Senior Financial Systems Analyst
The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
Location
Glendale, AZ | United States
Job description
Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
At Disney Financial Systems, you will team with the best in the business to create and build in one of the most innovative teams in any industry. Uniquely positioned at the center of The Walt Disney Company, the forward-thinkers at Financial Systems constantly pursue new insights and technologies where we help many businesses drive value, all the while we gain something valuable from the experience ourselves. Be part of the most interesting Company from the most exciting point of view!
The Senior Financial Systems Analyst will provide sustainment support for the FP&A teams and applications within the Disney Entertainment, Sports and Corporate segments and the various enterprise financial systems (e.g., SAP, Business Warehouse, HANA, Business Objects and Cognos/TM1).
What You Will Do
- Support, complete tasks / activities related to the sustainment of the FP&A Cognos applications (e.g. Studio and Corporate Cost Center)
- Interact with clients and partners on matters concerning their planning tools, processes and/or reporting needs
- Participates in working sessions with business and technology partners to formulate improvement options to address specific functional issues / requirements
- Supports the implementation of process improvement / reengineering initiatives
- Play an active role in discussions and meetings and influence others
- Communicates with Enterprise Technology and collaborate closely on behalf of client’s to resolve system related issues
- Assistance clients with system access configuration and training
- Coordinate & drive project activities to ensure project progresses on schedule
- Convey relevant information in a timely and concise manner
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 3+ years work experience with finance or accounting, preferably in a large SAP installation with familiarity in software development
- 2+ years working with SAP or other ERP systems specializing in reporting, master data/hierarchy management, GL consolidation and reconciliation
- Experience working for large company and within a matrix organization
- Experience in financial operations, general ledgers, financial controls, consolidation and reconciliation, GAAP accounting, and SEC financial reporting
- Consistent record of process improvements and desire to implement standard methodologies
- Must possess strong quantitative and analytical skills combined with proven business and financial savvy
- Excellent project management skills
- Experience working within a team of impactful financial professionals with focus on solving issues to achieve results within service level agreement parameters
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to succinctly convey information across multiple levels of the organization
- Ability to work on self -directed and assigned tasks under moderate direction and supervision
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years experience as related to enterprise report standardization or master data alignment efforts.
- Experience in using SAP or another ERP system
- Experience in using IBM Cognos, Oracle Hyperion Planning/Essbase, Workday Adaptive or Anaplan
- Experience developing end user training
- Experience implementing financial processes and systems
- CPA or CMA license, or equivalent
- Six Sigma certification
- PMP, Scrum or other professional project management certification
Education
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business, or a related field
Preferred Education:
Graduate Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field (e.g., MAC, MBA, MIS)
The hiring range for this position in California is $111,870.00 to $136,730.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
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