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American Heart Association is seeking a dynamic and experienced Sr. Business Accountant, Business Technology at our National Center in Dallas, TX.

The Sr. Business Accountant, Business Technology will be a senior professional and subject matter expert responsible for accounting for developing and ensuring effective business financial operations management for Business Technology including departmental budgeting, financial reporting and analysis. May manage projects, requiring review other's work. Responsible for oversight of operational support functions in collaboration with Finance, Procurement, Legal or other departments as needed. Responsible for consulting, advising and providing approaches as a trusted colleague to BT staff. Responsible for leading and ensuring financial operational processes and deliverables of the business operations team meets the needs of Business Technology. May serve as a team lead or manage others.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

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• Facilitates and manages the Business Technology budgets in coordination with Business Technology Leadership Team with the appropriate guidance from the Finance Team. Prepares annual budget instructions and templates, facilitates budget training and communication, and collaborates with Financial Reporting team on revisions to ensure accuracy. Provides budget management support to BT leadership and BT managers for annual salary, operational and capital budgets. Works with BT leadership and the Association’s finance team to guide them through the annual approval processes. Develops and implements new processes to provide consistent monthly departmental budget reporting.
• Conducts cost accounting, allocating and analyzing direct and indirect costs, actual vs.
• budgeted cost variance analysis, etc. Typically, coaches, reviews and may delegate the work to
• other professionals or business services. May serve as a team lead, player / mentor or manages
• May manage projects, requiring review other's work.
• Reviews and reports on annual revenue/expense budgets to support the business in controlling
• funds and measuring operating results. Analysis may consist of inventory, costs, revenue,
• expenditure, cash flow, profitability, operating performance, and budgets.
• Help with financial modeling and analysis for Technology budgets and projected spend to validate effective and efficient use of technology budget. Assists in management of the Technology Project Fund candidate project list and quarterly review/approval processes with the Association’s C-level executive management. Supports the BT Leadership team in setting priorities and balancing investments Run/Grow and Innovation. Coordinates and facilitates a quarterly BT operational/capital budget review and forecasts to ensure transparency into annual budget state.
• Analyzes costs and helps facilitate vendor negotiations to optimize potential savings in high risk, strategic technology contracts. Maintains awareness of contract renewal and other deadlines for standard vendor-required documents, such as Certificate of Insurance and assists Managers as needed with document handling. Help develop models and implement financial controls while collaborating with all parties to ensure vendors meet cost parameters. Assists BT budget owners in researching budget, payments and/or contract related issues or questions and works with the appropriate Association’s finance, legal or procurement staff to clarify or correct if needed. Shepherds process to resolution. Liaises with Procurement and Legal as necessary to ensure efficient processing and completion.
• Under the guidance and supervision of Business Technology EVP and direct SVP leader, serves as lead over the Technology Administrative Support team to ensure responsibilities are timely and accurately performed to include assisting with technology contract facilitation, purchase order generation, invoice payment
• Analyzes Business Technology financial activities monthly. Prepares qualitative analysis of technology spend against budget for review by the EVP Technology and Business Technology Leadership Team with recommendations to reflect effective and efficient use of available budget.
• Manages cost savings/budget alignment projects and make recommendations for approval through Business Technology leadership team. Develops plans for implementation of recommendations.
• Develops continuous process improvement strategies to achieve efficiencies and cost savings.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope and responsibility of the job level and family.

• 5 years minimum prior relevant experience in financial support of complex technology environments Preferred: Experience with executive and senior level leadership in routine work and in presentations required. Extensive experience with multi-business vertical and/or business revenue streams 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years working with technology third party contracts and related financial management and budgets.

Preferred Skills:

Budget Management; Business Acumen; Financial Acumen; Financial Analysis; Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); IT Governance; Vendor Relationships; Procurement process; Vendor contract renewals; Purchase Orders; Accounts Payable / Invoicing process; Change Management, Industry Knowledge, Predictive Analytics, Budgeting, Cost Accounting, Data Literacy, Microsoft Project, Project Cost Management, Schedule Management, Scope Management,

Accounting, Effective Communication, Problem Solving, Time Management

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs;based on type of position 
  
  
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.

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