PROCESS ANALYST - ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS
Business Area: Procure to Record
Job Summary:
Responsible for analyzing, designing, and optimizing accounting operations processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. The Accounting Operations process includes Cash, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Asset, Intercompany and Inventory Accounting. The role will perform research and analysis of data, policies and procedures, quality assurance and controls and system requirements in response to escalations & issues reported. Take the lead in generating and updating process documents based on his/her findings, with recommended improvements or new requirements. Drive collaboration among global internal stakeholders and business contacts to improve operations. Support operations in determining resource capacity requirements. Support operations in resolution of escalated and critical matters. Perform process review and diagnosis for upstream or downstream processes as service-on-demand.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates expertise in defining, developing, and improving GBS Procure to Record (P2R) and Finance processes with focus on Cash, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Asset, Intercompany and Inventory Accounting processes.
- Review, analyze and evaluate process performance for improvement initiatives.
- Leads in documenting and updating key processes, policies, and process flow maps.
- Assists in creation of content for inclusion in training package and assist in delivery of training globally as needed.
- Monitor implemented methodologies, processes and best practices for adoption and compliance.
- Drives key projects that add value to the business, identify root cause of process issues and propose corrective and preventive measures.
- Collaborates, communicates, and demonstrates effective teamwork to conduct process responsibilities.
- Engage with internal stakeholders to seek information and gather requirements.
- Conduct working sessions with cross-functional teams to define as-is and to-be states; engage with IT for system improvement initiatives.
- Provides support to the management team in determining resource capacity; works closely with the Global Process Lead and Site Process Lead in defining the control points and success criteria to track standard process adoption and compliance.
- Determines the root causes of business concerns and provides proposals on how to address the concern in a timely and effective manner.
- Correlates inter-related business drivers from various aspects of the process and their corresponding financial impact.
- Takes the lead in building organizational competency in process mastery and effectiveness.
- Plays a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence.
- Facilitates internal and interdepartmental communication, provides meaningful reporting to senior management in a timely and effective manner.
Competencies, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
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Project Management
- Experience in leading projects that require working with multi-disciplined teams; experience working with global and regional teams preferred.
- Applied knowledge of analytical tools and project management tools; MS Project, Visio and MS Office experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to apply a systematic approach to problem solving; Lean / Six Sigma experience preferred.
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Process Documentation
- Experience in developing and documenting processes.
- Experience in gathering and soliciting business/process/customer requirements.
- Demonstrated knowledge on how to document current and future state business/transactional processes.
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Reporting
- Experience in defining, monitoring, and reporting key metrics.
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Communication
- Must have effective communication and facilitation skills.
- Must be comfortable coordinating with PTR GPL and SPLs and with PTR teams from different sites.
- Ability to present and demonstrate complex procedures to diverse groups at various skill levels, preferred.
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Accounting System / Computer Application Skills
- Strong analytical and reasoning abilities preferred.
- Intermediate knowledge in any procurement system programs and applications, preferably, SAP and Concur.
- Intermediate knowledge in MS Office applications, especially MS Excel (Excel Formulas, Pivot tables, etc.) and MS PowerPoint.
Education & Experience:
- BS degree in accounting or related courses. Master's degree in accounting or business administration is a plus.
- At least 5 years of accounting and/or Finance experience.
- Operational experience in data analysis/management and the delivery of operations through use of technology solutions including the use of Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, preferred.
- Project management skills are preferred.
You may send your application to recruitment@lexmark.com.