Support Specialist, Finance
Finance
Dallas, TX
October 8, 2024
Support Specialist, Finance
Dallas TX
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Job Summary
The Finance Support Specialist will support the IT department in collaborations with Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain and Operations to provide financial analysis and support. This will include invoice coding and processing for the IT department accounts, assist with monthly close processes, monthly actual vs. forecast analyses, annual financial planning, trend analyses, and other ad hoc financial analyses related to IT department spend and projects.
Your Key Job Functions
• Manage shared inbox of invoices, providing coding and processing support for various vendors to Accounting.
• Assist with invoice coding and processing for large accounts, ensuring accuracy through research and remediation.
• Analyze invoices for alignment with contracts/agreements and proactively engage vendors for timely processing.
• Assist with monthly close processes including providing accurate and timely accounting entries, accruals, allocations, and reclassifications.
• Proactively search for process improvements in invoice processing and monthly close processes.
• Update and maintain monthly G&A Forecast for expenses, ensuring accuracy and alignment with financial goals.
• Conduct comprehensive review and analysis of spend against forecasts, identifying changes for accuracy improvement.
• Continuously track, report, and analyze trends in key spend areas, adhering to established benchmarks.
• Assist in annual financial planning for projects, collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Furnish vendor actual spend details and summaries as requested by IT Leadership.
• Proactively seek operational improvement opportunities through trend analysis, providing organized reports to stakeholders.
• Handle vendor refunds, credits, and wire transfers, communicating and setting up invoicing and coding processes for new vendors.
• Ensure timely deposit of vendor checks and manage data file retrieval and reformatting for accounting utilization.
• Demonstrate knowledge of accounting expense classifications including G&A expense, capital, amortization, etc.
• Act as a liaison between accounting offshore and IT Leadership, fostering collaboration.
• Collaborate with Accounting to update signature card approval policies.
• Partner with Accounting for process improvements and best practices.
• Undertake additional ad hoc projects and financial analyses as assigned.
What You Bring to the Team
• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting
• 1-3 years of experience in Accounting or Finance preferred
• Information Technology experience a plus
• Broad understanding of Information Technology functions/ Terminology
• Ability to develop financial models/forecasts
• Intermediate skill in Microsoft Excel- Pivot Table
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• High attention to detail
• Team-oriented, ability to build relationships effectively
• Possess proficient analytical, problem- solving and decision-making skills
• Proven ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Must be a self-starter and able to work independently