Sr. Financial Analyst, Accounts Receivable

Sr. Financial Analyst, Accounts Receivable

Levi Strauss & Co.

Zaventem, Belgium

ABOUT THE JOB (RESPONSIBILITIES):

• Support Accounts Receivable-related processes in one or more of the following areas: disputes and claims management, EDI820 payment advice design and processing, credit management
• Support the FICO Business and IT teams and other cross functional teams to deliver the project according to scope, benefits and timeline
• Represent the business requirements for his/her functional area
• Act as a champion of the solution within the business
• Participate in business process discussions and functional IT conversations
• Develop business process documentation (process flows, business process procedures, etc.)
• Actively participate in workshops and presentations to validate business processes and solutions with the end user community
• Aid in the design of reports, forms, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and user authorizations
• Outline business processes and provide input to system configuration decisions in his/her area(s) of functional expertise
• Identify, document, resolve and escalates issues
• Develop test scenarios and validate test scripts.
• Participate in the system testing phase to ensure that the systems built meets the business requirements
• Help identify and diagnose errors and drive successful resolution of issues through all project phases (design, testing, and stabilization)
• Support data conversion activities (strategy, data cleansing, validation, etc.)
• Assist in formal and informal change management activities
• Assist in the development of training materials (identification, documentation, validation, etc.)
• Provide first line of support during implementation stabilization period and hyper care
• Maintain a pro-active collaboration, integration and communication approach with key stakeholders within the project and beyond, to enable full transparency on current and future business strategies and/or initiatives.

ABOUT YOU (QUALIFICATIONS):

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; or equivalent experience. Advanced degree preferred.

Experience:

• 5-7 years’ professional work experience in accounting/finance
• Strong knowledge of Accounts Receivable-related accounting and systems processes in at least two of the following areas: disputes and claims management, cash application, EDI processing (including EDIFACT and ANSI X12 standards), credit management
• Knowledge of Order To Cash (OTC) and Revenue Accounting processes and concepts preferred
• 3-5 years’ experience working with large customers in Consumer Product, Retail, and/or Manufacturing industries
• SAP system user experience, S4 preferred:
  • Dispute/Claims Management
  • Lockbox Processing
  • Payment Advice Processing
• Winshuttle user/design experience
• Application software skills, including presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing applications
• Language Proficiency in English
• Experience with systems implementation projects preferred.
• Familiar with Jira/Confluence or similar tools preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to move forward with incomplete information
• Strong knowledge of one or more business domain areas with strong business application knowledge
• Respect of his/her peer group and end-user community for his/her knowledge and skills
• Empowerment to make decisions on functional, process, or operational changes
• Excellent team player skills, with strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to raise relevant issues, drive for solution, and make decisions under time constraints
• Experience with conducting presentations and training
• Ability to adapt to changes
• Ability to work in a fast paced, hands-on environment
• Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task
• Capable of writing clear and well-structured business requirements documents
• Capable of documenting business and functional requirements for current/future state processes
• Ability to represent change within the organization
• Experience working with multiple levels of the organization and across functions or domains
• Ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics prior to escalation
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule on occasion, to collaborate with team members in different time zones/countries and/or meet critical project deadlines

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