Finance Consultant, Plano

Finance Consultant

Immediate need for a talented Finance Consultant with experience in the Banking and Financial Industry. This is a 6+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Plano, TX. Please review the job description below. Key Responsibilities: Processing of monthly reclassifying journal entriesDelivery of monthly report out of actuals vs. forecast variances Completion of quarterly forecast process, including template submission Accounting/Finance guidance on developing processes for new business initiatives Ad hoc reporting support for TFSIC/TFSC needs GL accounting, bookkeeping, setting up budgetsCoordinating and interfacing with business units to walk through how performances match against forecasts, helping to set up new business units, setting up new processes for new business initiatives Key Requirements and Technology Experience: Experience with accounting ERP systems Intermediate Excel potential of building macros when building processes in the futureAbility to facilitate accounting/finance discussions with non-finance team members Knowledge in building budgets and forecasts Resourceful in researching/investigating expense information Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently via multiple formats (i.e. email, conference call, video chat, face-to-face, text) with all levels of managementAbility to create/develop processes; Kaizen mentality Ability to lead interdepartmental communications to establish requirements and develop solutions for project goals Organized and detail oriented Project management skills ability to think on their feet, build and manage processes, and lead meetingsPreferred/ Nice-to-haves: Change agent; ability to influence change PeopleSoft need to understand how to query in the system Our client is a leading Banking and Financial Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.