Financial Planning System Administrator
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Job Description
The Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) department in Irving, Texas seeks a detail-orientated candidate with both system and functional experience to strengthen Fluor’s financial planning and reporting business processes, budgeting cycles, and corporate reporting requirements. The position supports global planning operations across multiple entities, offices, and business units.
The position is responsible for business administration of the planning application which includes implementing changes typically arising from production issues/defects, new software enhancements/upgrades, and new business growth. This position is the FP&A subject matter expert linking functional and technical teams across Finance and Information Technology (IT), including external consultants, to optimize FP&A solutions.
• Understand and manage the planning application (CCH Tagetik), including metadata changes, automated batch scheduling and monitoring of extract-transform-load (ETL) interface files, error analysis, workflow reviews, and report/security role maintenance.
• Create annual plan timelines, review schedules, and coordinate the overall financial planning and reporting process, ensuring timely communication with global FP&A end users.
• Maintain, update, and improve financial reports available to end users.
• Maintain FP&A administrator and end user manuals, provide training, documentation, best practices, and support FP&A end users.
• Partner with local FP&A subject matter experts in various business units, offices, and centralized workshare teams to recommend, influence, and test solutions to enhance financial planning and reporting processes.
• Troubleshoot, log, manage, and escalate system defects, incidents, and enhancements. As appropriate, consult with other FP&A subject matter experts, Finance Business Process Integration (FBPI), Information Technology (IT), and external consultants to drive issues to resolution.
• Implement system changes following IT change management policies - host/facilitate requirement gathering meetings, technical design documentation reviews, test plan development, perform/facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT), review and approve test results to ensure FP&A requirements are met, coordinate organizational change management, and provide post-implementation support to end users.
• Align with Corporate Accounting to synchronize timing and testing of bi-annual software updates across both accounting and planning applications and ensure accurate plan data transfer during financial close.
• Collaborate with global Finance team members and stakeholders across different time zones (US, Philippines, India, and other countries).
• Implement changes and enhancements requested by the business users (examples include reporting changes, dashboards, custom reports, data models, etc.)
• Provide guidance on industry standards and propose system enhancements to make a more efficient and effective planning tool.
• Occasionally work off-hours to support critical finance close processes or deliverables.
• Participate in external user groups and annual conferences to stay informed of future technical system roadmap, functionality, automation, and work process efficiencies impacting FP&A.
• Perform ad hoc and routine financial close tasks.
Basic Job Requirements
• Accredited four-year degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or related field.
• Eight or more years of progressive experience in FP&A, Budgeting, or Accounting.
• Three or more years of experience performing administrative tasks with financial planning or consolidation systems like CCH Tagetik or Hyperion.
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivation to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple tasks and deliverables with limited supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with various levels of management.
Other Job Requirements
• Keep apprised of changes in governmental, professional, and internal reporting requirements, accounting principles and standards through analysis of published materials, attendance at professional meetings and seminars, and discussions with corporate-wide financial professionals
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with CCH Tagetik Accounting or Planning applications.
• Experience with SAP ECC or S4 HANA, Business Warehouse, and CCH Tagetik.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Supervisory experience managing an FP&A team.
• Experience in creating compelling presentations and reports using modern design principles.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.
Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security. Our offerings include medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, disability coverage, life insurance, AD&D, voluntary benefit plans, 401(k) with a company match, paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees, paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees, parental leave, and training and development courses.
Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.
To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.
Salary Range: $118,500.00 - $213,500.00
Nearest Major Market: Irving
Nearest Secondary Market: Dallas