Analyst II, GBS Global Blackline

About the role

Kraft Heinz is hiring an Analyst II for its GBS Global Blackline team in Ahmedabad. The role sits in the Blackline Center of Excellence, supporting the Manager, GBS Global Blackline, who educates and reviews Blackline functionality with global accounting teams. The analyst works with IT, data assurance and accounting contacts and oversees individuals across the globe, with opportunities to expand Blackline use, upgrade modules and increase automation and analytics.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the BlackLine platform: user roles, permissions and security settings, system updates and upgrades, and performance monitoring and troubleshooting
• Work with the Saviynt provisioning platform to enable structured approval processes and ensure data integrity and security
• Support new entity and master data setup, period and calendar maintenance, report customization, and imports and interfaces from subledgers and local ERPs
• Provide training, troubleshooting and documentation support to BlackLine users, and coordinate access, reconciliation assignments and organization structure requests
• Execute strategic projects, standardize BlackLine use across regions, and act as subject matter expert for module implementations, ERP implementations and automation enhancements
• Generate reports and dashboards on system usage and performance, analyze data for trends, and support financial audits including internal, external and SOX

Required profile

• At least 1 year of related work experience
• Basic understanding of accrual-based fundamental accounting principles
• Ability to communicate clearly with users, stakeholders and technical teams, and to explain technology solutions in business terms
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize work and meet deadlines

Required skills

• Experience with BlackLine is required
• Strong understanding of financial systems, accounting and financial close processes
• SAP and HFM (Hyperion Financial Management) experience is an asset; background with FTP servers and API connections is also an asset