Lead Specialist - Financial Systems

Description & Requirements

The Financial Systems Lead Specialist is responsible for assisting the Director of Financial Systems in managing the overall performance and delivery of cross-functional projects; enhancements and provide end user support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Provide ongoing production support of the financial and budgeting systems, support system enhancements, assist in testing and implementation of upgrades and patches/hotfixes.

- Play a key role in rolling out new reporting platforms and tools.

- Ensure policy and procedures exist, are updated, and are well documented.

Responsible for creating & maintaining desktop procedures and training materials.

- Work across departments to define opportunities for improvement.

- Provide functional support for accounting and finance users.

- Troubleshoot user issues and provide resolution.

- Deliver trainings to end users.

- Serve as a liaison between the financial systems and accounting teams.

- Responsible for ad hoc reporting requests.

-Establish best practices for financial systems use and ensure that these practices are used throughout the organization.

- Responsible for providing excellent customer service and meeting assigned deliverables for assigned projects.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree

- 7-10 years of experience

- Knowledge of GAAP and government contract accounting principles and FAR

- Strong finance/accounting background.

- Experience in financial analysis and forecasting.

- Proficiency in Excel Government contracting experience.

Additional Minimum Requirements:

• 5-8 years of finance/accounting including data analytics and systems analysis is required.

• Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.

• Experience with Deltek (Costpoint) and/or IBM Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics (TM1) is required.

• Great analytical skills, with in-depth attention to details, well organized with the ability to multitask.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is required.

• Excellent communication skills and able to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong organization skills and work well under pressure.

• Work requires considerable judgment and initiative.

• Strong ability to collaborate with individuals across the organization to achieve results.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

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