[Remote] BLACKLINE Consultant
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NTT DATA North America is a recognized leader in IT and business services, and they are seeking a BLACKLINE Consultant. The role involves providing expert knowledge on Blackline transformation, configuring the Blackline platform, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless implementation.
Responsibilities
- Expert knowledge on Blackline transformation is Required:
- Required to have
- Account reconciliation (must have) , Lease accounting (desired but not mandatory)
- Blackline configuration and administrator work which requires previous experience and clear understanding of the tool
- Collate requirement post understanding of finance processes, and support central project team to define to-be process design
- Participate and document the outputs, agreements and questions from scoping, fit gap and design workshops and provide inputs from a Blackline and process perspective to align key design decisions
- Gathering and documenting the business requirements for the new BSA, Matching and Journal Entry processes using the Blackline solution
- Configuring and customizing the Blackline platform to align with organizations specific needs
- Conducting data mapping and integration with existing SAP financial system
- Assisting in the development of project plan and timelines for sub streams
- Providing training and support to end users on Blackline functionalities
- Collaborating with cross functional teams to ensure a seamless Blackline implementation
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to gather requirements and understand the organizations financial processes
- Good to have
- Gather and help to cleanse the data needed to help prepare the system for go-live (both master data and, if necessary, transaction data)
- Support central team to collate functional requirements and devise solution documentation
- Understanding of Blackline system with a view to being in a position to become an SME and be able to problem solve and configure the solution for user configurable elements (e.g. set up rules around matching, reconciliations, workflows, automations etc.)
- Make configurations (Import definitions, match sets, In-transit definitions etc.) as required in Blackline to test different use cases
- Create test scripts and data to ensure the new system meets the design brief and business requirements
- Coordinate and participate in user testing of the new solution
- Leads multiple connect calls to support project team in defining standard implementation procedures
- Receive direction from integrated project team to create documentations e.g. BRD/solutions/technical capabilities for ensuring comprehensive document repository
- Create BP specific training materials for adopting the new processes and system
- Provide application feedback to Project team in order to enhance or resolve functionality for future releases
- Deliver user training pre go-live and act as SME in first line operational support immediately post go-live
Skills
- Expert knowledge on Blackline transformation is Required
- Account reconciliation (must have)
- Blackline configuration and administrator work which requires previous experience and clear understanding of the tool
- Collate requirement post understanding of finance processes, and support central project team to define to-be process design
- Participate and document the outputs, agreements and questions from scoping, fit gap and design workshops and provide inputs from a Blackline and process perspective to align key design decisions
- Gathering and documenting the business requirements for the new BSA, Matching and Journal Entry processes using the Blackline solution
- Configuring and customizing the Blackline platform to align with organizations specific needs
- Conducting data mapping and integration with existing SAP financial system
- Assisting in the development of project plan and timelines for sub streams
- Providing training and support to end users on Blackline functionalities
- Collaborating with cross functional teams to ensure a seamless Blackline implementation
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to gather requirements and understand the organizations financial processes
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in SAP S/4 HANA FICO (Record to report / Finance)
- Minimum of 3 year of experience in BLACKLINE
- Lease accounting (desired but not mandatory)
- Gather and help to cleanse the data needed to help prepare the system for go-live (both master data and, if necessary, transaction data)
- Support central team to collate functional requirements and devise solution documentation
- Understanding of Blackline system with a view to being in a position to become an SME and be able to problem solve and configure the solution for user configurable elements (e.g. set up rules around matching, reconciliations, workflows, automations etc.)
- Make configurations (Import definitions, match sets, In-transit definitions etc.) as required in Blackline to test different use cases
- Create test scripts and data to ensure the new system meets the design brief and business requirements
- Coordinate and participate in user testing of the new solution
- Leads multiple connect calls to support project team in defining standard implementation procedures
- Receive direction from integrated project team to create documentations e.g. BRD/solutions/technical capabilities for ensuring comprehensive document repository
- Create BP specific training materials for adopting the new processes and system
- Provide application feedback to Project team in order to enhance or resolve functionality for future releases
- Deliver user training pre go-live and act as SME in first line operational support immediately post go-live
Benefits
- Company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending or health savings account
- Life, and AD&D insurance
- Short-and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program with company match
- Additional voluntary or legally required benefits
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