TransAlta

Financial Systems Support Advisor

TransAlta$75K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Accounting designation with 5+ years of experience in financial systems support.
  • Solid knowledge of IFRS, SOX compliance, and financial statement preparation.
  • Extensive use of at least 3 SAP modules: AA, AR, AP, PS, MM, TRM, CLM, BCS.
  • Understanding of interactions between core finance modules and tools like Excel and BI.
  • Experience in supporting daily operations and integration projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expertise on complex financial systems and processes.
  • Build relationships with cross-functional departments for collaborative solutions.
  • Develop workplans to support reorganizations and acquisitions.
  • Partner in preparing financial statements during transitions.
  • Maintain SAP system master data and hierarchies as required.
  • Deliver training to keep users updated on systems and processes.
  • Engage in new project work, leveraging your systems and organizational skills.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work schedule.
  • Annual incentives and learning development programs.
  • Company-matching pension plan and flexible health benefits.
  • Generous vacation and personal days.
  • Employee recognition and rewards programs.
  • Annual wellness allowance.
Full Job Description
Financial Systems Support Advisor

ABOUT THE ROLE

An exciting and challenging role within TransAlta's Financial Systems Center of Excellence is now available. We are looking for an experienced Financial Systems Support Advisor. This is a senior level position providing business user support in our financial systems and processes as well as planning financial cut over in reorganizations and acquisitions. This is an exciting role that touches every function in our organization, with lots of opportunity for career growth and zero chance of boredom.

This position is based out of our Downtown Calgary Head Office, with the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

  • Provide financial system or process expertise on complex matters from source data to consolidated results.
  • Build strong relationships with cross-functional departments to collaborate on system solutions.
  • Develop detailed workplans and cutover plans to support reorganization activities, including acquisitions, mergers, and consolidation efforts.
  • Partner on the preparation of financial statements and related financial statement components during transition events.


  • Maintain SAP system master data and related hierarchies where required.
  • Deliver necessary system and process training to keep TransAlta users up to date and maintain standards.
  • Use your system and organisational skills to step into challenging and exciting new project work as required.


ABOUT YOU

  • An accounting designation and post secondary education with 5+ years of relevant work experience in a financial systems support role.
  • Solid understanding of IFRS, SOX compliance, and financial statement preparation.
  • In depth experience with at least 3 of the following SAP modules: AA, AR, AP (VIM), PS, MM, TRM, CLM, BCS (BPC or Group Reporting)
  • Understanding of the interplay of MM, PM/EAM, SCM, Payroll, and Business Planning on core finance modules (FI/CO) and processes.
  • In depth experience with complementary tools such as Excel, Analysis for Microsoft Office, Power Query, BI.
  • Demonstrate substantial experience in daily support operations, along with adaptability and expertise to coordinate integration projects as needed.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a dynamic multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Strong attention to detail, time management skills and a demonstrated ability to prioritize time sensitive deliverables with minimal supervision.


THE PERKS

  • Competitive salary
  • Annual incentives
  • Company-matching pension plan
  • Flexible health benefits for you and your family
  • Generous vacation and personal days
  • Learning and development programs
  • Employee recognition and rewards
  • Annual wellness allowance


Explore our Employee Experience Booklet on our Careers site to see how we support your growth and wellbeing www.transalta.com/careers

About TransAlta

The Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world. Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products. With a presence in about 160 countries, it employs about 54,000 people worldwide. Dow has been called the "chemical companies' chemical company," as its sales are to other industries rather than directly to end-use consumers. Dow is a member of the American Chemistry Council. The company tagline is "Seek Together". In 2017, the company merged into DowDuPont, and in April 2019, the company's parent, Dow Inc., was separated into a public company via a corporate spin-off.
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1,282 employees
Market Cap
$2.3 billion
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Founded
1911
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