Senior Advisor, Finance Business Application Support

Job Summary
Under limited supervision, uses specialized knowledge and skills obtained through training and experience to provide administration and support for the accounting systems and applications. Lead projects and establishes requirements to meet the information and process needs of the organization related to the business area. Acts as liaison to the business areas and systems users. Leads project teams for special projects which may impact multiple business units and oversees with business process improvements, many of which will have significant financial impact on the entire company. Oversees and directs business process improvements. Performs and manages varied work that is difficult in character requiring evaluation, originality and ingenuity. Resolves or recommends solutions to complex problems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Leads project teams for managing multiple large, high priority and complex initiatives with significant impact on business processes or business financials.
• Leads project team for complex projects impacting the business area.
• Team lead for cross departmental upgrades and implementations across systems and on complex issues.
• Consults with the Accounting and Financial Reporting business area management team to identify opportunities for business process improvements and initiates process improvements, where feasible, throughout supported areas within the firm.
• Coordinates/Manages the testing of patches, fixes and upgrades to business systems via the standard testing path of Development, QA and Production, while working with impacted business users to complete thorough UAT and cradle-to-grave testing.
• Supports, maintains, troubleshoots complex issues and administers the primary software systems for the business area., Develops SME/expert proficiency in 1-2 business area systems to address technical requests by super users and IT
• Works closely with the Information Technology department.
• Consults with the business area management team to identify opportunities for business process improvements and initiates process improvements, where feasible, throughout supported areas within the firm.
• Generates project proposals for managerial review, implements approved proposals, documents and trains users and supports implemented processes.
• Leads requirements gathering, project plan preparation, user acceptance testing, documentation and implementation.
• Creates complex reporting for the business area using SSRS, Crystal and Business Objects.
• Trains and mentors lower level associates and interns.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.