POSITION PURPOSE

This position is responsible for the development, modification and maintenance of new and existing financial reports across the organization.  As such, the incumbent will act as a liaison between the business community and the IT and BW groups to explore, prioritize and rationalize business reporting requirements against existing resources.  The goal of all department team members is to provide distinguished customer service via reports that are useful, timely, contain accurate and consistent data, aid in the decision making process, and ultimately meet the needs of all report users.

This position will:

·         Take the lead in requirement gathering, functional specification development and determination of the best data source to meet the users’ business and financial reporting needs.  Understanding and challenging business requests are key components of this process.

·         Use SAP Business Warehouse query tools, Business Objects tools and SAP Report Painter to design and create the required reports.  For more complex reports, the incumbent will work with the requesting personnel as well as the SAP Development and Business Warehouse personnel in the report development.  All development work is done within the framework of the Reporting Governance rules to ensure useful, accurate, consistent and non-duplicative data.

·         Complete the project work plan at a detailed task level and execute assigned tasks and deliverables according to the defined timetable in a quality, detailed and timely manner.

·         Assist in the development of testing, training development and overall support for user acceptance and adoption.

To be considered for this job, you should have a blend of business and technical skills, interest and background.  An in-depth understanding of the business operations, excellent listening and communication skills, and experience and understanding of relational databases and data warehousing are required.  Knowledge of SAP FI/CO reporting tools including Business Warehouse and Business Objects is required.  The incumbent must also have good analytical skills, creative problem solving ability, and experience working in a team environment.  A strong customer service orientation in all dealings with internal and external customers is needed, along with the ability to be assertive while being diplomatic.  Although this is a “business” position, a high technical ability is needed, along with flexibility to change and learn as technology changes.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

This position reports directly to the Manager of Financial Information Services and works closely with two technical teams, the SAP Development and Business Intelligence teams.  In addition, the individual will work to support the financial reporting needs of the entire organization so will closely interact with a wide spectrum of employees. 

NATURE AND SCOPE

The incumbent will provide information support to the goals of the department through requirement gathering, determination of the best data source to meet the users’ needs, and then use the Business Intelligence query tools to create required reports.  For more complex reports, the incumbent will work with the requesting personnel as well as the SAP Development and Business Intelligence personnel in the report development.  All development work is done within the framework of the Reporting Governance rules to ensure useful, accurate, consistent and non-duplicative data.

To be successful, this position requires a blend of business and technical skills, interest and background.  An in-depth understanding of the business operations, excellent listening and communication skills, and experience and understanding of relational databases and data warehousing are required.  Knowledge and experience working with SAP reporting tools and specifically the SAP Business Explorer tool is required.  The incumbent must also have good analytical skills, creative problem solving ability, and experience working in a team environment.  A strong customer service orientation in all dealings with internal and external customers is needed, along with the ability to be assertive while being diplomatic.  Although this is a “business” position, a high technical ability is needed, along with flexibility to change and learn as technology changes.

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• Responsible for financial reporting such as consolidated and divisional income statements and balance sheets; operational and financial management reporting; inventory reporting (LIFO).


• Takes a hands-on approach as it relates to the design, development and implementation.


• Works with end users to define and design reporting requirements and writing functional designs.


• Works with the technology team to communicate requirements.


• Works with the technology team to communicate requirements.


• Involved with formal testing and confirms reports meet documented requirements; facilitates issue resolution during testing process.


• Involved in deploying reports and training end user community.


• Supports and addresses user questions and issues; takes ownership of resolution.


• Performs related duties as assigned.

MINMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND RQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years experience developer with Business Objectives XI Reporting Suite, Bex, Crystal reports, Web intelligence.


• 5+ years of business experience.


• 3+ years of FI configuration experience


• 2+ years of SAP configuration


• Capable of building and unit testing reports per functional designs


• Strong understanding of relational databases and BI database concepts


• Ability to establish good relationships


• Strong business acumen; understands operational impacts on financial processes.


• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing


• Strong mathematical and analytical skills


• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail.

EDUCATION:   

• Bachelor Degree Required (Business, Accounting or Finance degree)