Consultant - Accounting and Internal Controls - Controllership Accounting & Reporting
Company: Deloitte
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: June 22, 2022
Job Description:
FSI Controllership Modernization (FSI) unit is a specialty
advisory practice that provides operations improvement, business
integration, finance function; regulatory, process improvement, and
treasury advisory services to financial institutions and other
capital markets participants. We are looking for individuals that
are industry, client, finance and product specialists that can
deliver exceptional client results. Are you looking to assist Chief
Financial Officers (CFOs), Chief Accounting Officers (CAOs),
Controllers, and business unit finance leaders to help solve
complex financial accounting and reporting issues through digital
enablement? Help identify, assess, improve, manage and measure;
operations and financial systems throughout the project lifecycle,
giving specificity to the appropriate architecture, functional,
data model, system design and interfacing requirements. Our team of
accounting and reporting specialists do just that. Join our
talented team of specialists serving clients by leveraging and
optimizing the use of core ERP and other enabling technologies.
Work you'll do
As part of the Controllership Digital Core team, your
responsibilities will include:
- Identifying and applying relevant specialized accounting,
regulatory standards, cost accounting concepts, financial close,
consolidation/financial reporting, financial operations, and across
multiple industries
- Generating innovative ideas to challenge the status quo -
including exploring new digital technologies
- Designing accounting data models and rules engines to deliver
higher quality and more accessible financial information
- Lead mapping of existing finance and accounting data models
into new models utilizing proprietary Deloitte Accounting
Information Science--- tools and methods
- Applying a deep understanding of Tier 1 Digital Core
technologies (e.g., SAP, Workday and/or Oracle) to solve business
issues in an efficient and effective manner
- Lead finance and accounting focused implementations of ERP
modules and other relevant boundary applications
- Defining, optimizing and implementing Charts of Accounts as
part of a finance transformation or ERP implementation
- Implementing financial close and reporting solutions
- Identifying client issues and managing day-to-day client and
internal relationships
- Participating in engagement planning and budgeting; defining
the work product structure and content; managing engagement
economics, engagement risk, and engagement timeline
- Contributing to the proposal development process for
marketplace pursuits
- Engaging in recruiting and retention activities
- Contributing to training and personnel development efforts
within your area of expertise
- Facilitate use of technology-based tools or methodologies to
review, design and/or implement products and services
The team
The team provides clients with an extensive range of accounting and
reporting services designed to help enhance the value finance
delivers to its overall business. We work with organizations to
help them reduce risk and improve internal and external reporting
capabilities to meet accounting and regulatory requirements, and/or
enhance strategic decision making. Our deep experience also extends
to governance in complex operating models and support for major
business events and transactions, including capital markets
transactions, derivatives and hedging advisory services.
Learn more about Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory's Digital
Controllership practice
Qualifications
Required:
- 2+ years of technical or advisory-related experience in entity
and enterprise accounting, carve-outs, acquisition integrations,
and/or technical accounting, controllership, financial planning and
analysis and cost accounting.
- Demonstrated passion for innovation and use of Digital Core
technologies (e.g., SAP, Workday and/or Oracle; and boundary
applications) to solve business issues
- Strong communication, presentation, client servicing and
technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further
developing and integrating operations, corporate finance or
financial systems architecture knowledge with technology
skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information
Technology, Risk Management, Economics, Engineering, or related
field.
- Experience leading components of full lifecycle implementations
from requirements through deployment with a common ERP package or
boundary platform (Workiva, Blackline, Trintech, etc.) OR
experience as an administrator of a common ERP package
- Project experience leading requirements gathering / definition
development and business process mapping
- Configuration experience in one or more of the following
financial / data applications: SAP, Oracle, Workday, Workiva,
BlackLine, Alteryx, Trintech, CPA, CIA, CFA, CA, CCA, CMA, CAIA or
FRM certification, or working towards achieving one of these
certifications.
- Knowledge of U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and SEC rules and
regulations
- Proficiency in MS Office products, including Excel, Word, and
PowerPoint
- Up to 80% travel (typically Monday - Thursday)
Preferred:
- Master's degree in Business, Information Systems, or
Accounting
- Experience in supervising and executing all phases of the
technology life cycle, based on proven project management and
testing methodologies.
- CPA, CIA, CFA, CA, CCA, CMA, CAIA or FRM certification, or
working towards achieving one of these certifications.
- Knowledge of U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and SEC rules and
regulations
- Configuration and implementation of finance/ accounting
software applications
- Project experience in areas such as root cause/gap
analysis/best fit, financial modeling and value mapping
- Project workstream leadership experience within a functional
area (e.g. Record to Report, Order to Cash)
- Ability to travel 80%, on average, based on the work you do and
the clients and industries/sectors you serve
- Limited Visa sponsorship may be available
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