Do you have an innovative spirit to create new solutions, demonstrate an unrelenting tenacity to get things done, and capable of solving complex problems? Do you love driving process improvement and transformation efforts across Finance and Accounting to enable scale, operational efficiency, and agility? Do you have a strong command over best practices for business performance improvement and process design, workflow management and can demonstrate the ability to evaluate and assess gaps and opportunities and develop scalable outcomes in partnership with process owners? Then this career opportunity is for you! This role can be located almost anywhere in the U.S.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Leverage process improvement methodologies to develop process mapping, assessment, and reengineering frameworks for Finance and Accounting process owners, including process flow diagrams, roles/responsibilities, gap analysis reports etc.
• Develop and maintain standardized operating procedures that reduce process variation while allowing for flexibility and scale
• Collaborate and contribute to the creation, deployment, and maintenance of process best practices and documentation
• Establish and maintain team calendar workflow, implementing efficiencies and process improvements where appropriate
• Manage the monthly close schedule process (and related data requests) with network counterparts and internal management. Facilitate the administration of monthly close data requests as necessary
• Facilitate and manage the administrative function of internal and external audit requests
• Work with management to prioritize team projects and priorities to focus team efforts where most appropriate.
• Ensure SOPs and SOX workflow narratives are centrally maintained. Facilitate annual update and retention of these documents.
• Assist in Business Continuity Process for the Accounting department.
• COMMUNICATION / ESCALATION MANAGEMENT: Efficiently and accurately conveys information involved in projects and workflow activities. Takes initiative to help the organization communicate and learn from its successes and mistakes. Uses meeting management, conflict management, and presentation techniques, as well as listening skills, to facilitate effective communications. Accurately differentiates issues and determines who needs to be consulted/updated and whether the issue requires escalation. Implements process steps for bringing appropriate project issues to the attention of management.
• RISK / ISSUE MANAGEMENT : Understands the risk and issues management process and techniques, including risk identification, quantification, and risk response (e.g., acceptance, mitigation, avoidance, risk response control). Works with others to identify and categorize risks and issues related to schedule, quality, and employee.
• INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTOR : Fully functional and self-directed. Moderate complexity assignments - owner (1 or >). Low complexity assignments - provide oversight/review. Regularly leads self and established as a specialist. Sees the whole picture and adjusts work accordingly.

#GD17 PRIMARY LOCATION CITY/STATE:

Homebased - Conway, Arkansas

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS (IF APPLICABLE):

Acxiom is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE:

• 2+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or equivalent work experience
• Desired: 2+ years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to see the big picture on structure and process improvement

WHAT MAKES YOU STAND APART:

• Prior experience in workflow management, process improvement and/or project management experience
• Workday experience
• Experience working for a technology, digital marketing or data company

Acxiom is a customer intelligence company that provides data-driven solutions to enable the world’s best marketers to better understand their customers to create better experiences and business growth. A leader in customer data management, identity, and the ethical use of data for more than 50 years, Acxiom now helps thousands of clients and partners around the globe work together to create millions of better customer experiences, every day.