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Job Description:
Job description (heading) / Description du poste (titre)
The Finance Systems Specialist will be responsible in for performing tasks related to finance systems administration, finance systems implementation and related initiatives and other finance system initiatives. This includes daily system reconciliation, maintenance and processing of chart of values, periodic access reviews, conducting user acceptance testing, implementing process improvements, among others.
Preferred skills (heading) / Compétences particulières (titre)
1. Experience in financial reporting, particularly on use of finance systems (e.g. SAP).
2. Accuracy and attention to detail.
3. Good organizational skills (planning, time management and priority management); able to timely meet internal and/or external deadlines
4. Good verbal and written communications skills plus good listening skills
5. Advanced analytical, comprehension and presentation skills.
6. Proficiency in use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)
1. Bachelor Degree in Accountancy or business related-course.
2. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other relevant credentials/designation is an advantage.
3. Experience in SAP or other Finance-systems is an advantage.
4. Experience in user acceptance testing.
5. Ability to effectively manage relationships across the organization.
6. Ability to identify, interpret and report on trends, analyze data and make recommendations to team leads and managers.
Responsibilities (heading) / Responsabilités (titre)
Finance system administration
• Manage the daily reconciliation and error handling of finance systems feeds, including providing support on incident management.
• Manage chart of values (COV) requests and other systems administration activities.
• Provide support on monthly and quarterly closing activities.
• Manage user acceptance and other testing requirements (including product-related systems changes / enhancements), as may be required.
• Lead the performance of periodic access reviews for Finance systems, shared drives, Sharepoint and other underlying information resources / platforms.
• Provide support on external and internal audit requirements.
• Lead process and control improvements and documentation relating to finance systems administration operations, including proactive management of service level agreements (SLA) metrics.
• Perform any other relevant administrative tasks of the team.
Finance system implementation and related initiatives
• Lead and/or provide support on Finance systems implementation, enhancements and related initiatives, including systems transformation projects (and decommissioning of old systems).
Job Category:
Finance
Posting End Date:
30/03/2025
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Nashville, Tennessee-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions. Bridgestone develops, manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of original equipment and replacement tires, tire-centric solutions, mobility solutions and other rubber-associated and diversified products that deliver social and customer value. These best-in-class offerings are sold to consumers and fleet customers around the world under the trusted Bridgestone and Firestone brand names.
With more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 employees, the Bridgestone Americas enterprise spans from Canada to Argentina. Business units of Bridgestone Americas include Bridgestone Retail Operations, the world’s largest network of company-owned retail tire and automotive service centers; Bandag, a leader in commercial tire retreading worldwide; Firestone Building Products, an industry leader in commercial roofing and building solutions; and Firestone Industrial Products, a leading provider of technologically advanced air springs for commercial and passenger vehicle applications.
Across all its businesses, Bridgestone is dedicated to shaping a sustainable future. Guided by its global corporate social responsibility commitment, Our Way to Serve, the company strives to improve the way people around the world move, live, work and play in every aspect of its business.
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