EY Blackline Implementation - Senior Tech Consulting Location Open 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

63094299

As a Senior in Technology Business Analysis, you will be instrumental in connecting business needs with technical solutions. You will play a pivotal role in evaluating business models, eliciting requirements, and ensuring the technical teams deliver solutions that are in perfect harmony with business objectives.

Your key responsibilities
As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for delivering top-notch business analysis and system configuration. Your day-to-day will involve:
• Understanding and evaluating current state of processes associated with finance management and internal controls including the financial close, end to end intercompany and controls monitoring
• Operational process redesign of financial processes – identify process challenges across EYs seven operating model dimensions and collaborate with other practice areas of EY to bring unified solutions to our clients
• Implement key components of unified intercompany process solutions including technology and process redesign
• Assisting with Finance technology solution design, configuration, testing and deployment (e.g. BlackLine, Oracle ARCS, Trintech, OneStream RCM, Tagetik, etc.)
• Aligning and re-defining business processes and identifying additional improvement opportunities to enhance the Finance and Accounting functions
• Developing client relationships and project management
• Translating complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications
• Configuring and implementing solutions that align with business needs
• Identifying opportunities for service expansion and contributing to sales through RFP responses
• Expect to travel regularly and lead project streams while actively engaging with clients.

You will ideally have previous exposure in supporting business process and technology aspects of Finance Transformation programs in areas such as general ledgers, sub-ledgers, financial close and reconciliation management, intercompany processing and settlement. You will possess excellent communication skills and an inclination to bond with our clients to provide an outstanding service delivery experience.

Key skills include:
• previous exposure in supporting business process and technology aspects of Finance Transformation programs in areas such as general ledgers, sub-ledgers, financial close and reconciliation management, intercompany processing and settlement
• Analytical prowess and decision-making based on a broad understanding of policies
• Ability to guide and develop junior team members
• Proven track record of complex problem-solving and relationship management

• A Bachelor's degree
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience
 A minimum of 3 years of work experience in supporting the following Finance Management business processes:
o Record to Report (R2R), Order to Cash (OTC) Processes
o Financial Statement Close Processes
o Accounting Policies and Procedures
o Financial Accounting and Reporting Operations/Technology
o Performance Management and Measurement (KPIs, business metrics etc.)
o Journals processing
o Intercompany Processing, Clearing and Settlements
o Consolidations and Elimination Processes
o Variance/Fluctuation Analysis and Transaction Matching
 2+ years of system implementation experience (requirements gathering through deployment) in any of the following tools:
o BlackLine (Account Reconciliations, Transaction Matching, Variance Analysis, Intercompany Hub etc.)
o Trintech (Cadency, ReconNet etc.)
o Oracle (ARCS, FCCS, FCM, etc.)
o Other tools including OneStream, Frontier, Tagetik, TLM etc.
 Experience in analyzing process challenges and implementing operational process improvement
 Ability to convert technical accounting/organization requirements and current state procedures into improvement opportunities
 Demonstrated ability to lead client meetings, drive work products development and coach and guide junior team members
 Support client proposals, Proof Of Concepts (PoC) developments and RFPs
 Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50-70%

• Graduate degree in computer science, engineering, accounting, finance or a related field
• Experience in corporate consolidations, intercompany reconciliation, remediation of complex reconciliation issues and oversight of processing/clearing intercompany transactions
• Passionate about technology, applying it to business solutions and helping our clients with automation and improved governance goals
• A proactive approach to professional development
• The ability to adapt to diverse environments and cultures

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.