Sr. Spclst , Technical Support

Sr Specialist – Financial Consolidation And Close

As a Sr Specialist – Financial Consolidation And Close, you will be responsible for supporting and managing financial consolidation systems which is used for consolidating company financial statements. You will collaborate with business teams and other technical teams to ensure that the consolidation system (FCCS) and its supporting infrastructure is up and running all the time. Essential skills include a strong technical background, proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum), and excellent organizational abilities and strong technical and functional knowledge on finance systems in Account to Report.

What will you do in this role:

• Primary point of contact for business stakeholders, IT and Oracle
• Day to day support of FCCS system as part of month end, quarter end and year end close.
• Monitoring batches, consolidations and backups to ensure the processes are run without fail and inform businesses about any issues and address the failures in timely manner.
• Up to date with latest patch notes and test out new features, bug fixes as part of monthly release.
• Perform monthly regression testing to ensure patch testing is done successfully without any issues and capture the results. Perform additional testing for any bug fixes in the patch or raise Service Request with Oracle Support for any new bugs or issues.
• Timely follow-up with Oracle support on open Service Requests for issues, bugs and enhancements. Raise any new Service Requests with appropriate priority based on the severity and impact.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements for any enhancements or changes.
• Collaborate with other teams wherever possible for enhancements, testing and any issues during close.
• Knowledge of ITIL (Incident, problem management, Change management)
• Assist the Product Owner on the tech debt remediation on archiving these systems.
• Define, document, and execute tasks. Work in a team, actively participating in all phases of the project. Identify, assess, and manage risks effectively
• Daily check-in with the offshore team and delegate tasks
• Undertaking basic risk management activities. Maintain documentation of risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation actions.
• Keeping the user guides and design documents up to date and meet the SDLC standards
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to project teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
• Understand the technical aspects of the project to make informed decisions, provide guidance, and communicate effectively with the development team. This includes having a deep understanding of the technology stack, architecture, and potential technical challenges.
• Work closely with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product backlog, ensuring that the team focuses on delivering the most valuable features.

What Should you have:

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Finance preferred. PMP certification or SCRUM certification is a plus.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in managing consolidations systems using Oracle EPM Cloud (FCCS) and Narrative Reporting. Knowledge of ARCS, Free Form and Planning cloud is a plus. Knowledge of HFM, FDMEE and Essbase is a plus but not required.
• Proficient in finance business processes and clear understanding of close and consolidation best practices. Deep functional and technical knowledge of all aspects of Oracle FCCS (e.g., Consolidations, Intercompany Eliminations, Currency Translation) and ARCS (e.g., Reconciliation Compliance, Transaction Matching).
• Knowledge of SOX processes and reports to provide for SOX audits
• Working knowledge of scheduling tools like Autosys
• Proven experience in leading complex technical projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and decision-making skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello, MS Project).
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities.

Required Skills: Accountability, Agile Application Development, Agile Methodology, Bug Fix, Business Analysis, Change Management, Client Partnerships, Computer Technical Support, Customer Experience Management, Customer-Focused, Decision Making, Deliverables Management, Facilitate Training Sessions, Functional Expertise, Incident Management, Intellectual Curiosity, IT Infrastructure Management, Laboratory Informatics, Multi-Management, Product Backlog Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Security Management

Preferred Skills: (Skills not listed)

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Hybrid Work Model

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Compensation And Benefits

The salary range for this role is $104,200.00 - $163,900.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .