Accounting Team Leader

Accounting Team Leader

Immediate need for an Accounting Team Leader for a position in the Banking & Financial Industry. This is a 12+ month's contract opportunity with long-term potential located in Plano, TX. Please review the job description below:

Key Responsibilities:

• Candidate will have SAP implementation experience or similar consulting experience
• Specific experience in the areas of Procure to Pay processing, month end close and accounting processes, and Financial Reporting requirements, processes and deliverables business process improvement expertise
• Attention to detail is required along with the ability to work in challenging environments
• Adaptability - willingness to learn new products and processes and work on multiple types of project concurrently
• Ability to serve as an advocate for customer's business objectives; i.e. be an advocate for the business by working in partnership to deliver business decisions which will positively affect the future profitability of the Company
• Ability to drive change by clarifying objectives, identifying and managing resistance to change, and serving as a role model for new behaviors
• Ability to work with ambiguous or changing work situations, tasks, assignments
• Self-starter who works independently to move tasks forward while continuously obtaining group consensus
• A high degree of organization skills with the ability to work in a deadline driven environment
• The ability to effectively and efficiently set priorities according to customer/- criteria
• Excellent communication skills and change leadership skills
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and/or Access/VBA (or other equivalent database software)
• Licenses or Certifications: CPA/CFA with current accounting experience is a key requirement
• An understanding of projects and project management are preferred
• As the Hyperion Business lead, the resource will lead a team of dedicated Technical and
• The resource will develop efficient and effective solutions to address the business needs of increasing workflow productivity and efficiency.
• Draft and/or Review current business processes & establish SAP fit/gaps
• Support and maintain all definition, setup, development and testing (within SAP), trade flow, customs, support integration touchpoint and all complex interfaces
• Evaluation of SAP / Training Strategy & Solution
• Drive common standardized business process within TFS
• Working closely with the system integrator and leading the effort to timely delivery of milestones
• Overall SAP design and configuration decisions impacting user interface, legacy system integration, scope and cost/time trade-offs
• Developing prototype solutions that can be tested, placed into production, and owned and operated by the business
• Managing the team of technical and business resources within the Procure to Pay work stream
• Work collaboratively with team members
• Meet regular performance expectations
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance to support team and business objectives.
• Other related functions/accountabilities may be assigned, but are not essential

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Must Haves: Education: Four-Year College Degree (BA or BS) Business degree in Accounting/Finance
• Experience & Subject Matter Expertise: 10+ years of relevant work experience (in similar field and/or industry)
• Preferred Other Qualifications: Candidate will have between 3 and 5 years with a Big 4 public accounting firm

Our client is a leading Banking & Financial Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. Qualified candidates should apply online for immediate consideration.