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Financial Systems Analyst
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Boston, MA, United States
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OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY:
The primary focus of this role will be to support the Revenue Accounting and Financial Reporting Teams to facilitate Financial Systems and Process Improvements. Provide day-to-day production support; play a supporting role in system development, upgrade projects, divisional implementations and integration of new acquisitions with a focus on Revenue Recognition and Financial Reporting. Assist in the development of policies, procedures and documentation to provide a measure of consistency in processes, reporting and decisions by users. Assist with the support and maintenance of configurations and further improvements to the Revenue Recognition Management System.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1) Provide day to day production support for assigned processes, business and reporting systems
• Work cooperatively with Accounting and other FIS staff to troubleshoot technical issues.
• Assist with the design and development of new reports as requested by user community.
• Ensure reports and processes are completed timely and accurately. Ensure all system generated reports are reliable and without error.
• Ensure that all material issues are promptly communicated to manager.
• Understand and support the HMH implementation of SOX 404 as it pertains to Revenue Accounting.
2) Assist with system development, upgrade projects, Business Unit implementations and integration of new acquisitions.
• Participate in system upgrades, including requirements gathering and documentation, functional design documentation, configuration setup, testing and training.
• Continue to learn about the SAP modules supported and identify opportunities to implement advanced features or identify existing functionality suitable to current processes.
• Ensure timely integration of new acquisitions into the HMH framework.
• Understand, maintain and assist in the development of the system configurations within the Revenue Recognition Management System.
3) Participate in the crafting of policies, procedures and documentation to provide a measure of consistency in processes, reporting and decisions by users.
• Assist with the development of policies and procedures for new processes and additional functionality identified within SAP.
• Review policies and procedures quarterly to ensure all are current for any process changes.
• Assist with the development of policies and procedures for the Revenue Recognition Management System.
4) Participate in special projects and information requests.
• Contribute solutions and guidance in improving department processes.
• Consider special projects and information requests to be the same as normal day-to-day responsibilities.
5) Training and Self Development
• Continued development of skills.
• Assist with organizing and presenting training sessions with group to share knowledge acquired.
• Develop general understanding of company’s lines of business and company policies and procedures.
6) Other duties as assigned
Requirements
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Required: BS in Accounting, Finance, Accounting Information Systems or Management Information Systems.
• SAP experience as plus.
Skills:
• Advanced knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office products Excel, Word and Access.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• SQL experience is a plus.
• Experience with RevStream or other Revenue Recognition Management system a plus.
Competencies:
• Strong written and oral communication and listening skills.
• Strong team player and self starter.
• Functional understanding of financial and operational business processes and reporting.
• Ability to define and design business processes and reporting within critical business applications.
• Ability to manage a project work plan in accordance with defined best practices.
• Ability to identify and resolve issues.
• Technical awareness of trends and issues in the financial software marketplace.
• Experience manipulating large datasets.
Physical Requirements
• Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing).
• The person in this position needs to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls, and online meetings.
ABOUT US:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.
PLEASE NOTE:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.