Month End Close Consultant @ ViaSat

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At Viasat, the work you do helps people stay connected in ways that matter, from everyday moments to critical missions across air, land, sea, and space.

We’re a place for people who are curious, bold, and motivated by meaningful work. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, explore new possibilities, and grow your career in ways that align with your interests and goals. When you're ready to take on something new, you'll find leaders who support your development and help you turn your ambition into action.

What you'll do

The team is responsible for supporting and improving the Oracle EBS Financial Close operating model, ensuring that month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes are documented, repeatable, auditable, and sustainable. The team works closely with Finance, Accounting, IT, Oracle EBS support, and business stakeholders to establish standardized runbooks, close calendars, governance processes, and cross-training programs that reduce key-person dependency and improve operational resilience.

The work directly impacts the organization's ability to:

Complete financial closes accurately and on schedule.
Reduce operational risk associated with key-person dependencies.
Improve business continuity and resiliency.
Support audit and compliance requirements.
Preserve critical organizational knowledge.
Enable smoother onboarding and training of future team members.
Improve transparency, accountability, and process consistency across Finance operations.

A successful outcome helps ensure that critical financial processes can continue effectively even when key personnel change roles, take leave, or exit the organization.

The candidate will regularly collaborate with:

Financial analysts and close process owners.
Oracle EBS functional and technical support teams.
Enterprise application managers.
Business Systems Analysts.
Business process owners across multiple functions.

This provides broad exposure to both technical and business disciplines, making the role an excellent opportunity to develop enterprise process, finance systems, governance, and stakeholder management experience.

The day-to-day

The candidate will spend most of their time working with Finance, Accounting, and Oracle EBS stakeholders to understand, document, and improve critical financial close processes.

Typical daily activities include:

Conducting workshops and interviews with Finance and Oracle EBS subject matter experts.
Observing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
Documenting current-state processes, dependencies, and system interactions.
Developing detailed runbooks, operating procedures, and process documentation.
Creating and maintaining close calendars and governance artifacts.

What you'll need

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
5+ years of experience supporting business process, finance systems, ERP systems, or operational process documentation.
Experience documenting business processes, procedures, or operating runbooks.
Experience working with cross-functional business and technical stakeholders.
Experience using Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to create process documentation and maintain project artifacts.
Experience with Oracle EBS.
Experience supporting Finance, Accounting, Record-to-Report, or Financial Close processes.
Experience with process mapping or business process improvement initiatives.
Experience with knowledge management, cross-training, or operational readiness programs.

What will help you on the job

Experience supporting Oracle EBS or other enterprise ERP platforms in Finance, Accounting, or business operations environments.
Experience documenting complex business processes, operational procedures, and support runbooks.
Experience working with Record-to-Report, month-end close, quarter-end close, or financial operations processes.
Experience facilitating workshops and collaborating with subject matter experts across business and technology teams.
Experience coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders while managing competing priorities.
Strong written communication skills with the ability to translate complex operational knowledge into clear, sustainable documentation.

The strongest candidates will demonstrate the ability to:

Quickly understand complex business and system processes.
Build trusted relationships with Finance and IT stakeholders.
Capture and organize institutional knowledge effectively.
Drive documentation efforts with minimal supervision.
Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, consistency, and governance.
Balance attention to detail with a practical, results-oriented approach.

Salary range

$90,500.00 - $143,000.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $112,500.00- $168,500.00/ annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.

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