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Business Analyst
Southern Co
2021-12-03 07:38:58
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Consulting & Corporate Strategy
Job description
Business Analyst
Description
BUSINESS ANALYST- SHARED SERVICES SUPPORT
JOB SUMMARY
This job posting is for a position in the Shared Service Support (SSS) organization to support the PowerPlant fixed asset, lease, and tax accounting software system. The system is comprised of modules that maintain capital assets throughout their life cycles, calculate book and tax depreciation on these assets, maintain leases, and compute current income taxes, deferred income taxes, and property taxes.
JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills )
Education:
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting or a related discipline is required.
- A minimum of three years of experience with financial or accounting systems is required
- Experience with the PowerPlant system, although not required, is encouraged
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required for this position
- A proven ability to build and maintain trusting relationships among colleagues and internal clients
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Experience with SQL and other programming languages is encouraged
- A high degree of initiative and personal responsibility ("ownership") for assignments.
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a team, build superior relationships, and collaborate across the Southern Company Accounting Finance and Treasury and Technology Organization groups
- Ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize workload
- Candidate must demonstrate behaviors consistent with the company culture - Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance and Total Commitment.
- Support the PowerPlant system
- Support the monthly close. Analyze, explain, and resolve any questions or problems encountered during the close
- Use business knowledge, accounting expertise, analytical skills, and experience to recommend and implement robust, best practice solutions
- Resolve system problems in a timely manner by investigating problems using analytical skills, programming skills and, when necessary, working with the software vendor. Follow Southern Company change management policies and work with our Technology Organization to implement any required changes to the system.
- Perform system configuration and processing requests from the internal clients we serve
- Test and verify new software versions
- Understand the new Enterprise Foundations environment and its impact on the PowerPlant system. Provide support for go-lives.
- Obtain a detail understanding of interfaces both into and from the PowerPlant system. Use expertise and analytical skills to maintain these interfaces.
- Learn PowerPlan Modules
- Expand your knowledge of the PowerPlant suite of modules. Acquire expertise in multiple areas of the system
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law. #LI
Job Field: Accounting & Auditing
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Georgia-Metro Atlanta-Atlanta
Operating Company: Southern Company Services
Other Locations: Mississippi-Coastal Area-Gulfport, Alabama-Metro Birmingham/Eastern AL-Birmingham
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): No
Work Location(s):
Georgia Power Headquarters - 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE (241ATLANTA)
241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE
Atlanta, 30308
MPC Corporate Headquarters - 2992 West Beach Blvd (2992GULFPORT)
2992 West Beach Blvd
Gulfport, 39501
APC Corporate Headquarters - 600 North 18th Street (600BIRMINGHAM)
600 North 18th Street
Birmingham, 35203
Req ID: SCS