This role is for graduates who have Computer Systems or Management Information Systems career path with Financial Analyst business knowledge.
Location is Albany, New York.
Metaformers’ Leadership Development Program is designed for university graduates with a career focus on being a financial analyst in financial system implementations. Expectations for highly motivated resources who are interested in working in a challenging, dynamic environment with rapid value-add and growth opportunities.
Metaformers (Meta) is an Oracle Partner firm and implement, upgrade, and improve PeopleSoft and Oracle SaaS applications for our clients. Position requires an understanding of basic financial business workflow processes and exposure to and/or training in information technology. Role requires flexibility for remote, telework, travel or relocation to meet client needs. First long-term project will be onsite in Albany.
Training and Education
Supporting expansion of team members’ knowledge and skills is paramount in our accountability to each other and to our clients. Team members are given access to multiple training platforms, on-the-job shadowing of experts, and applicable certifications.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Begin your career working as an ERP software application professional. The skill focus for the Financial Analyst is directed at the functionality of business workflow processes in Finance applications, as well as project management and technical skills, for PeopleSoft and Oracle SaaS. (Other team roles include focus in HCM and Supply Chain business workflow processes.)
Aligned with our core values, associate consultants will develop both soft skills and technical skills while also obtaining relevant certifications.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Experience the dynamics of a systems implementation, upgrade, or strategy project, in a client-facing environment with the opportunity to make an immediate impact.
- Gain exposure to many product and project areas; both technical and functional, with hands-on assignments.
- Build a foundational understanding of industry best practices
- Become proficient in multiple project methodology approaches (i.e., waterfall, agile) and the system development life cycle
- Develop an area of expertise within a product module and/or project management and the ability to perform in a leadership position when called upon.
- Create documents that meet the existing Metaformers document standard
- Develop and maintain a collaborative working relationship with clients and teammates
- Manage assigned scope, client expectations, and client issues for all assignments
- Build confidence and trust with client
- Produce clear, concise, and timely status updates for each assignment
- Participate in other Metaformers internal initiatives
- Demonstrate resourcefulness, insightfulness, and independence, taking the lead on tasks with minimal supervision
- Obtain Certification in PeopleSoft ad Oracle Cloud products.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, accounting/finance, or Management Information Systems/Computer Information systems.
Previous exposure to and/or training in information technology
Demonstrated history of outstanding leadership achievement in academics, internships, co-ops and/or work experience
Passion for a fast-changing environment that requires a high degree of multi-tasking and flexibility
Ambition, energy, and a desire to achieve and succeed
Flexibility to work and learn independently or with a group effectively
Ability to analyze customer needs, present solutions and add value through delivery of consulting services
General knowledge of systems implementation
Ability to stay current with new releases of applications and tools
Communicate clearly and effectively with customers and Metaformers management
Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer. Sponsorship is not offered for this role.
Must have the flexibility for remote and hybrid work schedules. Travel if required by client project needs.
Core Values:
Our core values are founded on nurturing long term relationships and client satisfaction. As a consulting specialist you will apply critical skills, teamwork, and leadership to transform our clients’ visions into tangible Solutions. As a problem solver, Metaformers can offer you a challenging and rewarding work environment where collaboration, creative thinking, new technologies, and innovative solutions drive successful results. We are committed to your continuing education and advancing each team member’s skills and professional development to build your expertise, engage your creativity, and ignite your passion.
Community:
Metaformers takes Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to heart. We are committed to support our clients’ transformation and striver to improve the communities in which we do business. Metaformers’ development team has created a mobile application tool, CivicRush (https://civicrush.com/), which enables our own and our clients’ civic engagement.
Who we are
Meta is a hybrid management consulting and cloud delivery solutions company focused on helping organizations to achieve People Driven ROI®. We recognize that technology is a strategic transformation and modernization enabler for our client’s business success, though it is their people’s ability to gain tangible long-term results that is the primary ROI driver.
Each Meta team member can impact our company and client success through an ethic incorporating the highest professional standards, a passionate commitment to excellence and a sense of teamwork. Our goal at Metaformers is to provide world class service to clients while at the same time offering each team member a progressive, diverse, energetic culture focused on knowledge leadership and experience.