Financial Analyst

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work. The Lead Global Payments Analyst will collaborate with key stakeholders and identify opportunities to enhance new services and processes where appropriate. They will provide stewardship to assure that quality, operational, financial, and customer satisfaction objectives are achieved, as well as business process, system support and data quality governance from master data through data coordination and integration to ensure efficient processes and consistent data flows to business and stakeholders. The Lead Global Payments Analyst-MDM oversees and facilitates the payment of company liabilities in a timely and accurate manner; oversees both international and domestic banking entry for global worldwide offices, and shares global responsibilities with Senior Global Payment and Treasury Analyst. This role will support the MDM, Treasury, Tax and other AP functions and serve as subject matter expert for various payment initiatives on a global scale. This position will also lead/develop global standard operating procedures and processes and will ultimately be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Europe, APAC, US and Latin America MDM roles. This job collaborates with and supports responsibilities with the GPO for Master Data Management. What You Can Expect Perform oversight associated with the execution, monitoring and auditing of domestic and foreign payment runs(F110). Ensure all payments to suppliers are accurate and paid on schedule; this includes but is not limited to electronic funds transfers, wires, and checks. Ensure all taxes and government payments are accurate and paid on schedule; this includes but is not limited to electronic funds transfers, wires, and checks. Monitor and troubleshoot payment rejections, returns and exceptions on a daily basis to ensure payment due date adherence. Ensure established financial controls are adhered to and evidence is retained. Recommend ways to strengthen data integrity, quality and availability across multiple areas. Proactively ensures master data components meet evolving business and local country requirements. Help identify and implement process improvements and productivity automation in relation to vendor, customer master data and payment proposal processes. Establish ongoing, continuous improvement culture and practices in the area of vendor and customer master data and payment proposal processes. Provide training and support on master data and payment processes to local market users. Act as a subject matter expert for banking payment requirements of domestic and foreign vendors. Maintain professional and effective communication with internal and external customers and stakeholders. Ensure appropriate documentation for all key data processes and local country requirements. Global oversight and leadership for master data activities in all regions including change, creation, extension and extinction process for vendor, and customer master data. Responsible for the development/adherence of the global process “Blueprint”, working closely with the GPO Master Data Management. Implement and maintain treasury best practices, monitor and ensure that corporate policy and procedures are properly complied. Day-to-day management of GBS MDM functions and Global MDM Analysts, working closely with country/regional and financial leaders. Conducts testing and system validation to troubleshoot issues related to master data management and systems. Actively oversees standardized and complete vendor and customer master data pertaining to Route To Consumer market initiatives. Periodically audits and cleans up vendor and customer master data to ensure information is current, complete and accurate across functions and divisions and support Tax and AP with unclaimed property and escheatment. Initiate stop/void payments and request cancelled checks from the bank, as needed. Adds/updates bank details to Vendor bank accounts for domestic and foreign vendors(shared responsibility with Senior Global Payment and Treasury Analyst). Validate all US bank changes with verbal confirmations to help review for potential phishing attempts by bad actors. Maintains and updates all process documentation. What You Bring to the Table Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or a related area Experience: 5+ years of business experience with a financial/accounting focus Team-player with the ability to create partnerships and build effective relationships with internal and external contacts Superior attention to detail with top-notch accuracy Self-motivated with critical attention to details, deadlines, and reporting Systems experience with global ERP (such as SAP) Proficiency in English (spoken & written) Ability to plan, prioritize, and complete work with speed and accuracy Resourceful, creative, and comfortable with varied job responsibilities Strong sense of accountability and ownership, and attention to detail Ability to validate, analyze and sort through large amounts of data Ability to challenge master data change requests when inconsistent with governance Excellent oral and written communication skills Solid process understanding and process improvement concepts Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment. Strong intellectual curiosity, problem solving and conceptual skills Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis skills Able to promote a continuous improvement, cost-effectiveness, timeliness, and incident free mindset Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning). Self-motivated with critical attention to details, deadlines, and reporting What Makes You Unique Payment, treasury, and banking experience Familiarity with process improvement methodologies Experience in Master Data based roles and tools Development or Experience in Procurement or Buying Organization Who We Are Imagine working for a company that welcomes you in, inspires you to bring your best self to every opportunity, and encourages you to grow and develop your career in a resilient and fun industry. Brown-Forman offers our employees this kind of career and environment and has for more than 150 years. Together, we proudly live and work by our values, striving each day to be better and do better as people, as a company, and as members of the communities we call home. Come have a seat at our table! What We Offer Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce. #LI Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. 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