- Ability to quickly develop an understanding of the current environment (including systems, policies, processes, and procedures) within the organization, such that decisions will be rooted in a strong foundation
- Strong knowledge of credit card processes, accounting and SOX controls
- Experience within the payment card industry and payment processing systems experience a plus.
- Mature, responsible, driven and able to work independently
- Proven ability to engage and communicate effectively across the organization and with external partners
- In depth knowledge of upstream & downstream processes and systems (AOS order lifecycle & Retail Store operations), is highly preferred
- Detailed and meticulous, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to deliver high quality and detailed work within deadlines
- Determines methods and procedures on projects and may coordinate activities of other employees
- Experience with iRecon or similar reconciliation platforms preferred
- Background in finance, accounting, or similar field required
- Works both independently and within a team environment
- Experience with SAP preferred
• Assist in periodic balance sheet account reconciliations. Provide timely and accurate analysis and reporting to track key performance metrics and communicate actionable business insights to management and business partners
• Have technical and analytic abilities and have a desire for driving improvements in process and system automation
• Coordinate with non-Finance groups to analyze root cause of individual transaction exceptions and provide solutions to upstream processes that will prevent future issues
• Manage large sets of data and know how to consume and present
• Assist in the streamlining, automation and development of scalable processes and systems.
• Provide coaching and training to the team
• Provide backup to the manager and lead team meetings as needed
• Have strong customer service, business partnership and cross-functional leadership skills
• Work closely with our external partners including ALAC acquirers to streamline processes and minimize exceptions. Partner with Information Systems & Technology, Order-to-Cash, and various Business Finance groups to ensure that root causes are identified, processes are sustainable, scalable, and produce accurate results
• Must maintain a global perspective - seeing opportunities to align with other GBS regions on similar processes
• Have a passion for business process excellence
• Participate in projects and project support as needed.
• Support manager on resource planning activities to ensure resource are fully utilized and properly assigned
• Understand SOX controls as they relate to the job responsibilities and perform all tasks in a SOX compliant manner