Consultant – Financial Data Governance
| Company | Nationwide |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbus, OH, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Accounting/finance background
- Process management
- Continuous improvement approach
- Project management and consulting
- Experience with processes, systems and tools: interfaces, reference data, reporting, allocations
- Understanding of SQL and other computer programming languages
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills and communication
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to understand and document complex data flows
- Data research and analysis with large volumes of data (SQL, Microsoft Excel, PeopleSoft, Access)
- Solid understanding of effective internal controls
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Finance business partners and IT partners to analyze, design, implement, and operationalize solutions, ensuring the integrity of financial data
- Assist in the development, planning, and coordination of complex financial projects
- Manage financial data elements owned by Finance Data Governance and support data governance applications
- Ensure compliance with standards and provide input on finance data architecture
- Provide operational support for finance back-office processes, systems, and reports, maintaining financial controls and audit support
- Perform data analysis and identify root causes for data quality issues
- Assist in the continuous improvement of business processes and procedures
- Document planning solutions and develop business cases and road maps
- Communicate effectively with various audiences and develop collaborative relationships with key business partners
- Train business partners and less experienced staff
Preferred Qualifications
- Undergraduate studies in business, accounting, mathematics, computer science, management information systems or a related field, with comparable work experience preferred
- Eight years of progressive experience in planning, designing and implementing enterprise-wide business transformation initiatives
- Extensive experience in functional, process, information, and data modeling, data management and warehousing and applications integration
- In-depth experience with process re-design methods and tools