Associate, Master Data Governance Group

Full Time Job
Responsible for Creation and Maintenance of Master Data in SAP, which includes Chart of Accounts (Cost Center, Profit Center, Accounts, Projects, MPMs., etc).

This role is based in the Financial Shared Services Center in Nashville, TN.
• Verify Project maintenance requests coming through the Master Data Tool requests for accuracy and validity.
• Understand the relations between attributes in a Project master data, impact of changes to the attributes
• Create new Projects in a timely manner, with accuracy.
• Govern the Media Product Master, check the validity of requests.
• Maintain other SAP FI and CO master data viz., GL accounts, Cost Center, Profit Center, CC and PC hierarchy, with a thorough understanding of the impact of changes of attributes.
• Escalate requests and issues to the Production support team for requests related to master data needing RTR configuration.
• Track the requests, and maintain all backup copies in an organized fashion.
• Provide necessary reports and/or backups to the compliance team periodically as well as upon request.
• Perform periodic clean up of projects, close projects that are inactive, mark inactive projects for deletion. Other clean-up activities as assigned.
• Settlement of assets: understand the settlement rule, create and correct settlement rule, rectify settlement errors.
• Change amortization types, maintain programming asset master data.
• Create and maintain Capital Projects and Fixed Assets.
• Create, maintain intangible assets.
• Monitoring/answering email questions that come through the group inbox
• Liaison between Finance, Controllers group, Business groups, Production support, and the rest of the groups in the Shared services office
• Training of new employees.
• Identifying areas of process improvements.
• Participate in activities related to subsequent SAP roll-outs, improvements to Master Data Tool such as testing.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-location company.
• 2 years experience in the Master Data group in a complex global environment.

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business preferred but not required.
• Media Industry Background desirable
• Experience in SAP FICO, PS as a user or super user preferred. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, other office applications. Prior experience in ERP accounting system.
• Attention to Detail
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to handle conflict and be effective in a team environment.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workload.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced business environment,
• Ability to deliver commitments, meeting deadlines.
• Desire and willingness to learn new skills, perform functions as assigned.
• Proactive approach coupled with a positive professional disposition.