Associate Financial Systems Analyst

Corporate Office Properties Trust • Columbia, MD

48d • $65,000 - $70,000

About The Position

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Partner with other team members, to expand knowledge on use, maintenance, and configuration of financial and related applications. Create, maintain, or follow procedure documents on each of the areas of responsibility. Perform some system administration functions in applications where there is not a conflict with other approval responsibilities or controls. Assist with data gathering, documentation, testing, presentations, training, or other preparations, as necessary. Once a comfort level is reached with understanding processes, offer suggestions for improvements or efficiencies, including method to achieve desired outcome. Provide guidance to initiators and other approvers to ensure their review, attachments and entries meet Delegation of Authority and internal control requirements. Assist with use and payment of approved service contracts. Research and suggest opportunities for improvements to the process. Assist with department, application, or company-wide system projects. Thoroughly document all testing, progress, issues, and other items that may need to be reviewed, re-created, researched, or audited. Assist with development of design and configuration documents, process guides and control language, as necessary. Gain a level of understanding of processes and applications to be able to communicate related questions or issues to internal or external parties such as Yardi support. Provide necessary details, screenshots, and support to accurately and completely explain the issue or question. Track responses to ensure timeliness or determine if escalation is needed. Assist with performance, monitoring and documentation of controls key owned by the Financial Systems team. Maintain support and documentation required to evidence performance of controls. Assist with fulfilling internal and external requests for control and audit related data or support. SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform other job-related duties as assigned. Cross functional training within group to provide backup support for department members

Requirements

• Education - Bachelor's degree in Finance or other related field.
• Further Training - Teamwork and project deadlines; especially system related
• 2+ years demonstrated experience with multiple financial systems. Degree, courses or experience in related discipline desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze processes, identify areas for improvement and implement improvements. Solutions driven.
• PC proficiency to include but not limited to) Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to adapt to new or changing software programs.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously with good judgement.
• Critical thinking and ability to understand business needs to facilitate a solution proposal.

Nice To Haves

• Focused on improving end user experience; matching needs to technology.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager, Elevate, Argus, Kahua or similar desirable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with other team members, to expand knowledge on use, maintenance, and configuration of financial and related applications.
• Create, maintain, or follow procedure documents on each of the areas of responsibility.
• Perform some system administration functions in applications where there is not a conflict with other approval responsibilities or controls.
• Assist with data gathering, documentation, testing, presentations, training, or other preparations, as necessary.
• Once a comfort level is reached with understanding processes, offer suggestions for improvements or efficiencies, including method to achieve desired outcome.
• Provide guidance to initiators and other approvers to ensure their review, attachments and entries meet Delegation of Authority and internal control requirements.
• Assist with use and payment of approved service contracts.
• Research and suggest opportunities for improvements to the process.
• Assist with department, application, or company-wide system projects.
• Thoroughly document all testing, progress, issues, and other items that may need to be reviewed, re-created, researched, or audited.
• Assist with development of design and configuration documents, process guides and control language, as necessary.
• Gain a level of understanding of processes and applications to be able to communicate related questions or issues to internal or external parties such as Yardi support.
• Provide necessary details, screenshots, and support to accurately and completely explain the issue or question.
• Track responses to ensure timeliness or determine if escalation is needed.
• Assist with performance, monitoring and documentation of controls key owned by the Financial Systems team.
• Maintain support and documentation required to evidence performance of controls.
• Assist with fulfilling internal and external requests for control and audit related data or support.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Cross functional training within group to provide backup support for department members

Benefits

• CDP proudly offers to all employees working a minimum of 30 hours per week market-leading health benefits including medical, dental, vision and prescription, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Real Estate
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees