Bsc Consolidation Specialist

**How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?**:
The BSC Consolidation Specialist is a key participant in the monthly close and owner of the consolidation function including the system maintenance of external/statutory consolidated financial statements, internal financial management reporting, and head office statutory financial statements primarily utilizing SAP’s Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) software. The BSC Consolidation Specialist is a central point of contact for the business units, Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting teams, and the Central Accounting Group (CAG) providing reporting, administrative, and technical support related to the BPC processes and tools touching a wide range of tasks across a decentralized organization. Therefore the Specialist is required to have a broad understanding of these tasks, exhibit a high level of ownership, and is recognized for financial / business expertise gained through a series of professional assignments demonstrating increasing responsibility. Such expertise may be concentrated in a specific technical area or span multiple areas across finance and accounting.This position will be a co-located position reporting to the Director - Financial Reporting Systems in Wilmington, DE until the Record-to-Report ALABS BSC transition period begins in July 2025.
- Demonstrate expertise and provide support to over 270 BPC end users, working with the business units, Corporate, & the CAG accounting and finance teams, provide training, encourage best practices, and drive continuous improvement.
- Performs monthly BPC master data maintenance, ensuring that all dimensions and members are properly updated across the various BPC models and support the FP&A function as it relates to the budget and forecast models and processes in BPC.
- Provide technical and process support for BPC upgrades and enhancements, by setting up the master data in the platform, providing training to users, and coordinating with all stakeholders to ensure a smooth functionality of BPC.
- Ensure resolution of BPC change requests and incidents in an effective and timely manner and escalating to internal IT when warranted.
- Coordinate and support BPC projects based on an agreed project plan and attributes (change impact, tests, etc.)
- Ensure recurrent system maintenance (daily, monthly, and yearly scheduled activities) and escalate issues encountered to the appropriate technical support structure.
- Maintain and update related documentation and provide support related to BPC for the queries submitted by Internal Controls and External Auditors.
- Maintain the Legal/Tax BPC Organization rollup and financial reports at the direction of the Income Tax team and proactively update BPC in advance of legal entity changes.
- Support the Income Tax team regarding IRS or State audits
- Maintain the account mapping tables between the CONSOL and IRIS BPC models to facilitate head office reporting and ensure data integrity.
- Open and close modules and periods in SAP
- Perform daily SAP to BPC reconciliations during the Close

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**Are you a MATCH?**:

- Experience with and understanding of IFRS
- Chartered Accountant/Public Accountant preferred
- ERP or other general ledger computer system experience
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational and project management skills; demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels of the organization
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines; ability to work non-standard working hours when needed.
- Able to operate at a detailed level without losing sight of the big picture
- Action oriented; thrives in a dynamic environment; willing to take the initiative when the opportunity presents itself
- Analytical thinker, with a strong background in accounting processes and data flows
- Flexible/team player; comfortable changing directions mid-stream; able to work collaboratively with Record to Report (R2R) front line teams with an end to end mindset
- Google Suite platform experience a plus

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Previous BPC administration experience is required; experience with SAP is a plus.
- 4+ years of financial analysis experience in a public or private company environment.
- Understanding of the end-to-end R2R processes with proven hands-on experience in GL accounting and reporting
- High level of ownership mindset
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills

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