Hybrid Expense Accounting & Transformation Advisor

Jack Henry; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Jack Henry is seeking an experienced Advisor, Accountant – Expense Accounting & Transformation to join our finance team. The role combines controllership with business partnership, process improvement, and transformation initiatives, focusing on enterprise expense management, close activities, and future-state process design within Jack Henry's broader finance transformation efforts.

The candidate should be analytical, collaborative, and able to translate financial information into actionable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or finance.
• Minimum of 9 years of experience in P&L, balance sheets, general ledger, revenue, revenue recognition.
• Must have AI experience and participated in an ERP implementation.
• Excel experience with Vlookups, pivots or SQL.
• Must have experience as a trusted partner with several stakeholder groups such as: Executive Sponsors, Corporate Leadership Team, Line of Business leaders, project stakeholders/Subject matter experts.
• Must have experience in FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis).
• Must have experience in accounting in areas such as: general ledger, AR, AP, fixed assets, GAAP.
• Must have experience working in a Shared Service environment.
• Must be able to travel up to 5 - 10% for meetings, engagement, events, business partner relationship collaboration sessions.
• Must be able to work extended hours as business needs dictate and have the ability to work late evening/overtime for close processes.

Responsibilities

• Owns monthly actuals reporting and storytelling bridging to FBPs for the designated BU.
• Supports accurate closure of the general ledger with accounting teams and FBPs for the designated BU.
• Ensures completeness and accuracy of Actuals in financial reports during month-end close.
• Maintains GAAP compliance for all business transactions and activities.
• Tracks and analyzes trends in Actual Revenue and Actual Expense across Line of Business.
• Monitors Balance Sheet balances and reconciliation status to FBPs.
• Communicates accounting trends and issues to Finance leadership and FBPs.
• Conducts thorough financial analysis to inform strategic decisions and identify risks.
• Maintains understanding of operational drivers and shares insights with FBPs.
• Partners with other departments to align accounting objectives and goals.
• Reviews with accounting teams to set balance sheet discipline standards and controllership duties.
• Prepares and may present management reporting packages to senior management; translates data into visuals.
• May collaborate with internal and external auditors.
• Liaises with Accounting Manager to drive productivity and ensure information quality.
• Fosters cross-functional business partnerships with identified teams.
• May participate in strategic planning sessions to provide insights and recommendations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Jack Henry is seeking an experienced Advisor, Accountant – Expense Accounting & Transformation to join our finance team. The role combines controllership with business partnership, process improvement, and transformation initiatives, focusing on enterprise expense management, close activities, and future-state process design within Jack Henry's broader finance transformation efforts.

The candidate should be analytical, collaborative, and able to translate financial information into actionable