Job description

Job Code: 2022-PN-MET-CS-040

Company: Postlethwaite & Netterville

Department: Consulting

Job Location: Metairie, LA

Job Status: Regular Full-Time

Systems Implementation Specialist

Staff Consultant

100% Remote Role- Must be in the Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi Location

Grow With Us!

For more than 70 years, Postlethwaite & Netterville (P&N), APAC has helped businesses and individuals across the country shape clearer paths forward. Our professional accounting and assurance, consulting, tax, and technology services allow clients to streamline and organize operations, comply with changing regulations, and boost business growth with the right technological tools. As Louisiana’s top CPA firm, our rapid growth is continuing. We are looking for leaders to GROW WITH US!

About the Role:
Our Sage Intacct group partners with clients to deliver custom, cloud-based accounting solutions and are looking to expand their team! We're looking for a Staff Consultant - Implementation Specialist to assist in reviewing business process flows, gather requirements from stakeholders, and implement Sage Intacct financial management and accounting software for clients. This position performs responsibilities related to ensuring client satisfaction through all stages of the implementation lifecycle in a fully remote capacity. Our ideal candidate comes from an accounting background (or a recent accounting graduate) and is interested in learning more about the systems side of accounting.

What You’ll Need (Minimum Requirements) :
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or a related field

Knowledge of general accounting concepts and processes including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reconciliations

Must possess a high degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and handle highly sensitive information and can work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Must be comfortable with technology and capable of learning and working effectively with various software applications.

Excellent critical thinking, analytical skills, and communication skills in business and technical environments.

Technically proficient with the capability of performing at an intermediate or advanced level with software tools including, but not limited to the Microsoft Office Suite of products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Must be able to reach a P&N office and/or client location in a timely manner and be ready to perform job responsibilities.

What's Preferred (but not required!):
Minimum 1 year of accounting experience in a professional environment

Experience with cloud-based accounting systems

What You’ll Do (Main Responsibilities) :
Support business analysis meetings with clients to understand and capture functional requirements.

Translate functional requirements into a solution definition to be implemented within the system.

Configure software to meet the documented needs of the client.

Perform data conversion from client legacy system to new system.

Educate clients and explains features and functionality of accounting software application features to support day-to-day processes.

Support client user acceptance testing of their configured software environment.

Provide post-go live system implementation support including responding promptly to client questions regarding general accounting and technical issues.

Work collaboratively with clients to replicate and document system issues, prioritizes multiple client cases, investigates and researches issues, and assists with timely issue resolution using available resources.

Complete and maintains data integrity procedures, processes, and controls.

Prepares work papers reflecting results of software implementation and support efforts, ensuring documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

P&N’s Benefits:
Work/Life Balance : Paid Time Off, Paid Parental Program, Paid Holidays, Dress for your Day policy, Volunteer Opportunities, Fun Team Activities

Financial Benefits : 401(k) Plan with Matching/Profit Sharing Contribution, Voluntary & Group Life Insurance, Short- and long-term Disability Insurance, Medical FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance, Competitive Salaries, Employee Referral Bonuses

Health & Wellness : Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Health Savings Account with In-hospital Benefit

Americans With Disabilities Specifications:
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of the job successfully with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and listen. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to focus. This position spends a significant amount of time sitting and operating a computer. Lifting requirements will not typically exceed 25 pounds.

Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully with or without reasonable accommodations. The work environment is considered to be that of a typical business/office operation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Join our team of professionals and take a firm step forward in your career! With defined career paths for a range of specialties and skill sets, P&N is a place where professionals of all experience levels thrive. Our Lifelong Learning program, combined with technical training opportunities for staff, ensure that this is a place where our employees can grow — and with a rich office culture and a strong commitment to work/life balance, P&N is a place where you'll be happy to do so.

Postlethwaite & Netterville (P&N), APAC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or other protected classifications.

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