- Saint Petersburg, Florida
Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Senior Advisor, Finance Business Application Support-2401687
Description
The Finance Innovation and Technology Solutions Team drives efficiency, consistency and transformation within the Accounting and Finance department. The team leverages specialized knowledge and skills obtained through experience and education to provide support for the accounting and regulatory applications. Lead projects and processes impacting multiple business units by establishing the requirements to meet the financial reporting and system needs. Work closely with the Information Technology department and act as a liaison to the business areas and internal clients. Champion and oversee process improvements related to business technology solutions, many having significant financial impact on the entire company. |
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities |
Essential Duties and Responsibilities |
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Manage multiple large, high priority and complex projects with significant impact on the business processes or financials |
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Demonstrate ability to work closely with management to achieve the organization's financial, regulatory and management reporting objectives |
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Consult and collaborate with the Accounting and Finance department to identify opportunities for process improvements and develop a plan to implement the procedure |
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Coordinate and manage the testing of patches, fixes, and upgrades to systems through standard testing path of Development, QA, and Production, while working with impacted business users |
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Support, maintain and troubleshoot complex issues related to the financial applications and administers the primary software systems for the business area |
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Demonstrate proficiency in 1-2 business systems to address technical requests by super users and the technology team |
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Closely collaborate with the Information Technology department |
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Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities for the process improvements and implement transformation change to create efficiency |
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Lead requirements gathering, project plan preparation, user acceptance testing, documentation, and implementation |
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Implement processes to review adequate internal controls and procedures are followed for financial, regulatory and management reporting |
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Develop complex reporting for the business area while leveraging modern reporting and analytics tools |
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Coach and train junior associates and interns with the focus on developing the entire team overall |
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Comfortable working in an ambiguous environment with a positive attitude when implementing new processes or controls to the users |
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Qualifications
Qualifications - External
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
Principles, practices, and procedures of Accounting and Financial Reporting systems and processes |
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Project Management processes and procedures |
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Business improvement processes and procedures |
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System requirements, design, testing and implementation |
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Operate standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, and databases at an intermediate level |
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Robust data analytics and reporting |
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Strong analytical skills to recognize and detect errors and correct/offer resolution |
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Prepare written and oral presentations to high level management |
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Design and implement technology solutions to address business need |
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Provide systems and administrative support for end users |
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Translating broad concepts into specific actions and related success measures |
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Strong detail-orientation |
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Plan, organize, manage, and track multiple detailed work assignments with constantly changing priorities and close deadlines in a fast-paced work environment |
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Constructively work under stress and pressure and produce a high volume of assignments using strong organizational and time management skills to meet deadlines |
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Be self-motivated with a strong sense of creativity and ability to work independently with confidence |
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Promote team cohesiveness, cooperation, and effectiveness |
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Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels |
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Logically think through processes to analyze and solve problems |
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Partner with other functional areas to accomplish objectives of the department |
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Facilitate meetings, ensuring that all viewpoints, ideas, and issues are addressed |
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Incite enthusiasm and influence, motivate, and persuade others to achieve desired outcomes |
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Educational/Previous Experience Requirements |
Education/Previous Experience |
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Accounting / Finance knowledge required |
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Financial reporting and analytics experience required |
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OneStream / Hyperion experience or other financial systems experience preferred |
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Bachelor's degree with technical or business specification and three (3) to five (5) years' experiences including any combination of the following systems administration, technical customer support, business application administration,project management,business process consulting, software upgrade/implementation, technical analysis, general finance or accounting |
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Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources |
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PMP certification preferred |
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Lean Six Sigma certification preferred |
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Raymond James Guiding BehaviorsAt Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firms core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.We expect our associates at all levels toAt Raymond James as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.
Job
Accounting & Finance
Primary Location
US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg
Organization
RJF Corporate
Schedule
Full-time
Shift
Day Job
Travel
Yes, 5 % of the TimeEligible for Discretionary BonusYes#LI-AT1
