JD Edwards Functional/Technical BA - (US-NY-New York)

JD Edwards Functional/Technical BA - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $100K - $110K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: TABJA2
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80% Functional- 20% Technical

SUMMARY: Serve as Project Leader, collaborate with Department Heads and end-users to determine needs and develop financial solutions for North America. Participate in financial system's functional support, ensuring that systems functionality effectively responds to users' business needs.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
§ As Project Leader, attend meetings with business groups (Finance, Sales Administration, Supply Chain, HR, etc.) in order to determine needs, discuss problems, present solutions, and create schedules for deliverables; manage projects from inception through to completion to ensure development of effective solutions are completed and delivered according to projected, negotiated, or required timeframes.
§ As Functional Analyst, draw upon comprehensive system knowledge to enhance and/or modify the Company's financial system's functional features for a variety of modules, including but not limited to G/L, A/P, A/R, Credit and Collections, Deduction Management, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, etc.; ensure system's functionality is responsive to users' business needs.
§ Configure system and design processes to achieve desired business results: establish set-ups, define business rules, create and discuss system configuration designs with end-users and/or requestors, secure approvals from Department Heads, ensure software development cycle is complied with to ensure proper controls and documentation, and apply configurations to system.
§ Partner with Directors, Data Quality Control staff and Compliance to ensure system configurations reflect specified data quality controls.
§ Provide expert production support on escalated Help Desk issues.
§ Develop and deliver a variety of scheduled (online) and ad hoc (in person) system training to end-users.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Business or Accounting and 5 to 7 years of progressively responsible JD Edwards, Enterprise One experience. Candidate needs to have particular strength with A/R, Cash Receipts, and Deduction Management applications. Technical minimum requirement consisting of File level knowledge of JD Edwards tables and a working knowledge of Enterprise Report Writer.

Skills:
§ Detail- and service-oriented self-starter able to effectively prioritize assignments and meet deadlines.
§ Ability to work calmly and flexibly under pressure.
§ Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, and problem solving skills.
§ Strong listening skills to facilitate comprehension of end-users' requirements and/or problems.
§ Ability to persuade and negotiate others on optimal systems configurations.
§ Deep knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, G/L, A/P, A/R, fixed assets, etc..
§ Ability to lead and motivate project teams.

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Tax Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Tax Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $110K - $120K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: TABJA1

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SUMMARY: Prepare effective tax rates, public reporting footnotes, disclosure statements and FIN 48 and FAS 109 impact on quarterly and annual financial reporting. Prepare complex analyses and reconciliations, and identify and research various transactions and tax-related issues. Manage and sustain SOX compliance.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist with quarterly and year-end close processes: perform tax provision analyses and calculations, balance sheet account reconciliations, and pro-forma financial statement footnote disclosures, and related maintenance and reconciliation of the company's deferred tax balances; calculate estimated overall tax rate for budget and forecasts.
Assist with consolidation and review of annual budget and monthly/quarterly taxable income forecasts developed by the company's business units as well as with production of resulting FASB 109 and FIN 48 tax provisions and cash forecasts.
Assist Director with development and implementation of worldwide tax strategies that meet company tax objectives.
Assist Director with worldwide transfer pricing requirements including coordination with internal personnel and external advisors.
Assist Director with development and maintenance of tax reporting processes that will ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Analyze company accounting and tax procedures and identify opportunities for streamlining or redesigning tax processes and GAAP differences for statutory tax reporting.
Assist Director with ensuring global tax compliance and operations: coordinate foreign tax reporting process, including analysis of potential tax exposures, evaluate foreign tax treaties, and quantify any impact to company's foreign operations.
Analyze industry specific issues and how such issues impact tax reporting; ensure tax reporting compliance (franchise, sales tax, property, etc.); assist other team members in meeting tax compliance reporting requirements.
Collaborate with external/government auditors and/or internal Legal and Finance management to facilitate tax audits, respond to tax-related inquiries and concerns, and resolve tax-related problems, including those involving business transactions, mergers, acquisitions, etc.
Research and implement adherence to new tax laws; assess potential or actual tax impact; make recommendations to Director for response, internal changes, etc.
Review all tax returns, extensions and estimated payments prepared by third-party providers.
§ Execute special projects as directed.





QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting and 6+ years of progressively responsible financial accounting and taxation experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA/MS and/or CPA preferred.



SKILLS:

Detailed knowledge of FAS 109.
Knowledge of internal control documentation requirements for tax processes under Sarbanes-Oxley.
Knowledge of U.S. taxation of domestic and international transactions.
Excellent organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Detail focus with ability to make sound business decisions and see their larger implications.
§ Ability to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment in order to meet changing business priorities.

Ability to effectively communicate with business managers and develop relationships with senior management and staff members within all departments

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Desktop Support Specialist - (US-NY-New York)

Desktop Support Specialist - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $65K - $70K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: BPBJA1

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NYC hedge fund seeks a talented, energetic self-starter for IT support position. Candidate will have at least 2-5 years desktop support experience with a financial company, preferably a hedge fund.

*Must have familiarity in supporting Bloomberg, Reuters/Bridge, Redi-Plus, and Instinet. Eze Castle exp. is a plus.
*Must be an expert with XP Professional and MS Office suite.
*Experience with 2003 Server, Exchange 2003 and Solaris with solid experience to back it up.
*Basic networking skills are strongly desired.
*IPC Turret and Call Manager experience is a plus

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Application Support Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Application Support Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $110K - $125K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: TBAJA1

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Supervisor-level position. This position coordinates with all other parts of outsourcing firm and IT. This position will direct the activities of several Software development resources and data center operational staff, as it relates to the creation, maintenance and day to day operations of several application systems.

ROLE
Manages a team of development staff and is responsible for day-to-day application support functions as well management of small to medium size projects based on a broad range of technology platforms including Web-Based, and Client-server.

JOB FUNCTIONS
• Developing application development policies and standards to address emerging business needs and requirements
• Manage all aspects of application development and implementation.
• Guides Development teams (internal and 3rd Party Software Vendors) by reviewing their application architecture for adherence to standards, integration and integrity compliance.
• Provide strategic level technical leadership to the application development and support group, IT, and the enterprise
• Manage Production support group
• Provide input to Software Configuration Management Processes
• Provide direction on build or buy decisions pertaining to software solutions.
• Ensure Audit & Controls within each of the applications to ensure compliance requirements.
• Staff development including assessing skill levels and training requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field.
• Strong Property & Casualty industry knowledge
• Must have a working knowledge of designing, developing and marinating applications based on following technologies:
o J2EE platform
o .NET platform
o Messaging technologies (preferably IBM MQ)
o Web technologies
Web Services§
SoA architecture§
Web portals
Web content Management§
XML
o Client-Server technologies
o Exposure to Mainframe technologies is a plus.

OTHER SKILLS
• 7-10 years of Application development & support experience.
• Minimum four years of supervising application development & support staff.
• Must be highly self-reliant and motivated, and able to take ownership of tasks through completion.
• Strong communication skills - ability to relate to both technical and non-technical team members

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Private Client Service Tax Senior Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Private Client Service Tax Senior Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $130K - $150K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: DNRJA2

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Private Client Service Tax Senior Managers must have the following qualifications:

• 7 or more years of general tax experience, preferably with at least five years experience in individual, trust and business flow through entity taxation, as well as experience working with high-net worth individuals and families, corporate executives, and/or owners of closely held businesses.

• Experience with a Big 4 firm or law firm is preferred.
• Experience in income tax planning and compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent project management and presentation skills required.
• Prior supervisory experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or other business related field.
• Advanced degree such as MST, JD or LLM preferred.
• CPA, CFP or PFS certification preferred.

• 50% travel expected

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Data Architect - (US-NY-New York)

Data Architect - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $90K - $95K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: PNDJA1

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The person we're looking for is bright, quick-thinking, loves to solve problems and can learn quickly. We are looking for team-oriented people who are not afraid to present their own ideas and help us figure out how to do things better. Basically, someone with an entrepreneurial spirit.

They must be able to handle a startup environment where things are fast-paced and everyone juggles many balls simultaneously.

The Data Analyst is responsible for working with Fortune 1000 clients across multiple industries, including retail, e-commerce, content/media, travel and financial services, to gather requirements, analyze client data sources, and determine appropriate mappings and transformations for internal ETL processes and usage in our patent-pending consumer behavioral predictive engine.

As a key member of our data integration team, the Analyst will be responsible for coming up with innovative solutions to unique data challenges.

The Analyst must be skilled in using SQL to analyze and report on various data metrics, determine relational integrity, and assist in strategies to cleanse and transform data. The Analyst will work closely with developers in cases where development is required to meet client requirements.

Qualifications:
3+ years data analysis experience required
5+ years business/data analyst overall experience required
Data warehousing, OLAP or ETL experience required
Strong SQL experience required
Experience writing queries to verify relational data integrity required
Requirements gathering experience required
Retail, e-commerce, content/media or financial services experience required
Must have superb verbal, writing, and overall communication skills

Consulting experience at a Big 4 (E.g., Accenture) or similar consulting firm a strong plus
Knowledge of statistical and data mining techniques highly preferred

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New York, NY 10016