Senior Advisor, Financial Systems

Role Description

Ideal candidate will be based in the Greater Columbus, Ohio area. Also open to remote candidates in Eastern or Central time zones!

What Finance Operations and Service (FOS) contributes to Cardinal Health, Inc.:

• Responsible for overseeing the design, modification, installation, and maintenance of accounting and financial systems to ensure the accuracy of financial transactions.
• Partners with Finance, Business Units, and Enterprise IT (EIT) to analyze and recommend effective solutions to meet business needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of finance principles and financial systems, as well as Cardinal Health finance and business policies, processes, and procedures.
• Provides end-user support (Level 2) for the financial systems.
• Manages and resolves incoming tickets and appropriately routes to EIT when needed.
• Implements, executes, and tests departmental Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance frameworks and financial reporting controls.
• Acts as Functional Subject Matter Expert and liaison between EIT and the Business Units on SAP projects and special assignments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting various SAP environments including SAP S/4 Hana and SAP ECC.
• Collaborate with EIT, business units, team members, and cross-functional teams to identify requirements and recommend solutions.
• Validate SAP FICO configurations and test finance processes in SAP related to accounts receivable, banking and cash management, and general ledger functions.
• Monitor, reconcile, and troubleshoot interfaces and IDocs.
• Support finance and accounts receivable users on incoming payment, customer credit management, collection management, cash management, and invoice/billing processes.
• Oversee and monitor incoming bank/payment files, electronic bank statement process, and AR month-end close process.
• Test, validate, and support finance users on systemic financial postings generated from SAP financial integration within the order to cash process.
• Identify and help resolve design issues, recommend process design changes, and fix root causes on repeated functional and system issues.
• Create and enhance training material for end-users.
• Support teammates as the subject matter expert of SAP finance processes specializing in the accounts receivable area.
• Demonstrate integrity, inclusiveness, innovative mindset, accountability, and mission-driven approach in performing job duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, business, related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• 6+ years' experience with SAP FICO, testing, and configurations with a focus in accounts receivable and banking & cash management, preferred.
• Experience with SAP BRIM (Billing and Revenue Innovation Management) and integration with Finance/FI-CA/RAR, preferred.
• Good understanding of Accounting Principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Requirements

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of designing, developing, and testing SAP functions associated with finance operations and enabling technology configuration.
• Expertise in SAP general ledger, accounts receivable, and banking & cash management.
• Display a continuous improvement mindset and utilize technology to challenge and automate financial processes.
• Supports the implementation of new and completed SAP finance projects with in-depth customer service, training, internal control, data governance, and project management skills.
• Completes work independently with general guidance on complex projects of large scope.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off plan.
• Health savings account (HSA).
• 401k savings plan.
• Access to wages before payday with myFlexPay.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Work-Life resources.
• Paid parental leave.
• Healthy lifestyle programs.