Application Consultant (AM6) - Novi MI

Job Role: Application Consultant (AM6)
Location: Novi MI
Duration: 6+ Months Contract
                                                                                           
Job Description:
Senior consultant
This role will provide assistance in updating meta-data, financial reports, security, developing UPK training guide, and lead the parallels for month end close  
and forecast periods reporting the status to the HFM Project Manager.  
This role will work with the Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting teams to support, document, and enhance business solutions and processes.  
Emphasis is placed on maintaining the integrity of the system and a high level of customer service.
 
All work must be performed in accordance with internal control documents (SOX) where applicable.        
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  (Duties required for successful job performance):
1. Assist in developing user training documentation and a UPK training guide that has the essential tasks related to uploading data via Smart View and the month
-end process for closing the books.  
2. Assist in the consolidation process among all regions which can include uploading data via Smart View, consolidation, running intercompany matching report, p
romoting, submitting, and approving data using process control, running financial reports, and ensuring data integrity.
3. Coordinate with the regional SME Leads to manage the parallels for month end close and forecast periods for the HFM Implementation Project and report the sta
tus of the data validation for these and other project tasks as required to the HFM Project Manager.  Provide data validation training and support.
4. Administration of our HFM application which could require additional accounts, entity, custom members, assist in building FR reports, adding or removing user
s through security, developing a second phased submissions group for a specific set of accounts.
5. Partner with various finance and accounting areas to understand their needs and create business requirement documents, test plans, and test cases.  
6. Review product enhancements, patches, and upgrades for evolving business needs.  
7. Support end user community by providing assistance in the areas of problem resolution, error correction, and system training at the plant and regional levels.
8. Support end users with the Hyperion Enterprise to Smart View report conversion process at the plant and regional levels in compliance with corporate reporting
    requirements by providing training and template conversion assistance.
9.   Position is a working management role; must be able to lead as well as do the required tasks.     
10. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products
11. Strong Hyperion software knowledge including meta-data, FR, security, and consolidation processes.
12. Strong leader-ship capabilities, collaboration, communication and decision making skills.
13. Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize
14. Flexible and work hard, both independently and in a team environment
15. Excellent English oral and written communication skills.

   NOTE: Excellent Chinese oral and written communication skills