Athene · 6 hours ago
BlackLine System Administrator
West Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expAthene is a company driven to do more for its customers and financial professionals. The BlackLine System Administrator will act as a primary owner and global administrator for the Blackline reconciliation tool, providing support and governance while assisting users with process improvements.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Act as the global system administrator and subject matter expert for any issue relating to Blackline, as well as ensuring timely and accurate processing of all Blackline requests from global users
Provide hands-on, ongoing cross functional end-user support to ensure that BlackLine is operating efficiently across the organization
Coordinates and supports process changes due to ongoing business changes (onboarding transactions, fielding change requests from process owners)
Performs necessary administrative functions of the Account Reconciliation, Transaction Matching, Journal Entry and Task Management modules, including but not limited to account setup, match rule construction, metrics, journal entry management, task management, communications to users and leadership and other functionality configurations
Training global users on Blackline functionality
Manages and enforces business policies related to reconciliations and works to ensure users complete reconciliations in a timely manner
Utilize the close management and variance analysis tool set to monitor and predict issues or areas for concern
Liaison with IT on user issues, application upgrades, system maintenance and projects as it relates to BlackLine and other integrations to/from the tool. Performing ongoing application maintenance; coordinate upgrade, development, testing and implementation of application enhancements with users and IT
Testing BlackLine software to ensure newly implemented and existing functionality is working as intended
Collaborate with internal and external business partners to identify inefficient processes and drive the implementation of solutions that deliver improved efficiencies and processes using technology as an enabler
Work with business users to develop and track quantifiable metrics to drive process improvements
Serve as a source of expert advice, influence change, frame information in a broader organizational context
Provide leadership guidance, make recommendations, and collaborate with business to ensure solutions meets the business needs
Stay abreast of new functionality becoming available and drive the deployment of feature releases
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience as a BlackLine, Trintech or Oracle ARCS system administrator
Working knowledge in Finance Systems, particularly around reconciliation tools like Blackline, Cadency or Oracle ARCS, BlackLine preferred (Account Reconciliation, Transaction Matching, Journal Entry, Task Management)
Possess a good understanding of Core Financials processes, accounting practices, and SOX compliance
Experience gathering requirements, probing into problems, facilitating meetings, documenting specifications, and coordinating projects
System administration experience with Transaction Matching, Accounts Reconciliations, Journals, and Task Management modules
Experience developing reporting, analytics, and dashboards
Experience configuring match sets rules, approval workflows, risk ratings and provisioning user access
Ability to manage time commitment amongst multiple projects simultaneously
Must possess both outstanding written and oral communication skills
Expert in building and maintain relationships with leadership, stakeholders, and delivery teams
Must be proficient using Microsoft Office products including Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience required
Preferred
Experience with multi basis of accounting (e.g., GAAP and STAT)
Experience with process improvement projects and continuous improvement methodologies
Experience with Windows 10, MS Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Business Objects, SmartView
Company
Athene
Athene Holding is a life insurance company that provides retirement savings products for individuals and institutions.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.43B2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-10-07Post Ipo Debt· $600M
Leadership Team
Martin P. Klein
Executive VP & CFO
Mike Downing
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Athene Holding Ltd.
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