ERP Business Systems Analyst

IBM; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) seeks a Business Transformation Consultant specializing in Finance Transformation to help clients develop strategies that create and sustain competitive advantages. You will identify strategic capabilities, assess performance gaps, and deliver transformation recommendations across consolidation, close & reporting, planning & forecasting, and BI initiatives.

Your role includes ERP configuration, EPM tool evaluation, KPI rationalization, and

Qualifications

• Experience leading finance transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of financial consolidation, close & reporting processes.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and ERP configurations.
• Knowledge of planning, budgeting and forecasting methodologies.
• Ability to design and implement KPIs, dashboards and BI analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop Transformation Recommendations addressing financial consolidation, close and reporting, planning, budgeting & forecasting, and BI analytics.
• Optimize financial processes, including chart of accounts design and fast-close initiatives.
• Assist with planning strategies, including EPM package evaluation, selection and design.
• Support BI initiatives such as KPI rationalization, balanced scorecard design and executive dashboard development.
• Identify performance gaps and advise on capabilities to improve stability and teaming.
• Configure ERP modules by selecting correct settings for financial management.

Skills

Financial transformation

ERP configuration

Planning & forecasting

KPI rationalization

Executive dashboards

BI analytics

EPM evaluation

Job description

As a Business Transformation Consultant specializing in Finance Transformation, you will help clients develop strategies that create and sustain competitive advantages. You will identify the necessary strategic capabilities and assess client performance gaps to deliver comprehensive transformation recommendations.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Develop Transformation Recommendations: Develop comprehensive transformation recommendations addressing financial consolidation, close and reporting, planning, budgeting & forecasting, and financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management.
• Optimize Financial Processes: Help clients optimize financial consolidation, close and reporting processes, including chart of accounts design and configuration, and accelerate close processes.
• Assist Planning Strategies: Assist with planning, budgeting & forecasting strategies, including Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) package evaluation, selection, and design.
• Support Business Intelligence: Support financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management initiatives, such as financial and non-financial KPI rationalization, balanced scorecard design, and executive dashboard development.
• Identify Performance Gaps: Identify the necessary strategic capabilities and assess client performance gaps using tools to identify, align, and change factors affecting performance, stability, and teaming.
• Configure ERP Modules: Identify correct settings to configure financial management modules in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool.