Finance Systems (TM1) Support



Collinwood is assisting our client, a respected leader in gaming technology in their efforts to hire a Finance Systems (TM1) Support located in the Las Vegas, NV area. This is a hybrid opportunity.

Description:

• Finance Data and Systems team is part of the Group Finance function, reporting to the Group CFO. The purpose of the role is to act as the Finance Systems SME: TM1, Blackline, and PRB&F and provide BAU support on system instances for US-based users. This role requires a hands-on approach with a customer-centric mindset.

What You Will Be Doing :

• Strategically links IT investments with business operations and processes.
• Leverage a deep understanding of Finance technology solutions and cross-functional relationships to effectively balance tactical needs with strategic objectives that drive high-impact operational efficiencies.
• Ensure applications are governed and controlled properly.
• Partnering with internal controls stakeholders to manage and maintain compliance and best practices for governance of applications processes and controls.
• Foster innovation within the organization to create new solutions that enable business results and improve the effectiveness of finance application delivery, which includes collaboration with business partners to identify and define automation and efficiencies through technology.
• Responsible for leading and managing growing finance architecture and development; charged with supporting and evolving all package and custom software solutions for global businesses.
• Partner with business units and technology stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies that generate savings, optimize total cost of ownership, improve supplier performance, and reduce risk.
• Working closely with the Finance Systems Lead (based in Australia) to identify areas requiring improvement and support the most effective use of the system.
• Providing support to the Finance Systems Lead to maintaining and administering the US Finance Systems instances.
• Working closely with US-based Users to develop their Finance Systems knowledge and capabilities, and enable more effective and efficient use of the tool.
• Lead collaboration with designers and engineers to drive solutions forward. Support the adoption of scale and usage enterprise-wide. Document usage guidelines for IT, Product Owners, and Users alike and understand how to leverage patterns in their solutions.
• Developing a close working relationship with the Transformation teams, providing system support, advice, testing, and integration into the business-as-usual environment.
• Act as backup administrator for Australia, EMEA, and Asia Finance System instances.
• Design flexible driver-based solutions that enable or scale business processes that promote data usability, accessibility, and self-serve capabilities
• Understand the requirements of system Users, strategically think through how to scale design solutions across global teams
• Support the Finance Systems (based in Australia) with the development and maintenance of the US based Finance System instances
• Perform system administration and support tasks, proactively monitor data integrity and quality/resolve issues as they arise.
• Assist in supporting the US Finance Systems/driver-based models throughout the month-end process, forecast, and planning cycles where needed
• Challenge the current processes and identify potential system/process enhancements, participation, and review in the development, testing, and implementation of system changes and enhancements
• Liaise with IT to ensure database and infrastructure issues are promptly resolved
• Support the Finance Systems Lead (based in Australia) to complete system audits, license management, and usage and concurrency reports.
• Monitor and action the GSD Finance Systems queues with an effort to minimize operational time on tickets

What We Need From You:

• At least 4 years of experience administrating Finance Systems
• Proven development knowledge of working with TM1 Planning Analytics utilizing Turbo Integrator processes, Bedrock TI processes, and best practices in developing models.
• Good understanding of TM1 architecture, writing business rules using skip checks and feeders.
• Technical experience writing SQL queries and ETL/scheduling tools
• Development of Planning Analytics workspace reports and dashboards.
• Understand upstream business systems and how they fit into Finance processes, working closely with cross-functional teams to identify process gaps, develop, implement, and maintain controls
• Work with engineering to shape and drive data infrastructure design and innovative system solutions, including data warehousing, reporting, and analytics platform
• Leads and builds forecasting models and oversees and evaluates/improves models (in partnership with the vendor) that include diagnosing and resolving operational issues, performing detailed root cause analysis, responding to suggestions for enhancements, and creating detailed recommendations for solutions to problems.
• Experience developing or supporting Finance models on GL Reporting, Driver-Based Forecasting, Scenario Planning, Profitability, Workforce Management, and Supply Chain is added advantage
• Provide User support and training to groups and individuals promoting best practices, tips, hints, and techniques
• Builds processes and tools for ecosystem optimization, providing an amazing customer experience to User groups and IT partners.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and deliver process improvement appropriately and effectively
• Highly developed analytical skills
• Process improvement mindset (LEAN experience an advantage)
• Demonstrated financial modeling experience
• Open and flexible, including ways of working across different time zones

Must-Have:

• At least 4 years of experience administrating Finance Systems
• Proven development knowledge of working with TM1 Planning Analytics utilizing Turbo Integrator processes, Bedrock TI processes, and best practices in developing models
• Technical experience writing SQL queries and ETL/scheduling tools
• Good understanding of TM1 architecture, writing business rules using skip checks and feeders.

Nice To Have:

• Experience developing or supporting Finance models on GL Reporting
• Driver-Based Forecasting
• Scenario Planning
• Profitability
• Workforce Management
• Supply Chain is added advantage