Financial Services Consultant III

　　United States

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　　About CentralSquare Technologies

　　CentralSquare is a unique enterprise software company whose mission is to build safer, smarter, more connected communities. More than 8,000 public sector agencies trust CentralSquare solutions each and every day. We serve governments of all sizes, from small towns to major cities, to make delivering public services less costly and more efficient.

　　Job Description

　　What We’re About:

　　At CentralSquare, you’ll get the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment within a company that builds complex web-based enterprise applications for our Public Servants across North America. As over 250 Million citizens in the US are impacted by CentralSquare Software, we are on a trajectory to revolutionize the way agencies address citizens’ needs by improving quality of life and building safer, smarter communities...and we need great candidates to do it!

　　Looking to grow your career? That’s great! Hard work should be rewarded, and we are committed to cultivating careers while providing competitive compensation and a great benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and unlimited PTO. Our flexible work environment also enables you to take advantage of an excellent work-life balance whether you are in office or working remotely.

　　The Role

　　The Financial Systems General Ledger consultant role requires ability to engage in discussions with customer's senior accounting and budget staff relating to new implementations, internal projects, and new service offerings, as a subject matter expert in Finance Enterprise General Ledger and Core Finance Systems. The consultant will have a passion for the customer demonstrated through professionalism and striving for excellence in all aspects of the customer experience. The Financial Systems Consultant must have proven experience implementing projects throughout the entire project lifecycle. This includes implementing complex projects to conclusion while maintaining high customer satisfaction. The role requires an individual who is resourceful, confident under pressure, and has demonstrated skill as a subject matter expert in multiple areas of the software.

　　Job Duties Include:

　　Write, modify, and troubleshoot SQL queries, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, or Python scripts.

　　Work collaboratively with customer agencies undergoing project implementation to obtain data from their legacy system, understand what it means and how it is used, and determine how best to translate it into the destination system.

　　Communicate directly with customer agencies and Project Managers throughout implementation projects to clarify questions that arise regarding data mapping.

　　Demonstrate converted data in the target system, understand any modifications needed, and verify results of modifications.

　　Mentor and train other members of the team.

　　Analyses long-running conversion processes and tune for optimum performance.

　　Develop and maintain an understanding of application software including functionality and database schema; use this knowledge to make informed decisions regarding data mapping and to review data within the target system.

　　Create and maintain documentation and wikis for data conversion processes.

　　Seek out process improvements.

　　Manipulate and load data such as code tables from secondary additional sources to assist in the configuration of agencies’ CentralSquare systems.

　　Perform tests and execute the final data conversion at the time of system go-live.

　　Works independently.

　　Seeks guidance from leadership or more experienced staff as needed.

　　Identify deficiencies in converted data and work to resolve them.

　　Analyses data on legacy systems to estimate project scope and length.

　　Performs all other duties as assigned.

　　Skills & Requirements

　　Requirements:

　　B.A. or B.S. Degree or an Associate's Degree or certificate with equivalent work experience

　　4-5 years of experience

　　Ability to adapt quickly to changing business and customer needs, maintaining a high degree of flexibility

　　Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously

　　Ability to learn new applications and system features quickly

　　Dedicated to the best possible customer experience and takes initiative to improve it

　　Desire to travel up to 50% for training at customer sites

　　Ability to articulate technical and functional concepts to technical and non-technical audiences