Senior Manager - Blackline System Administrator

Company: Kontoor Brands
Location: Greensboro
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionSenior Manager - Blackline System AdministratorKontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB) is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio of some of the world's most iconic consumer brands: Wrangler and Lee. We design, manufacture and distribute superior high-quality products that look good, fit right, and are crafted with sensitivity to our planet to give people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves.With a presence in more than 60 countries and a heritage spanning a combined 200 years, our global community of more than 14,000 employees fosters a culture of integrity, collaboration, performance and entrepreneurial spirit. We are looking for inclusive, humble, creative and forward-looking employees with a passion for creating innovative apparel products, accessories, and solutions that are both meaningful and purposeful for consumers and employees.Senior Manager - Blackline System AdministratorThe Blackline System Administrator acts as a primary owner and global liaison for the Blackline system, providing day to day support, governance and oversight of the application and ensure adherence to architectural design, data management, certification controls and risk management of the company's balance sheet exposure. Additionally, the Blackline System Administrator will assist business users with identifying and implementing process improvements that produce quantifiable benefits.Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the global implementation of Blackline including implementing and training on the use of Blackline templates, creating custom certification checklists, refining system settings to gain efficiencies in the reconciliation process without compromising the integrity of the reconciliations and any other enhancements identified in the project plan. Train global users on Blackline functionality and the global standards for Blackline established by Kontoor management
• Work with management to develop and document a governance process for the Blackline application
• Function as a liaison with IT on user issues, application upgrades, system maintenance and projects as it relates to Blackline and other integrations to/from the system. Perform ongoing application maintenance, coordinate upgrade, development, testing, and implementation of application enhancements with users and IT.
• Provide leadership guidance, make recommendations, and collaborate with businesses to ensure solutions meet the business needs
• Provide hands-on, ongoing end-user support to ensure that Blackline is operating efficiently. Manage and enforce business policies related to reconciliations and work to ensure users complete reconciliations in a timely manner
• Test Blackline software to ensure any newly implemented and existing functionality is working as intended. Produce and review dashboard reports within the application to help maintain on-time accounting cycle functions
• Collaborate with internal and external business partners to identify inefficient processes and drive the implementation of solutions that deliver improved efficiencies and processes using technology as an enabler
• Work with business users to develop and track quantifiable metrics to drive process improvementsSkills for Success:
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in dynamic environment
  • Advanced level of Excel skills; advanced PC skills and systems knowledge
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent relationship building skills, able to build trust with stakeholdersExperience/Education:Years of Related Professional Experience:
    • 8-10 years accounting experience preferred
    • 5+ Years of experience using Blackline functionality such as account reconciliations templates, transaction matching, custom certification checklists, system settings, creating rules, approval workflows and the task management module
    • 2 - 5+ Years of experience as a BlackLine System Administrator supporting multiple BlackLine products
    • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

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