.**Main Areas of Responsibility**:- Support month-end, budget, and year-end close calendars- Ensure governed metadata standards are fastidiously maintained- Support innovation by acting as a project manager to lead IT developers in making enhancements or changes- Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT). To sign off that functionality designed by IT developers agrees with the contractual measures of success- Develop testing strategies to investigate database functionality, address business concerns, or execute a proof of conceptExecute ad hoc, root cause analysis, with little to no preparation and recommend work arounds in order to maintain milestone deliverables- Independently avoid issues or problems from reoccurring by performing troubleshooting with the TEST environment after month end is finalized**Ideal Soft Skills**:- A self-starter: able to independently work with a sense of urgency to finish assignments without undue supervision- Able to work on multiple projects, ideas, or goals by moving them forward collectively through independent organization and prioritization- Proactively identify enhancements to implement in order to reduce bottle necks and minimize inefficiencies.- To look ahead and anticipate business needs or concerns. Able to execute end-to-end: able to develop ideas, communicate the idea to others, design the proof of concept framework, and establish a feedback loop to the development team based on testing results. Lastly, able to drive ideas from the development to production phase in order to recognize results in the operational setting.- To showcase grit, desire, and hard work and not give up easily when faced with unforeseen obstacles.- Able to collaborate with IT, Finance, and Accounting professionals on topics within their expertise. Able to collaborate and work with difficult personalities.**Desired Qualifications**:- 5 or more years as a systems administrator for a financial database; ideally, with Oracle's Hyperion Planning or Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) software OR 5 or more years of relevant work experience in either Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology- Advanced Excel skills with preferred experience using the Excel add in: Smart View- Ability to develop or read and comprehend object-oriented programming languages, e.G., VBA, Python, VB script in order to troubleshoot without the help of others- Experience developing and defending a bottom-up Forecast, Budget, or Long Range Plan- Knowledge of US GAAP or the ability to verbalize the differences between a Balance Sheet, an Income Statement, or a Cash Flow Statement- Advanced to Fluent English skills in both verbal and written communication.**About GM**Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.**Why Join Us**We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world