Finance Applications Systems Analyst I

Finance Applications Systems Analyst I

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Firm understanding of finance and accounting practices and terminology.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud EPM preferred.
• Power BI or other similar tools a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, support, and administer an array of financial and reporting systems.
• Assist in the creation of documentation to support the various financial systems.
• Develop in depth understanding of core financial systems and how they support the various financial processes.
• Assist in the monitoring of core financial systems and offer solutions to business areas when issues occur.
• Participate in process improvement activities utilizing existing and/or new technology.
• Assist in implementing new financial systems to meet growing business needs.
• Contribute to the testing and verification of product upgrades or new technology.
• Integrate the financial, forecasting and reporting systems with other corporate financial and operational information systems.
• Initiate and maintain relationships with clients to ensure processes and solutions are integrated to support business requirements.
• Gather requirements from clients for reports and enhancements and translate those requirements into functional designs used by technical resources to develop solutions.
• Recommend improvement of existing or proposed systems to enhance the functionality or effectiveness of solutions delivered.
• Provide internal consulting to users on how to make best use of functionality readily available in the current applications.
• Review and approve report design documents.
• Ensure proper documentation is in place to support ongoing internal reporting and querying systems.
• Maintain application configuration table values to support business rules and application functions. Keep associated documentation up to date.
• Control and monitor system security configuration settings, granting user access to (or removing user access from) applications according to appropriate authorization.
• Develop unit test plans. Test application patches and changes to configuration tables, programs, and processes.
• Perform regression testing and verification for product upgrades.
• Coordinate client’s testing and acceptance of application changes.
• Develop and/or assist in developing business process aligned application training material. Deliver training to clients one-on-one or in a classroom environment as required.
• Monitor system, data, application, process, and user errors and performance issues, and take corrective action as appropriate.
• Provide business support to clients needing assistance with applications and/or diagnosing data issues.
• Document problem analysis findings and corrective measures for ongoing support and audit purposes.
• Develop and run ad hoc query reports as needed to troubleshoot problems, fulfill audit requests, and support other client requests.
• Work closely with technical resources as needed to troubleshoot problems and determine solutions.
• Continuously look for implementing improvement strategies to enhance performance through better utilization of operational information.
• Be consistently aware of corporate goals and can identify technology to help meet those goals.
• Continually increase personal understanding of utility business functions and processes.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle Cloud EPM preferred.
• Power BI or other similar tools a plus.