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JF Petroleum Group Senior Financial Systems Analyst in Morrisville, North Carolina
The JF Petroleum Group stands as a premier leader in the North American fueling infrastructure industry, offering comprehensive turn-key solutions for distribution, construction, and service needs. We serve a diverse clientele including retail fueling stations, commercial and government fleets, and emergency power customers.
The JF Petroleum Group FPandA team is looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Financial Systems Analyst with proven expertise in managing Vena, a leading Financial Planning and Analysis tool. You will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing innovative solutions to drive financial performance and operational efficiency within our organization, while discovering new reporting and analytics to present to internal partners.
Core Responsibilities of the Job:
- Project Owner/Solutions Architect: Own and lead the design and development of Vena solutions that align with business requirements and strategic objectives, serving as the subject matter expert on Vena functionalities and capabilities
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across Finance, IT, HR, and Operations to gather requirements, define solutions, and drive alignment on Vena implementation strategies. This can also mean self-identifying projects and presenting new, unanticipated, functionality within Vena.
- Model Design and Optimization: Design, build, and optimize Vena models to support complex financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and profitability modeling
- Data Integration and Governance: Establish robust data integration processes to ensure seamless data flows between Vena and other financial systems, while maintaining data integrity and governance standards
- Performance Tuning and Scalability: Optimize Vena performance and scalability by implementing best practices in model architecture, calculation logic, and data management techniques
- User Training and Enablement: Provide comprehensive training and support to end-users, empowering them to leverage Vena effectively for decision-making, analysis, and reporting purposes
- Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of Vena updates, industry trends, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for process improvements, enhancements, and innovation
Qualities and Skills Desired:
- Internal Partner: Establishes and maintains effective relationships with peers and management and gains their trust and respect
- Integrity and trust: Seen as a direct, truthful individual who presents facts in an appropriate and helpful manner, keeps confidences, and admits mistakes
- Adaptable: Learns quickly when facing new problems and is a versatile learner open to change and quickly grasps the essence of ideas. Self-directed with the ability to adjust in a dynamic environment
- Relationship-builder: Can solve problems with peers and is seen as a team player who easily gains trust and support of peers and encourages collaboration. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work cross-functionally and within a team
- Perseverance: Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish
- Self-motivated: Personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve him/herself
- Reliable: Can be counted on and is willing to be the only champion for an idea or work alone on a tough assignment
- Technical learner: Can learn new skills and knowledge quickly and is good at learning a new industry, company, product, or technology
- Strategic Thinker: Strong strategic thinking and storytelling skills
Requirements
- BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or Business Administration from an accredited college/university is required.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Expertise with a minimum of 4 years in Vena model building, including process design, integration channels building and optimization, odel design, formula creation, report building, and dashboard development
- Experience with Venas Power BI integration
- A minimum of 4 years of working knowledge in Microsoft Excel with Expert-level proficiency, including the ability to perform VLOOKUPs and index/match formulas, a high degree of proficiency with creating and manipulating pivot tables and power pivot, and the ability to work efficiently with large data sets
- Deep understanding of financial concepts and FPandA processes, with the ability to translate business requirements into actionable Vena solutions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail and a passion for driving data-driven decision making
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects to successful completion within defined timelines
- Proven ability to prioritize and work effectively on multiple tasks
- Prior experience in consulting and/or leading projects is a significant plus
- Prior experience with financial responsibilities, particularly FPandA, also a plus
- Must be able to meet companys employment requirements, which includes passing a drug screen, criminal background check, and MVR, if driving for the company
- Physical Requirements: include occasional lifting/carrying of 10 pounds; visual acuity, speech and hearing; hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer keyboard and basic office equipment. Subject to sitting, standing, reaching, walking, twisting, and kneeling to perform the essential functions. Working conditions are primarily inside an office environment. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
JF Petroleum offers:
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Health benefits (eligible 1st of the month following 30 days) including Medical, Vision, Dental, Disability
- Life insurance-company provided
- Bonus program eligibility
- Paid training for field personnel
- Uniforms provided for field personnel
*JF Petroleum Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.