Senior Technical Accountant-Essbase Administration - H-E-B

The Finance & Accounting Team has fiduciary responsibility for financial aspects of our end-to-end business, including all accounting and regulatory facets of Product, from 'Farm to Fork' ... Facilities, from 'Greenfield to Sunset' ... and Partners, from 'Recruit to Retire.' The team also oversees our Mexico Division's accounting, tax, and finance operations.

As a Senior Technical Accounting Manager, you'll take the lead in documenting, monitoring, auditing, and implementing highly complex and diverse financial computer systems and networks. You'll develop technology to improve financial reporting, and research, analyze, recommend, and potentially implement new hardware / software packages. You may mentor and coach others.

Once eligible, you'll become an Owner in the company, so we're looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. 'Partner-owned' means our most important resources--People--drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Omnichannel Retailing Company.

Do you have a:
HEART FOR PEOPLE... ability to work with leaders from other business areas and get results?
HEAD FOR BUSINESS... expertise to affect change in H-E-B accounting systems?
PASSION FOR RESULTS... drive to discover and promote best solutions?

We are looking for:
- at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, accounting systems, or a related field
- experience / expertise in accounting, and in leading cross-functional teams

- experience with Essbase, SmartView, MAXL, and Linux scripting is preferred

What is the work?
Design & Development / Information Technology:
- Leverages detailed requirements to assist in configuring, maintaining, testing, and debugging modifications to existing or new applications of highest complexity and risk, and / or impact to the business
- Leverages / expands functionality of existing technology
- Identifies solutions that ultimately fix / improve business processes and systems
- Reviews / approves business solutions; manages associated change
- Leads the development of detailed requirements
- Leads research and fact-finding efforts needed to develop or modify information systems of the highest complexity and risk, and most impactful to the business
- Troubleshoots system issues of the highest complexity and risk, and most impactful to the business; works with software vendors as needed
- Serves as business lead on projects, enhancements, and initiatives of the highest complexity and risk, and most impactful to the business
- May provide work breakdown structures, cost, resource estimates, benefits analysis, and return on investment data
- Identifies, defines, designs requirements into solution design; ensures successful implementation
- Actively engages and collaborates with cross-functional / technical teams to ensure timely and quality solution delivery
- Proactively communicates development status, issues, and concerns to management; recommends mitigation actions
- Identifies major issues and trends in financial / operating reports; recognizes implications for the business
- Applies understanding of work systems, processes, and organizational policies to problem-solving and decision-making; recognizes / coaches on integration and potential implications
- Collaborates with IS to develop requirements; understands customers and their needs; translates needs to actionable solutions
- Tests systems solutions; creates associated SOPs, training materials, and communications
- Evaluates / may recommend against new systems and processes

Management / Project Management:
- Works on the most complex projects, systems, processes (less targeted, broader-based, cross-functional)
- Serves as subject matter expert in project scheduling, tools, and usage; represents F&A / makes decisions cross-functionally; delegates projects / tasks to appropriate stakeholders; considers stakeholder inputs
- Monitors project schedules for compliance
- Manages / leads communication and change management plans for intra- and inter-departmental delivery / facilitation and decision making
- Formulates / recommends approved company-wide accounting practices and guidelines to ensure financial / operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business and provide reliable information needed to control operations; continuously monitors software and systems for accuracy
- Initiates internal controls, policy development, research, documentation, and compliance reporting; may prepare / file standard documents for government regulatory agencies
- Develops metrics / measures that drive decisions and improvements
- Evaluates current / proposed financial plans and policies; recommends changes that benefit H-E-B profitability
- Understands / communicates how work activities impact other areas of the business, and the financial implications of decisions
- Communicates with / presents to a wide variety of audiences at all levels; presents clear, reliable, accurate financial information to regulators and stakeholders
- Trains / provides support to associated departments or external advisors
- May lead, coach, mentor

What is your background?
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, accounting systems, or a related field
- 10+ years of technical / business experience
- 10+ years of experience in accounting and / or finance
- Experience leading cross-functional teams / projects

Do you have what it takes to be a fit as an H-E-B Senior Technical Acctg Manager?
- Advanced MS Office and software skills, including word processing, database management, spreadsheets, graphics
- Advanced communication skills
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong time-management skills; attention to detail
- Ability to confidently communicate at all levels of management / leadership and Partners
- Ability to convey credibility across business functions
- Ability to apply accounting principles to systems / processes
- Ability to work with diverse business leaders to achieve results

Can you...
- Function in a fast-paced, retail, office environment
- Sit for extended periods
- Work extended hours

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