KERING Blackline Manager Job at Groupe Kering
Summary
Kering has chosen Blackline as the preferred tool for transaction reconciliation for sales and tender reconciliation. As such we need a manager to be responsible for the associated day to day operations. This will include transaction reconciliation, creation of journals for all activity and resolution of all discrepancies. This will be done for all retail activities across multiple business channels (retail, e-commerce, and concession) and multiple business entities.
Job Description
KERING Blackline Manager
Job Family: Finance
Job Title: Blackline Manager
Location: Wayne, NJ
A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Maisons in Fashion, Leather Goods, and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Maisons to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: “Empowering Imagination.”
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE
- Develop best practices, leverage resources, and maximize value of the Blackline Application
- Ensure the data loads from multiple sources are processed daily
- Supervise and train staff to ensure 100% matching and clearing of transactions in both Blackline and SAP
- Timely follow up on discrepancies with resolution no later than 30 days
- Analyze issues to identify reasons for discrepancies and provide actionable suggestions to improve operational and system efficiency
- Work with stakeholders in Finance, IT, Treasury and Accounting to improve matching rates
- Work with IT to ensure new stores, new business channels and new tenders are mapped into the system
- Coordinate with IT to determine functional requirements and determine technical solutions such as:
- Set up Lookup tables and mapping of master data
- Creation of data source definitions
- Mapping of O2C GL accounts per acquirer
- Automation of the journals and scheduling the jobs
- Assessing journal progress and Posting status
- Segregation of duties and roles of Journal Preparer, Reviewer and Approver
- Troubleshooting and manual processing of journals
- ME Clean up and activities
- OIM GL accounts
- Matching/Reconciling/Clearing of journals
WHO YOU ARE
- Extensive Blackline and SAP ERP knowledge preferred
- Extensive knowledge of the Electronic Bank Statement and Posting rules
- Knowledge of accounting and processes (e.g. month-end close process)
- Ability to communicate effectively and present information one-on-one, small groups, functional leaders, and senior management in the Finance organization
- Ability to quickly gain proficiency in new/multiple financial systems
- Degree in Accounting, Finance / Business Administration
- 5+ years’ relevant work experience
- Ability to understand multi-brand environment
- Ability to wok with all levels of management
- Strong communication and follow up
- Excellent interpersonal skills particularly in a multicultural environment
- Effective organizer
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft office
- Ability to analyze a problem and direct appropriate course of action
Job Type
Regular
Start Date
2022-12-12
Schedule
Full time
Organization
Kering Americas Inc.
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