(Senior) Finance Master Data Analyst (m/f)

For our Client, a leader in the beauty market, we are looking for candidates for the position of (Senior) Finance Master Data Analysts, who will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial master data, managing SAP and BlackLine configurations, ensuring compliance with Group standards, coordinating with Finance and IT teams, and supporting process improvements and automation.

Responsibilities

• review and process requests for creation and modification of Finance Master Data (e.g., GL accounts, cost centers, internal/investment orders, cost elements, generic materials, allocation cycles),
• maintain and verify mappings between GL accounts and Group Referentials,
• maintain cost center allocation rules, cycles and key values based on approved information provided by the teams responsible, coordinate checks and pre-cycle testing,
• coordinate with Accounting, Business Finance, Purchasing and IT to ensure that Group Referential annual update is reflected in SAP and connected applications,
• perform regular data quality reviews and annual cleansing activities for GL accounts, cost centers, profit centers and WBS elements, as applicable,
• provide clear guidance to country teams on request requirements, master data standards and process timelines,
• maintain user access, workflows and “Core Model” configurations in Financial Closing Tool (Blackline),
• build effective working relationships with Group teams, IT, Accounting, Business Finance and other relevant stakeholders,
• identify recurring issues and opportunities to simplify, standardize or automate master data activities,
• participation in projects related to the implementation of new solutions, tools and improvements.

Requirements

• university degree or in the course of study with a major in Economics, Finance or Accounting,
• 2+ years of experience in simmilat area,
• high interpersonal and communication skills,
• attention to detail and thoroughness,
• very good command of English and knowledge of other languages will be an asset, 
• knowledge of SAP system will be an advantage.