Financial Data Governance Analyst

About the role

The Financial Data Governance Analyst supports financial master data operations, governance and project activities across the Stanley Black & Decker global systems landscape. The role ensures the quality, consistency and accuracy of financial master data across ERP and related non-ERP applications, and supports process execution, reporting, controls and continuous improvement. It reports to the Financial Master Data Team Lead within the Finance Technology, Data Management and Reporting department.

Key responsibilities

• Support financial master data operations and in-scope ERP project activities across the global landscape.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of master data structures in in-scope ERP financial applications and of non-ERP applications such as Concur, Ariba, PeopleSoft and ADP.
• Support global cost center and general ledger account maintenance, and help maintain the quality and consistency of financial master data.
• Execute master data activities in line with governance, controls and service expectations, and identify process gaps, data issues and control risks.
• Support process improvement, the governance model and metric reporting, service performance tracking and root cause analysis.
• Partner with business stakeholders on ERP and non-ERP financial structure decisions for projects, acquisitions, conversions and reporting.
• Maintain guidelines, playbooks and process documentation, and work with Accenture and internal partners on service quality and best practices.
• Ensure activities comply with Sarbanes-Oxley control objectives and internal control requirements, and support enterprise data strategy and GSS initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field.
• Relevant experience in finance operations, master data, ERP support, shared services, accounting, reporting or related process-oriented roles preferred.
• Experience in a complex systems or global environment, and in process improvement, controls, reporting or data governance, is a plus.

Required skills

• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, business operations and financial processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, Alteryx, BlackLine, Access or similar is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, including data mining, trend analysis and issue identification.
• Working knowledge of master data concepts and internal control practices.

What we offer

• A competitive salary plus entitlements and benefits specific to the country of hire.
• Career paths and learning opportunities, including the Lean Academy and an online university.
• A diverse and inclusive culture within a global company of over 43,500 professionals.