Finance Transformation Manager, PMO, Project LEO Accounting

Key job responsibilities

• Document Accounting requirements to cross functional stakeholders.
• Cook up issue resolution of key architecture decisions between Business, Accounting, and Technology teams.
• Review Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and how best to implement accounting requirements within the SAP modules (Inventory, AR, AP, Manufacturing etc..).
• Ensure migration to new SAP modules in accordance with GAAP principles.
• Build project plans for accounting workstreams, identifying goals, needs, and scope.
• Draft Accounting Requirements Documents (ARDs) and related Journal Entry Mappings (JEMs) that meet customer needs.
• Continuously identify/ track and mitigate program risks and issues and accelerate decision making.
• Own accounting test planning and user acceptance testing.
• Draft ad hoc issues based documents for leadership review.
• Own leadership review and status update documents and meetings.

A day in the life

• Plan and prioritize daily and near term activities, represent Accounting’s interests during project rollout planning initiatives.
• Join weekly team scrum to discuss past/current activities and potential blockers.
• 1:1 with manager to deep dive program risks.
• 1:1 with key business stakeholder to unblock a project workstream.
• Meet with business stakeholders to review end to end process and detailed accounting use-cases while gathering feedback to drive clarity for solution design.
• Explain CAS and GAAP differences to stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Work on Journal Entry Mappings file ahead of accounting stakeholder reviews.
• Prep for the weekly leadership status meeting.
• Respond to emails, wrap up day and set upcoming priorities.

About the team

In this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible. This person will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA.
• Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency.
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification.
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients.
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.