Financial Business Systems Analyst Advanced

The Financial Business Systems Analyst Advanced conducts advanced analysis to support business and financial system needs through the effective use of technology, data, and process knowledge. This role partners with business units, technical teams, and other key stakeholders to solve complex business problems, administer applications, review systems, map data flows, and analyze workflows and procedures. The position also uses proven requirements-gathering methods to identify, validate, organize, document, and communicate business, data, and functional requirements for priority or complex initiatives. In addition, this role performs systems analysis and research in response to business unit requests related to reports, data, integrations, application functionality, and process improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS: 

• Conducts business, systems, and data analysis to understand problems, document needs, evaluate options, and recommend solutions.
• Gathers, validates, documents, and communicates business, functional, data, and technical requirements.
• Analyzes system, data, mapping, integration, and workflow issues; documents impacts and requirements.
• Supports data mapping, data flow, source-to-target relationship, transformation logic, and related documentation activities.
• Performs data analysis and translation between source systems, finance data structures, application requirements, reporting needs, and accounting needs.
• Coordinates system enhancements, workflow changes, data changes, testing, user acceptance testing, and implementation support with business, technical, vendor, and implementation teams.
• Works with the team to determine test approach, translate requirements into test plans and test cases, and validate technical or data changes.
• Provides analytics to support business and system decisions, including links and interdependencies across functional areas.
• Develops and delivers business, functional, data, technical, workflow, training, and reference documentation for a variety of audiences.
• Facilitates meetings, requirement gathering, and cross-functional discussions using collaborative methods.
• Provides effort and time estimates for system modifications, data changes, and new system initiatives.
• Works closely with developers, test analysts, systems support technicians, business partners, management, vendors, and data subject matter experts.
• Supports project activities, small business initiatives, configuration changes, vendor coordination, and business analysis process improvements.
• Works effectively in a team environment, manages multiple priorities, ensures on-time delivery, and mentors less senior analysts as needed.
• Maintains up-to-date technical and practical knowledge of systems analysis, data analysis, system testing, internal processes, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Prepares status and management reports as required.
• Develops and maintains technology and business technical recovery plans and participates in Disaster Recovery exercises.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Data Management, and/or Computer Science. 
• Combinations of relevant education and significant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. 

EXPERIENCE  

With proper education credentials, 3 years of experience providing information technology solutions to business problems.  Prior experience with financial software preferred.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES (SKA) REQUIRED: 

• Working knowledge of IS applications, interfaces, network services, software development, and systems support concepts.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including business problem analysis, data analysis, statistical analysis, troubleshooting, and recommendation development.
• Ability to gather information needs and translate them into clear business, data, functional, and technical specifications.
• Strong technical skills, including proficiency with ad hoc queries and software specific to the position.
• Excellent functional, technical, and business writing skills.
• Ability to exchange factual and technical information clearly and concisely with management, technical teams, business partners, and customers.
• Advanced interpersonal skills and ability to use collaborative communication methods, including teleconferencing, video conferencing, and webinars.
• Ability to solve practical problems, assess consequences, make sound decisions, and escalate issues for appropriate decision-making when needed.
• Ability to be innovative, creative, and resourceful when addressing roadblocks.
• Ability to understand the big picture, including requirements impacts, cross-functional needs, and project interdependencies.
• Ability to work on single-system, complex-system, cross-functional, and cross-departmental requirements.
• Knowledge of business, process, data, workflow, and object models as needed.
• Ability to follow systems and data analysis processes and standards, including current and emerging industry approaches such as business process management, business process integration, data modeling, data warehousing, and business intelligence methodologies.
• Experience and comfort with System Development Lifecycle and project management processes.
• Ability to display leadership qualities.
• Understands the need for, and displays, a strong sense of urgency while maintaining a high level of quality.

PAY RANGE: Actual compensation decision relies on the consideration of internal equity, candidate's skills and professional experience, geographic location, market, and other potential factors. It is not standard practice for an offer to be at or near the top of the range, and therefore a reasonable estimate for this role is between $70,600 and $118,300.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other grounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

Candidates are hired on an "at will" basis. Nothing herein is intended to create a contract.