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Finance and Accounting - Operational Accountant 2 - Contingent

Mindlance

WEST DES MOINES, IA

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SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Analysis Skills, Ariba, Billing, Consulting, Customer Escalations, Establish Priorities, Finance, Identify Issues, Military, Network Debugging, Onboarding, Operational Audit, Operational Improvement, Peoplesoft, Process Analysis, Process Improvement, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Supply Chain, System Test, Systems Maintenance, Tactical Operations, Test Scripts
LOCATION
WEST DES MOINES, IA
POSTED
27 days ago
In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Participate in low to moderately complex initiatives and identify opportunity for process improvements within Operational Accounting. Review and analyze basic or tactical Operational Accounting assignments or challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives, related to low-to-medium risk deliverables. Present recommendations for resolving low to moderately complex situations and exercise some independent judgment while developing understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements. Provide information to client personnel in Operational Accounting. Required Qualifications: 2+ years of Operational Accounting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Supplier Enablement & Ariba Operations Specialist


Team Description: Supplier Enablement Operations create and maintain a centralized supplier onboarding and enablement process, and continually improve Supply Chain practices, reducing risk to ensure that sourced goods and services can be procured and paid in the most efficient and compliant way.

Job Description:
1. Responsible for unique supplier setup and maintenance requests tied to projects (Early Pay Discount, Virtual Card) and monitoring Ariba Buying & Invoicing supplier mismatch reports to identify, research, and resolve discrepancies between Ariba and PeopleSoft migration.
2. Answer questions on process to peers and managers as well as internal and external customers and troubleshoot escalated and complex questions coming from internal business groups and external suppliers.
3. Prioritize and complete escalations independently, reports system defects, completes requirements for enhancements to systems and processes, and independently completes monthly UAT system testing efforts to submit test scripts, and additional projects as assigned.
4. Analyze risks in process and document procedures and training requirements to strengthen and improve individual and team performance. This position is relied upon heavily to assist with the uptick created by our systems, projects, and newer employees.
5. Works independently, is a self-starter, requiring little direction or management oversight. This role is key to successfully driving the expansion of suppliers through our Ariba platform and away from PeopleSoft eProcurement.
6. Work directly with Suppliers to troubleshoot Ariba system modules and the PeopleSoft system.
8. There are system clean-up projects to be managed and worked to maintain a system of record free from error. Examples are inactivating unused supplier locations and adding a physical address to older active suppliers in the system for Global Sanctions screening.
9. Successful Supplier Onboarding is a key task for this position. This role partners closely with Ariba, the supplier key contact(s), and various roles across SCM including Sourcing and Contracts, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Enabling Capabilities, and the Business Group to ensure suppliers have been successfully onboarded for transacting in Ariba.

EEO:

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

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