Project Lead, BlackLine Admin & Optimization

Position Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as a Project Leader specializing in BlackLine administration and optimization. As a key member of our finance and accounting department, the successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective implementation, management, and continuous improvement of BlackLine solutions within our organization. The ideal candidate should possess a deep understanding of financial processes, strong project management skills, and expertise in maximizing the capabilities of BlackLine applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides project planning and timeline management for the project.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring that the end result of development activity meets the business need.
• Coordinates the activities of staff and senior analysts including:
• Business process evaluation
• Procedure development
• System process flow and requirements
• QA planning and testing
• Implementation planning
• Documentation
• User training
• Production support for problems/enhancements
• Ensures adequate communication and proper integration across departments, systems and platforms.
• Selects, develops, and motivates assigned staff.
  
  

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

• This position typically reports to a Systems Manager or a Finance Manager. This position may have management responsibility for as many as thirteen salaried employees, including as many as seven supervisors.
• Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations
• Typically faces situations that have a variety of interpretations and require careful evaluation.
• Typically considers among many different options or procedures when solving problems.
• Typically progress or results of work is periodically checked. Has some leeway to change work procedures.
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
  
  

Physical Requirements

Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about; occasionally there may be a need to stoop or lift light objects (typically less than 8 pounds).

Working Conditions

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Proven experience in implementing and administering BlackLine solutions.
• Strong project management skills with a track record of successful project delivery.
• In-depth knowledge of financial processes and accounting principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze data and provide actionable insights.
• BlackLine certification is a plus.
  
  

Minimum Education

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education

• No additional education
  
  

Minimum Years Of Work Experience

• 2 Preferred Years of Work
  
  

Certifications

• None
  
  

Competencies

• Experience in project management and an understanding of standard systems environment.
• Prior experience with quality assurance, training, documentation or as a business systems liaison is helpful.
• Track record of success at implementing large scale, complex projects. Excellent communication skills.