Finance Transformation Analyst Principal

Location: Oak Park Heights

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** ANDERSEN CORPORATION

SUMMARY:

** At Andersen, we see possibility everywhere, every day and in everything we do. The possibility for our employees to achieve their full potential, for our communities to be stronger and for everyone to have a healthier, happier place to live.

Our portfolio of brands — Andersen Windows & Doors, Renewal by Andersen and Fenetres MQ — is crafted to serve customers across the new residential, home improvement and light commercial building sector.

Join our more than 13,000 employees who are inspired every day to deliver exceptional experiences that turn possibility into reality.
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* Job Description:

** Summary  Business process analyst who supports change management and transformation initiatives with an advanced level of complexity and medium to high risk.  This role drives resolution of business process opportunities through process and financial analysis using formal business analytical and project management tools and structure.  Has demonstrated capabilities to plan, lead and direct small/medium functional projects within a single business process and/or business division.  

Identifies business process opportunities beneficial to the company and formulates an approach to address them with strong internal controls and according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Primary Responsibilities  Analyst who focuses a minimum of 75% of their time on business process and system transformation.
Define &/or support business process improvement initiatives, with the highest level of complexity and risk, from ideation through implementation and stabilization.
Researching / identifying current state, gaps to future state, best practices or other opportunities, developing completely new business processes, researching and implementing new / enabling technologies all within a strong system of internal controls and while ensuring GAAP requirements are met.
Provide support through individual contributions or by leading a large size (up to 10 people) functional or cross-functional team.  Depending upon role, analyst may or may not focus up to 25% of their time operationally in a current state environment.  Provides operational support to maintain subject matter expertise of current state business processes and systems while balancing the continuous support of transformation;

especially during key financial cycles.  Understands and utilizes company adopted or formal business analytical, tools, technologies and methodologies not limited to: ERP implementation best practices, business process mapping, lean six sigma tools, and project management methodologies to support or to lead large / strategic change management initiatives or projects.  Efficiently and effectively collaborates at a high level, in a mature, unemotional manner on all functional and cross-functional teams.
May coach stakeholders and senior leaders through change management and provide support tools, etc.  Manages the relationship with their operational business owner, sponsor(s) and other key stakeholders to ensure common agreement of problem identification, scope, deliverables, and trade-offs from ideation through stabilization / closure.  Provides oversight and work direction to medium to large teams (up to 10 people) as well as provides guidance to business leaders and escalates issues where appropriate.  

Mediates conflict where necessary.
Qualifications and Skills  BS in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Business Admin or related field.  10+ years of related experience and/or training.
7+ years project experience, or equivalent.  Understanding of most complex and advanced accounting practices and process including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) with 5 years of analytical and project or change management experience, or equivalent.  

Experience with leading or implementing financial business process change on business unit projects with complex, medium scope and impact.  Advanced…