Job Description

POSITION TITLE: 

Deltek Costpoint Enterprise Reporting / Cognos Financial Report Writer 

POSITION TYPE: 

Full time employee, ideally based on East Coast time zone

JOB DESCRIPTION 

The Report Writer works in conjunction with the Technology and Finance teams to develop and support reports through Deltek CER/ Costpoint Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics. This position is responsible for end-to-end report development including interaction with end users to gather requirements, understanding report objectives, defining design and developing reports and documentation using Deltek CER and Cognos and delivering reports to end users (including training end users on report writing). The Report Writer supports both standardized and customized reports, queries, and portal lists. The Deltek CER/Cognos Financial Report Writer will be reporting to Lead Software Engineer. 

The ideal Deltek CER/Cognos Business Analyst needs to have excellent business analytical, process optimization and technical thinking skills. He/she should be able to multi-task and excel in a fast-paced/ challenging and stressful work environment.  Should be experienced in working with remote & international teams and respectful of different cultures.  

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) across the organization for Deltek Costpoint reports, queries, analysis and dashboards. 

• Work closely with the key business stakeholders, IT, and the user community to enable meaningful access to data from the Costpoint application. 

• Examining & evaluating purpose & content of the existing business reports in different systems and develop their respective Deltek Costpoint reports or create a new one.  

• Maintain knowledge of business processes, application design and understand cross-functional business relationships and their use of information. 

• Lead the development of business and functional requirements for reports. 

• Design, develop, test and implement Deltek Costpoint reports as necessary to fulfill business requirements. 

• Develop ad-hoc reports. 

• Design & optimize test plans for unit, integration & user acceptance tests for new or optimized reports created in Deltek Costpoint CER. 

• Create & maintain reports documentation including origin & report flow, format, frequency, distribution & purpose of report and recommend improvements related to the format, use & control. 

• Identify, communicate & resolve issues related to Deltek Costpoint reports while maintaining an established service level 

• Provide and facilitate training to Deltek Costpoint CER to users and develop training materials. 

• Work with the Company's IT department in configuring and maintaining Deltek Costpoint Enterprise Reporting application. 

• Integrate data from other applications as required to meet end-user needs. 

• Maintain effective working relationships with business departments 

• Other reporting duties (related to supporting as needed

QUALIFICATIONS: 

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE 

• B.A./B.S. in Accounting or Computer Science 

• 5+ years Accounting experience or experience building reports 

• 5 + Experience with Deltek Costpoint CER (Costpoint Enterprise Reporting), Cognos or another reporting application (Prophix, Microsoft Solomon, etc.) 

• Experience with IBM Cognos Analytics 

• Experienced with all aspects of Microsoft Office products 

• Experience with Budgeting & Forecasting, HR/Payroll systems  

• Writing and troubleshooting SQL a plus 

• International development experience is a plus 

• Excellent analytical skills for troubleshooting and issue investigations 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills that allow successful interaction with all areas of the organization 

• Works independently and proactively with minimal direction/supervision 

• Flexibility and sensitivity to detail and deadlines in a multitasking environment 

• Excellent communicate written and oral in English 

• Excellent presentation skills to small group of audience  

• Demonstrates initiative (e.g., in starting tasks, asking questions, identifying and discussing problems, ability to structure own work, stay on task) 

• High level of enthusiasm and energy; professional demeanor 

• Demonstrates a "can-do" spirit, ownership, and commitment

BEHAVIORAL SKILLS 

• I am Competent - I have specialized knowledge in the areas assigned to me and demonstrate this expertise to others within the institution. 

• I am a Team Player - I work cohesively towards achieving our common goals. I create a positive working atmosphere and support my teammates. I offer my individual strengths to enhance Winrock's overall team performance. 

• I am Quality Driven - Strive to excel, to stand out and to surpass the expectation of business partners, while listening to their needs and deliver on that by doing it right the first time. 

• I am Responsive - In every interaction with my business partners I'm always clear about how responsive I'm going to be. I understand how responsive others need me to be. I express how responsive I want others to be. I am proactive when I can't respond in a timely manner.  

• I am Ethical - The performance is in accordance with the rules and standards of the profession, Winrock's ethics and values, and in support of Winrock's mission. 

• Customer Focused - I understand who my business partners are, and I am obsessed about exceeding their expectations with each interaction. 

• A Professional - I conduct myself in a professional manner at all times, I get the job done, I'm reliable, and keep my promises. I manage expectations early on in order to avoid unreasonable demands.

Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.