lifecycle of critical systems like Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP Concur. The role is required to lead system upgrades automate manual workflows to reduce time-to-close and serve as a technical partner to educate CR employees.

This is a hybrid position with an expectation that you will be on-site at least one day per week. This role is not eligible for Sponsorship/Visa or relocation assistance.

How Youll Make An Impact

By ensuring the accuracy of financial data and the health of the financial ecosystem this role enables CR to leverage its tools to their fullest potential. Modernizing financial operations and maintaining data integrity ensures the organization remains operationally excellent and strategically aligned with its long-term vision. On a regular basis you will focus on:

• Providing technical support for Oracle Financials Kofax Markview Concur and to the accounting department and other business users including identifying opportunities for new and existing technologies.
• Assisting with the monitoring and maintenance of systems supporting Oracle Financials reviewing expense report exceptions and aiding in upgrades and implementations of financial systems and their interfaces.
• Troubleshoot complex technical problems and initiate resolution activities.
• Writing computer programs macros and scripts to enhance and integrate technologies.
• Participation in vendor meetings to assess new technologies and system upgrades. Developing and implementing strategic goals for the Finance division and performs other tasks as needed.

ABOUT YOU

Youll Be Highly Rated If:

• You have the education. Associates degree in Computer Science Accounting or a related field.
• You have the experience. A minimum of two years of hands-on experience in the configuration or management of Oracle Financials E-Business Suite or similar systems.
• You have familiarity with financial accounting and accounting workflows.
• You know Excel. Strong proficiency in MS Excel including experience with XLOOKUP INDEX(MATCH) IFS is essential. Editing VBA is a plus.

Youll Be One of Our Top Picks If:

• You have an advanced degree. A Bachelors degree is preferred for this role.
• You know the systems and the environment. You have experience with Oracle E-Business Suite Concur Travel & Expense and an understanding of Unix Linux and Windows environments.
• You have experience in network infrastructure integrating disparate systems configuring Concur and writing IBM Cognos Business Intelligence reports is advantageous.
• You understand current technology and can resolve user problems.
• You are collaborative and have the ability to work with others to achieve shared goals while valuing differences offering support and help and sharing knowledge and expertise to help the team.

FAIR PAY AND A JUST WORKPLACE

At Consumer Reports we are committed to fair transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive market-informed compensation informed by location as well as the candidates particular combination of knowledge skills competencies and experience. It is expected that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of the posted salary range. We have three locations: Yonkers NY Washington DC and Colchester CT. We are registered to do business in and can only hire from the following states and federal district: Arizona California Connecticut Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Texas Vermont Virginia and Washington DC.

Salary ranges

• NY/California: $94K-$100K annually
• DMV/Massachusetts: $90K-$95K annually
• Colchester CT and additional approved CR locations: $784K-$84K annually

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