BlackLine Admin and Support Analyst
Apple’s Global Business Solutions (GBS) organization supports tens of thousands of Apple employees, customers, and vendors on just about every topic under the sun. We offer advice and develop innovative solutions to challenging problems that come up all around the world. Team up with Apple, one of the most influential technology leaders in the industry. Join the Apple Finance organization and make a positive impact on a company that is known for its impressive line-up of products, including Mac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
At Apple, you’ll share in a commitment to excellence by partnering with world-class professionals, all with one unified vision – creating innovative products that delight customers. We do this by hiring quality individuals with integrity, personal accountability, teamwork, excellence, and proactive thinking. If you exemplify our values and want to be part of something big, contact us today.
- Perform metadata maintenance and ongoing system administration function
- Prepare detailed analyses and control testing
- Develop and maintain documentation and training materials
- Diagnose and resolve production support system issues
- Create and manage dashboards and other reporting related to close metrics
- Support Appleʼs global implementation and phased roll-out of BlackLine platform solutions
- Optimize global close processes by continuously identifying and aiding implementation of new BlackLine use cases and functionalities (e.g. in transit definitions, automated journal definitions, legal entities, checklists) to maximize return on investment
- Review ongoing governance around global use of BlackLine, including standardization of process, reporting, policy, and utilization
- 3 to 5 years of proven technical and functional expertise related to BlackLine solutions (e.g. Account Reconciliations, Transaction Matching, Journal Creation, Task Management, Variance Analysis, Intercompany Hub, Financial Reporting Analytics, and Studio 360)
- Supported global implementation of BlackLine and/or performed system administration functions within BlackLine for a large, multi-national company
- 1 to 2 years of SAP and R2R experience required.
- Knowledgeable in system integrations between ERPs, BlackLine and downstream tools
- Hands-on experience with end-to-end Record to Report (R2R) operational processes, including close activities, balance sheet reconciliations and journal voucher postings
- Experience performing control testing and data analysis,
- SAP S4 Hana integration is a plus
- Business process reengineering and project management experience is preferred
- Proficiency developing and maintaining process and training documentation
- Possess excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, and spreadsheet skills
- Detailed and meticulous, outstanding attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated success with business process re-engineering resulting in operational improvements, elimination of non-value-added work and efficiency improvements
- Desire for driving global operational improvements and system automation, while maintaining a strong internal control environment
- Proven ability to juggle multiple key initiatives simultaneously
- Effective teammate that likes to work in a fast-paced environment
- Mature, responsible, driven and able to work independently with minimal direct supervision