Job Description
Your Opportunity as the Senior Analyst, Finance & Data Analytics
Support the activities and initiatives of the finance data analytics team by having an integrated role in the workflows that support our technology assets. The role focuses on delivering value to business partners by performing analytics and improving business processes, reporting, and insight generation. Develop and execute test plans, planning for changes or upgrades to our technology tools, and working with our Information Systems team to prioritize and manage the creation of new assets, fixes, or enhancements that need to be completed.
Location: Orrville, OH Corporate Offices
Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 30% in office expectation
In this role you will:
Business Analytics & Process Re-engineering
Drive insight and action through data analysis and data modelling
Build & maintain dashboards & interactive visualizations that convey analytical insights
Re-engineer or automate processes and educate users by integrating new tools, technologies, or data management practices
Understand and synthesize existing Smucker processes and use cases for information
Review and challenge existing processes across the finance function and be familiar enough with various data management tools and concepts to be able to make recommendations for analytics or automation
Assist Robotic Process Automation team with application of advanced data processing techniques used as part of automation pipelines
Testing & Reporting Responsibilities
Assist in test planning, analyzing requirements, developing test cases/scenarios, and executing test cases
Support the planning, design, and execution of data source and report testing
Develop test scripts and test reports for new and/or changing data sources
Test and validate new data sources are complete, accurate, reasonable, and representative of the intended data source purpose
Perform data regression testing for changes and updates to existing data sources
Own the promote to PROD process for universal business reports
Technology Leadership
Understand the Smucker Finance technology road maps and possess a continuing learning mindset towards the understanding and integration of new technologies
Train other Finance professionals on new technologies and processes as they are integrated into the Finance function
Communicate ways that existing processes can be improved, automated, or enhanced
Enterprise Reporting & Run Model
Assist users in creating or updating data models that have been previously deployed
Ensure conformance to enterprise data governance standards, audit, & SOX compliance requirements
IT & Compliance Responsibilities
Responsible for change management testing and documentation as it relates to certified reports subject to key SOX controls
Serve as primary contact and liaison to Financial Compliance and IS Risk, Standards, and Compliance to ensure business reports meet SOX control requirements/guidelines and ITGC's (IT general controls)
Communicate the importance of enterprise data governance and help staff complete governance related tasks as necessary
Ensure finance users understand use cases and compliance requirements necessary when using technology tools
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Statistics, Applied Math, Computer Science or related field
3+ years of experience in accounting, finance, analytics, statistics, or related function involving data analysis
Experience with scripting or programming (R and/or Python preferred)
Ability to work with large data sets with ability to identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
Understanding and experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools
Strong problem solving or troubleshooting skills
Ability to adapt to changing requirements and prioritize deadlines
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Consumer Packaged Goods industry experience
Experience with other programming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL)
Project management experience
Tibco Spotfire experience
Oracle SQL Developer experience
Git experience
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