IT Analyst, Financial Reporting

Company: Denny's
Location: Spartanburg
Posted on: March 25, 2020

Job Description:

Position Summary:

The Reporting Analyst will provide ongoing support and development of application reporting solutions with a focus on Workday. The individual will be a strong consultative partner to deliver excellence in customer satisfaction and operation efficiencies through their reporting solutions. They will serve as a guide and consultant for reports-related questions from users, analysts, and stakeholders.

Essential Functions (Key Responsibilities) :

• Meets with clients to acquire and document reporting needs and specifications.
• Continuously grows knowledge on all data platforms & applications to best fulfill client requests.
• Manag es design, development, and editing of dashboards.
• Uses creativity and innovation in program d esign, d evelopment , and service delivery .
• Strictly adheres to confidentiality of all information. Specifically sensitive data related to Human Resources and Financial information
• Implements, executes, and distributes appropriate a pplications a udit reports for review and approv al. Responsible for the audit reporting process working closely with internal/external auditors.
• Manages the process of Key report creation and editing while maintaining all appropriate audit controls
• Assists in rapid and thorough resolution of production issues
• Ensures custom reports function as designed to include appropriate security has been applied and data privacy standards are applied.
• Manages the process of t est ing and makes appropriate changes to reports during the twice annual upgrades of Workday and update any necessary training documents.
• Provides support to end users on standardized and ad hoc reports and educates end users to appropriate and desirable launch parameters to ensure that staff get accurately reflected information.
• Analyzes data sources to establish knowledge of data for accurate retrieval and use in report writing so that report data is meaningful, insightful, and readily accessible to executives and appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  Education and Experience Requirements :
  
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field .
  • 2 years of experience in financial reporting and analysis for a large public company. Experience in Workday report writing to include calculated fields and Prism Analytics. I T process experience preferred including IT audit con t rols.
    
    Required Knowledge and Skills :
    
    • Excellent knowledge of Workday and Workday reporting tools required.
    • Proven partner in delivering excellence in customer satisfaction.
    • An in depth knowledge of financial functional processes, reporting requirements, and audit requirements.
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills and very detail oriented .
    • A desire to expand reporting knowledge and data platforms.
    • The ability to accurately collect information in order to understand and assess business need as well as communicate technology concepts effectively with all clients.
    • Ability to analyze data and transform it into meaningful tools for clients and SME's.
    • Ability to teach and train clients and partners.
      
      Denny's, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, military or veteran's status, criminal background, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State, or local law.
      
      Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should contact 864-597-8000. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THIS NUMBER TO CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION.

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