Functional Architect - Consolidation System

The Role

The Functional Architect role focuses on the following (but is not strictly limited to):

• Implementing new functionality into group’s consolidation system as per internal customer’s requirements
• Facilitating the process towards the new group consolidation system and actively performs tests and provides feedback to all relevant teams
• Ensuring compliance with existing internal (The Way We Do Things) and external (IFRS) standards
• Following applicable development and change processes to ensure reliable and high-quality delivery
• Delivering detailed documentation and full knowledge handover to other support teams

What you can expect from us?

Personality requirements:

• Self-driven, service-minded individual with excellent communication & collaboration skills
• Team player who enjoys to share knowledge, information and experience
• Ability to work independently while managing priorities
• Ability to work under pressure during peak periods
• Willingness to travel abroad

What we expect of you?

Experience requirements:

• Experience in gathering functional requirements and ability to translate those into detailed specifications
• Experience in financial group reporting, preferably including legal as well as operational reporting
• Basic knowledge in accounting rules like IFRS and Atlas Copco’s reporting instructions according to FAM
• Prior experience in similar position is considered a plus

Knowledge requirements:

• Fluent in English, both in writing and speaking
• Basic project management skills to drive projects/small taskforces and work closely with other support teams
• Familiarity with financial consolidation/planning tools (SAP BPC is preferred)
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and VBA
• Familiarity with SQL language (MDX and ABAP knowledge are a welcome asset)
• Basic familiarity with ETL principles/solutions
• Technical knowledge in consolidation tools (preferably SAP BPC on NetWeaver), familiarity with SAP products (ECC, BW, SAP HANA, EPM/Analysis for Office) and/or other OLAP/data warehouse solutions

Educational requirements:

• University degree in Finance and Business Administration (or equivalent through experience)
• Certification in any area listed in the previous section is a welcome asset

City
Antwerp

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