Senior Consultant - R2R (Record to Report)

Job Description

Job Description

CONTRACT: Senior Consultant, R2R (Record-to-Report) #(10973)

Irving area client is seeking a Senior Consultant, R2R (Record-to-Report) to support process and system transformation efforts.

Keys:

We are seeking an experienced accounting professional to join the R2R workstream on a six-month fixed-term engagement. Reporting to the R2R Workstream Lead, the Consultant will drive execution of the workstream’s Key Deliverables (KDs) and Key Results (KRs), concentrating on accounting master data alignment, manual journal remediation, intercompany automation, D365 configuration testing, and the policy and control documentation that supports the target operating model.
This is a delivery mandate rather than an advisory one. The successful candidate will be expected to move defined deliverables from open to closed against a fixed program calendar, working in partnership with the Accounting, ERP, and Data workstreams and engaging directly with senior Finance leadership.

Responsibilities:
Below are some examples of immediate items that this role can drive and support the R2R workstream on; the full set of responsibilities are not limited to the items below.

• Manual journal remediation. Reduce reliance on manual accounting intervention:
• • Complete the inventory of manual journals arising from under-utilized D365 modules.
  • Build the strategy and roadmap to move the organization to a close-to-zero manual entry position, with quantified milestones.
• Intercompany and related party automation. Support the design and delivery of automation solutions for intercompany and related party transactions, partnering with the Accounting and ERP teams.
• D365 configuration testing. Execute user acceptance testing across the 20+ open D365 configuration tasks, including test script preparation, execution, defect logging, and retention of audit-ready evidence.
• Accounting master data and reporting alignment. Own the execution of accounting master data changes across the entity estate:
• • Deliver Chart of Accounts implement the approved account structure changes after the alignment completion.
  • Align financial dimensions and execute post-policy implementation across affected entities.

Support the Data workstream on the data definitions governing D365 fields feeding the Operational Data Platform (ODP).

• Policy and documentation. Author the control and process documentation underpinning the target state:
• • Standardized intercompany procedures.
  • Financial Statement Close Process (FSCP) narratives and the associated Risk Control Matrix.

Requirements:

• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in good standing.
• 8–15 years of progressive accounting experience, combining public accounting with corporate accounting or controllership in a multi-entity environment.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, or an equivalent tier-one ERP, spanning Chart of Accounts and financial dimension design, configuration, and post-implementation optimization.
• The Practical command of intercompany and related party accounting within a multi-entity, multi-currency structure, including settlement, elimination, and reconciliation mechanics.
• Proven experience designing and executing user acceptance testing for ERP configuration, with the discipline to produce evidence that withstands external audit review.
• Track record of authoring accounting policies, process narratives, and risk and control matrices to a standard suitable for audit and SOX-style examination.
• Fluency in interrogating large transactional data sets to establish root cause and quantify remediation, including manual journal population analysis. Advanced Excel is
• assumed.

Company Description

Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.

Company Description

Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.