IBM Hiring for BlackLine and SAP Advanced Financial Close (AFC) Senior Consultant at New York, NY Full Time

Introduction
As a Package Consultant at IBM, get ready to tackle numerous mission-critical company directives. Our team takes on the challenge of designing, developing and re-engineering highly complex application components and integrating software packages using various tools. You will use a mix of consultative skills, business knowledge, and technical expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into our clients’ business environment and achieve business results.

Your Role and Responsibilities
TruQua is actively looking for a leading expert, with implementation insights from being hands-on in products such as BlackLine and SAP Advanced Financial Closing (AFC), to contribute to our growing practice in Autonomous Finance. This is an ideal opportunity for a driven professional who thrives in an intrapreneurial environment while working for a well-established company.

We differentiate ourselves through our customer focus, leveraging technology to find the best solutions for end users. The candidate will embody this philosophy and will have a passion for offering the highest levels of quality and service.

As our BlackLine and SAP Advanced Financial Close (AFC) Senior Consultant, you will be expected to lead BlackLine and/or AFC Implementations, Process Improvement, Financial Transformation, Procedure Design, Optimization and overall customer success. This role reports directly to our TruQua Leadership and offers tremendous career opportunity and skills development.

Your job duties will include, but are not limited to learning, performing, executing as well as training and mentoring in the following areas:

• Responsible for the successful implementation of customers’ BlackLine and/or AFC solutions, including providing functional expertise, hands-on delivery, customization, guidance, presentation, and instruction on relevant products
• Act as direct point of contact with customer for troubleshooting: investigate, analyze, solve software problems and map client business requirements, processes and objectives; develop necessary product modifications to satisfy customers’ needs
• Ability to conduct complex and interactive solutioning workshops
• Provide continuous feedback on project status and offer constructive options to ensure project continues to meet original expectations
• Continuously demonstrate and deliver strong and highly professional customer service commitment
• Utilize accounting and industry knowledge to identify complex client issues and build long-term business relationships with key executives through engagement delivery, as well as networking in professional organizations
• Understand and exemplify TruQua corporate values & deep commitment to excellence at all levels; internally and externally.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least 5+ years of hands-on BlackLine and/or SAP-based financial close solutions (ideally with some AFC on BTP) implementation experience. Minimum 10 BlackLine and/or SAP-based financial closing implementations, preferably 15+
• Product expertise and hands-on business experience in BlackLine modules, namely Recs, Tasks, Matching, Journals, Reporting a must
• Knowledge of SAP ERP, FI-CO and latest SAP Financial tools a must
• Knowledge of non-SAP ERP products such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, Dynamics, NetSuite a plus
• Product expertise and hands-on business experience in Smart Close, Intercompany Hub, Variance and Compliance a plus
• Knowledge of BlackLine complementary tools, namely SAP products, HFM, Adaptive, Host, Tableau a plus
• Knowledge of upcoming changes in BlackLine modules, as well as an eagerness to learn, prototype, and grow expertise in the latest relevant financial technologies
• Must have a Financial Services and/or Accounting background
• Experience in a high revenue producing environment (e.g. billing of time and materials)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field from an accredited college/university
• Demonstrated track record of leadership, client management, and delivery
• Excellent presentation skills
• Articulate with impeccable verbal and written communication skills in English. Strong & discerning listener
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Thirst for knowledge and eagerness to learn and grow skills in new areas
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
• A self-starter who can effectively work within a strong team culture, all the while being independent in managing his/her deliverables; highly driven and self-motivated
• Can roll-up his/her sleeves and be a team player willing to jump in when help is needed, even if tasks aren’t on your job description
• Can work in a fast paced, open, collaborative, passionate and driven environment
• Ability to manage a direct report, prioritize effectively, network internally to get things done and be accountable for his/her decisions.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge in SAP S/4HANA Finance and/or Central Finance a big plus
• Knowledge of upcoming changes in SAP Finance landscape, as well as an eagerness to learn, prototype, and grow expertise in the latest relevant financial technologies
• Thirst for knowledge and eagerness to learn and grow skills in new areas.

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

Are you craving to learn more? Prepared to solve some of the world’s most unique challenges? And ready to shape the future for millions of people? If so, then it’s time to join us, express your individuality, unleash your curiosity and discover new possibilities.

Every IBMer, and potential ones like yourself, has a voice, carves their own path, and uses their expertise to help co-create and add to our story. Together, we have the power to make meaningful change – to alter the fabric of our clients, of society and IBM itself, to create a truly positive impact and make the world work better for everyone.

It’s time to define your career.

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM offers a wide range of resources for eligible IBMers to thrive both inside and outside of work. In addition to a competitive benefits program consisting of medical and life insurance, retirement plans, and time off, eligible employees may also have access to:

• 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. Family care options are also available to support eligible employees during COVID-19.
• World-class training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform. IBM’s learning culture supports your restless attitude to grow your skills and build the depth and scale of knowledge needed to achieve your career goals.
• Well-being programs to support mental and physical health.
• Financial programs that empower you to plan, save, and manage your money (including expert financial counseling, 401(k), IBM stock discount, etc.).
• Select educational reimbursement opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups where you can network and connect with IBMers across the globe.
• Giving and volunteer programs to benefit charitable organizations and local communities.
• Discounts on retail products, services, and experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.