Senior Analyst APPO Global Payables

"This position is an Analyst role on the Global Controllership Global payables team, supporting our GRIR/GRNI/APPO processes and procedures for both Oracle and SAP based system. The primary responsibilities of this position include providing functional production support for the Oracle and SAP accounts payable systems and related Eaton interfaces, implementing an E2E GRIR/GRNI/APPO support model on a global basis, and supporting the development and implementation of accounts payable process improvements and new initiatives in a fast-paced, ever-changing, global environment.

Transition and Project Management: Leads and actively participates in the GRIR/GRNI/APPO Accounting Centralization &Optimization initiatives through planning, process design and alignment to global standards, UAT and support post transition. Activities include but not limited to building a partnership with each site to fully understand the business processes GRIR/GRNI/APPO accounting, key balance sheet reconciliations, accrual clearing account and GRNI/GRIR accrual accounts, actively participating in site assessment reviews, SIPOC completions, develops SOPs as necessary and coordinates the transition to the GFSS PTP APPO support model

 - Internal Controls and Compliance: Drive controls and compliance by ensuring APPO reconciliations and process comply with applicable financial policies and PTP key controls. 

 - Business Partner: 

(a) Effectively communicates and engages with customers to keep them abreast on project progress, potential risks as well as developing suitable mitigating plans. 
(b) Advice customers on key accounting and process issues to drive resolution to comply with our controls program and financial policies
(c) Collaborates with upstream and downstream stakeholders to drive a seamless process and resolution of issues
 - Continuous Improvement:
 (a) Drive a lean and compliant process. Ability to identify patterns, trends, issues in APPO process and translate these into process improvements
 (b) Identify and document functional requirements, guidance on solution approach, creates and executes test plan and other data validation requirements to enhance the overall process and technical solution effectiveness
 - Process Governance: Supports month-end close processes, achieves month close deadlines by driving effective close procedures, timely resolution of any issue. 
 - Troubleshoot any AP related system issues"

Bachelor/Masters degree in accounting,MBA, or Finance
"8+ years varied accounting, information systems or finance experience

Must have knowledge for Purchase to Pay process, Invoice Processing, Reconciliation, Vendor Query resolution
Troubleshoot any AP related system issues
Process Governance: Supports month-end close processes, achieves month close deadlines by driving effective close procedures, timely resolution of any issue"
Financial accounting systems experience in AP and/or GL within the SAP and/or Oracle platforms
"Excellent problem solving and written and oral communication skills
Detail-oriented with effective organization and time management skills
Highly motivated, highly analytical and self-starter
Ability to mentor other team members
Ability to work in a highly matrix enviroment and drive results thru self and others"