Join a team that is changing millions of
lives.
Transforming smiles. Transforming lives. Transforming
an industry.
At Align Technology, we
believe a great smile can transform a person’s life, so we create technology
that gives people the confidence to take on whatever’s next. We revolutionized
the orthodontic industry with the introduction of the Invisalign system, and we
have never lost sight of that spirit of innovation. Our teams are constantly
pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Ready to join us?
About this opportunity
This position is responsible for providing
technical-functional leadership to the Finance Business Operations team in the
development of end-to-end functional solutions. Assist the team in delivering the finance
requirements for multiple strategic and functional projects. Collaborate with various cross functional
teams such as, finance, IT, operations and marketing to ensure overall
projects are implemented successfully and within the timelines. Lastly provide
support and documentation to the finance group, internal audit and/or external
accountants and follow up on post-implementation issues.
In this role, you will…
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
- Collaborate with cross functional
teams, such as, finance, IT, R&D, legal, operations and marketing to
research and develop effective process solutions with a focus on scaling
the business to higher volumes and minimizing manual workarounds. - Develop a strong understanding of
underlying internal software systems and their inter-dependencies by
liaising with finance, IT resources and other subject matter experts. - Facilitate the gathering of
requirements by working with the finance and local operations groups to
understand their business and technical needs. - Critically identify and help
address issues concerning system limitations, gaps in process or
inefficient procedures. - Document finances’ requirements in
sufficient detail for IT and users to understand. Clarify processes and
requests in a logical manner and with a practical approach. - Facilitate communication with
developers to ensure that the business requirements are translated to
design specifications and appropriate testing efforts. - Create test case scenarios to
validate the new system requirements, data conversions, workflows and
end-user procedures are working appropriately and/or other unaffected
areas remain unchanged. - Analyze data inconsistence from
testing to determine data integrity, system issues or reporting issues. - Document the results of validation
testing thoroughly so that Internal Audit may rely upon the findings.
Troubleshoot any issues by engaging IT or other subject matter experts. - Proactively communicate project
status to Project Manager, Finance Business Operations, finance team
members and business owners as appropriate. - Ensure new or changed finance
processes are documented, tested and are appropriately transitioned to
existing finance personnel.
Additional
Responsibilities:
·
Support the overall Company’s strategic objectives by actively
participating in project meetings, as necessary.
·
Ability to remain flexible and change priorities in a challenging and
fast-paced environment.
·
May take on additional responsibilities or projects, as needed.
In this role, you’ll need …
QUALIFICATIONS
·
Effective
team working and ability to build strong relationships with local and global
stakeholders.
·
Strong
analytical skills primarily focused on financial process and system integration.
·
Ability
to communicate and resolve issues in a direct and concise manner with poise
and tact.
·
Written
communications should be detailed and thorough.
·
Detailed oriented and have a solid understanding of financial
statements and integrated financial systems.
·
Ability to
identify and manage risks/opportunities in order to improve business processes.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
·
BA/BS in
Accounting or equivalent
·
4+ years
of accounting experience required
·
2+ years’
experience with SAP Finance modules
·
Experience
in business analysis, implementation of changes and project management.
·
Experience
with accounting processes, especially Billing, AR, Collection, Revenue and
General Ledger
·
Understanding
of US GAAP, IFRS and SOX standards and controls
·
Solid
understanding of GAAP and SOX requirements, with emphasis on revenue
recognition
·
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
ADDITIONAL
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS RECOMMENDED
·
Salesforce
(SFDC)
·
Experience
in billing system integration and payment gateway testing