Senior Consultant- Cloud Accounting Implementation Specilaist

The Senior Consultant – Cloud Accounting Implementation Specialist is responsible for managing projects, reviewing business process flows, gathering requirements from stakeholders, and implementing Sage Intacct financial management and accounting software for clients.
Performs responsibilities related to ensuring client satisfaction through all stages of the implementation lifecycle.
Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business, or a related field is required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred • Minimum 3 years of accounting experience in a professional environment is required.
· Prior experience with cloud-based accounting systems such as Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, Oracle NetSuite, or Microsoft Dynamics is preferred.
· Experience in managing projects is preferred.
• Capacity to perform at an intermediate or advanced level with respect to Sage Intacct or similar financial management software applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics or Oracle NetSuite.
• Familiar with general accounting concepts and processes including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reconciliations.
• Familiar with specific accounting financial management processes, including procure to pay, order to cash, and record to report.
• Comfortable with technology and capable of learning and working effectively with various software applications.
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adjust priorities appropriately in an evolving work environment with shifting timeframes.
· Demonstrates critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills in business and technical environments.
Strong writing and presentation skills are required.
• Professionally and appropriately communicate with a diverse group of individuals and effectively manage interpersonal relationships.
• High degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and handle highly sensitive information.
• Positive attitude and work well independently and within teams.
· Highly organized and able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative, and continuously changing environment.
• Technically proficient to perform at an intermediate or advanced level with software tools including, but not limited to the Microsoft Office Suite of products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Responsibilities: • Develops a comprehensive understanding of Sage Intacct’s cloud financial management solution and keeps abreast of upcoming product releases and complementary solutions, including attending product conferences as needed.
• Advances product knowledge by attending specific courses and obtaining product certifications where applicable.
• Assists in executing project planning and management tasks to support the team.
• Builds and maintains trusted relationships with a diverse group of clients, co-workers, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Conducts business analysis meetings with clients to understand and capture functional requirements.
• Translates functional requirements into a solution definition to be implemented within the system.
• Configures software to meet the documented needs of the client.
• Performs data conversion from a client’s legacy system to a new system.
• Educates clients and explains features and functionality of accounting software application features to support day-to-day processes.
• Assists in the development of standard operating procedures, training materials, and presentations as required.
• Supports clients in user acceptance testing of their configured software environment.
• Provides post-go live system implementation support including responding promptly to client questions regarding general accounting and technical issues.
• Works collaboratively with clients to replicate and document system issues, prioritizes multiple client cases, investigates and researches issues, and assists with timely issue resolution using available resources.
• Assists team leaders and teams in identifying resource needs and completing individual responsibilities within the implementation lifecycle.
• Continues to assess manual accounting processes to make automation recommendations to clients.
• Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that client confidentiality is substantiated.
• Establishes, coordinates, and maintains data integrity of procedures, processes, and controls.
• Prepares work papers reflecting results of software implementation efforts, ensuring documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Performs quality assurance review of all project deliverables.
• Ensures client satisfaction through open communication, managing expectations, meeting deadlines, and communicating concerns proactively with the team.
• Completes assigned engagements/tasks in an efficient and timely manner as defined by budget and specific engagement expectations.
• Communicates regularly on project progress, blockers, and milestones.
Helps identify and clear roadblocks to ensure project success.