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As a BlackLine Techno Functional Manager, your role is critical in ensuring the efficient operation and optimization of the BlackLine platform within the finance and accounting teams. Your key responsibilities will include: - BlackLine Configuration: You will be responsible for configuring and maintaining the BlackLine platform to align with specific financial processes and business requirements. - User Support: Providing training and support to end-users, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring a smooth user experience within the BlackLine platform. - Process Optimization: Collaborating with finance and accounting teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation using BlackLine. - Reconciliation Management: Overseeing reconciliation processes to ensure accuracy and completeness in line with accounting standards. - Journal Entry Management: Assisting in the management and review of journal entries within BlackLine to ensure compliance and accuracy. - Task Management: Creating, assigning, and monitoring tasks within BlackLine to streamline financial workflows. - Data Integrity: Maintaining data integrity and data quality within the BlackLine platform, including data imports and exports. - System Upgrades and Enhancements: Staying up to date with BlackLine software updates and collaborating with IT for system upgrades and enhancements. - Reporting and Analytics: Generating reports and providing insights to support financial decision-making. - Compliance: Ensuring that BlackLine usage adheres to regulatory and compliance requirements. Developing collaborative relationships with partnering teams and stakeholders to identify system improvement opportunities. Qualifications required for this role: - Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, MIS, or IT. - Nonprofit industry experience and expertise. - 10+ years of Accounting or Finance Experience. - Background in financial close process optimization/continuous improvement. - BlackLine Experience as a User & Admin (Local, Business or System). - Experience leading implementations of Sage Intacct. - Expertise in process analysis and redesign of business processes. - Excellent communication and presentation skills. - Strong time management and organizational skills with sensitivity to timeframes, budgets, and outcomes across multiple clients and projects. - Ability to prioritize and stay organized/focused in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment with competing demands. Preferred qualifications for this role: - BlackLine Implementation Certified Consultant. - Experience with BILL, Tallie, Sage Intacct. - Experience in a public accounting firm, consulting firm, or other professional services environment. - Experience in an outsourced accounting role. - CA, CPA, MBA Finance. As a BlackLine Techno Functional Manager, your role is critical in ensuring the efficient operation and optimization of the BlackLine platform within the finance and accounting teams. Your key responsibilities will include: - BlackLine Configuration: You will be responsible for configuring and maintaining the BlackLine platform to align with specific financial processes and business requirements. - User Support: Providing training and support to end-users, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring a smooth user experience within the BlackLine platform. - Process Optimization: Collaborating with finance and accounting teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation using BlackLine. - Reconciliation Management: Overseeing reconciliation processes to ensure accuracy and completeness in line with accounting standards. - Journal Entry Management: Assisting in the management and review of journal entries within BlackLine to ensure compliance and accuracy. - Task Management: Creating, assigning, and monitoring tasks within BlackLine to streamline financial workflows. - Data Integrity: Maintaining data integrity and data quality within the BlackLine platform, including data imports and exports. - System Upgrades and Enhancements: Staying up to date with BlackLine software updates and collaborating with IT for system upgrades and enhancements. - Reporting and Analytics: Generating reports and providing insights to support financial decision-making. - Compliance: Ensuring that BlackLine usage adheres to regulatory and compliance requirements. Developing collaborative relationships with partnering teams and stakeholders to identify system improvement opportunities. Qualifications required for this role: - Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, MIS, or IT. - Nonprofit industry experience and expertise. - 10+ years of Accounting or Finance Experience. - Background in financial close process optimization/continuous improvement. - BlackLine Experience as a User & Admin (Local, Business or System). - Experience leading implementations of Sage Intacct. - Expertise in process analysis and redesign of business process
