Financial Reporting Systems Analyst

Summary

Join Avery Dennison Corporation as a Corporate Financial Reporting Systems (CFRS) specialist, providing essential maintenance and support for their global financial consolidation system (Hyperion HFM). You will manage system security access, support 600+ users worldwide, prepare reporting modules, and manage system changes. Responsibilities include ensuring data accuracy, maintaining documentation, adhering to compliance standards (Sarbanes-Oxley), and providing user training. The role requires a BS/BA degree, 4+ years of experience, strong technical and analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including health and wellness benefits starting on day one, paid parental leave, 401k eligibility, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.

Requirements

• BS or BA degree with a technology or business concentration
• Minimum 4 years professional work experience
• Possess strong technical and analytical skills
• Detail-oriented and with strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Be able to clearly communicate technical and functional processes to both technical and functional teams – at all levels of the corporation
• Excellent MS Office skills (Excel, Access, and Visio)
• Independent self-starter that can complete tasks with little supervision, thrive in a fast paced environment, and meet deadline requirements
• Positive and approachable personality with strong interpersonal skills
• Be able to build and maintain strong relationships with departments throughout the corporation
• Able to work U.S. west coast evening hours a couple of days per month
• Able to work part-time on weekends a couple of days per month

Responsibilities

• Manage security access to the system for new users and for users that need changes to their access
• Carefully follow established procedures when making security additions or changes
• Administer scheduled security reviews and verifications
• Monitor the support request queue and support the resolution of end user questions
• Assist in the preparation of each module for its reporting cycle
• Maintain administrative documentation
• Review requests for complete and correct information
• Work with the end user community to resolve open items
• Obtain appropriate approvals and perform system verifications
• Ensure the Corporate Entity Hierarchies and COA documentation is kept up to date, reflecting additions and changes made to the system
• Gather and maintain large amounts of documentation
• Ensure SOX controls are being adhered to
• Carefully follow established procedures
• Provide training to our end-users via formal classroom instruction, online sessions, and one-on-one sessions
• Attain and maintain a strong working knowledge of the corporate financial reporting system

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial/accounting systems such as Hyperion HFM, Hyperion Enterprise, FDM, MFGPro, Oracle and/or ERPs is a plus
• Strong Excel formulas, macro writing, and/or VBA for Excel knowledge are preferred
• Experience with Google Suite is preferred

Benefits

• Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and Paid holidays