Senior Analyst - Blackline COE, ATR

About the role

Kraft Heinz is hiring a Senior Analyst for its Blackline Center of Excellence (COE) in Ahmedabad. The role provides subject matter expertise within the accounting organization and works with the Manager, GBS Global Blackline to educate and review Blackline functionality with global accounting teams. It reports to the Manager, GBS Global Blackline and involves cross-functional work with IT, data assurance and accounting, plus oversight of people worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• System administration: maintain the BlackLine platform (users, roles, permissions, security), support updates and upgrades, work with the Saviynt provisioning platform for approvals, monitor performance and troubleshoot issues, ensure data integrity, and support new entity and master data setup.
• Routine tasks: period and calendar maintenance, report customization and extraction, monitoring reconciliation timeliness, importing and troubleshooting subledger and ERP interface data.
• User support: train users, troubleshoot issues, maintain documentation, coordinate access and reconciliation assignments, test new functionality and guide local admins.
• Project work: execute strategic projects, standardize BlackLine use across regions, act as subject matter expert for module implementations, ERP implementations and automation enhancements, and define strategy to improve efficiency and user satisfaction.
• Reporting and analysis: 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.