This is *Patrick* from *Blackapple Solutions*. Please go through the job description below and share your interest.
*Job Title:* Sr. Cognos Finance Consultant *Duration: 6+ months* *Location: *Atlanta, GA, US *Qualifications:* - Cognos Planning & TM1 expereince is desierable. - Provide expert Cognos knowledge and support for core modules and reports based on Planning Contributor, Framework Manager and Report Studio. - Embed ownership for Cognos functionality within teams such as Finance covering global as well as corporate areas of the business. - Develop & support expert users in the business and work with them to increase their understanding and capabilities in Cognos. - Perform root cause analysis and solve business pain points in this area - Work towards overall process improvements to ensure on-time month-end closing - Resolve production support issues in given areas, as well as gathering new requirements and delivering projects - Keep issue calls/tickets in control, provide prompt response to user queries, work with various teams to provide on-time resolution with good quality - Work with the core teams to introduce new working practices and improve existing. - Good understanding of Finance domain / concepts to aid in effective communication and resolution - Work with client’s finance controllers to improvise overall business processes and maintain / increase user satisfaction - Lead and/or assist with various business / IT project / Compliance initiatives surrounding Cognos Planning Job Level Specific Duties • Instructs, directs, and checks the work of other team members. • Coaches, motivates and guides team members. • Utilizes best practice processes around work assignments, project management, and quality of output while maximizing overall team performance. • Builds relationships with customers to improve services and ensure service levels are being met. • Has advanced functional knowledge of area of responsibility. • Competent to work at the highest technical level of most phases of systems analysis while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment. • Creates business process flow charts for customer and technical review. Typical Years of Experience • Typically requires 6-8 years relevant experience. Minimum Education and Certifications • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience. • Graduate degree preferred. Skills • Advanced knowledge of system development methodology, project management and system architecture. Advanced analytical / problem solving skills. • Advanced ability to identify and evaluate existing and potential IT and business challenges. • Exceptional influencing and communication skills. Exceptional ability to translate between non-technical business users and technical IT resources. Advanced client service skills and leadership capabilities. • Exceptional organizational and time management skills. Physical Requirements/ Working Conditions • Ability to physically perform general office requirements. • Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations. • Significant travel including overnight domestic or international trips may be required. *Please send an email If i miss your phone call* *Thanks & Regards**..**..**?* *Patrick* *Technical Recruiter** | Blackapple Solutions LLC* Suite 4, 2 Division Street, Somerville, NJ 08876, U.S.A *Phone: 201-731-2034 X 979* *Email: **patr...@blackapple-solutions.com* <patr...@blackapple-solutions.com> *[image: Description: Description: Description: image005]/**[image: Description: Description: Description: image006]** - **phani.rctr* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "American Vendor--IT Consulting" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sap-vendor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sap-vendor@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sap-vendor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
