Senior Business Analyst – Accounting Systems (Consultant)

Voyage Advisory•Chicago, IL

7d•Remote

About The Position

Voyage Advisory is a boutique management consulting firm that helps organizations elevate service, drive performance, and power transformation. We partner with clients across multiple industries to solve complex business challenges through strategic advisory, operational excellence, process improvement, and technology-enabled transformation. We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst – Accounting Systems to join our consulting team and support a client in the commercial insurance industry. While insurance experience is a plus, it is not required. The ideal candidate brings deep business analysis expertise within accounting and finance environments and has a proven track record of representing business stakeholders throughout large-scale system implementations and transformation initiatives. This is a senior-level consulting role responsible for serving as the bridge between accounting business users, technology teams, implementation partners, and project stakeholders. The successful candidate will possess a strong accounting foundation, exceptional business analysis skills, and the ability to advocate for business needs while helping drive complex system and process transformation efforts. We are specifically seeking candidates who have worked closely with accounting organizations and understand the operational realities of accounting processes. This is not a technical systems analyst role. The individual must be capable of leading requirements discussions, challenging assumptions when necessary, facilitating decisions, and ensuring solutions align with business objectives. Experience with accounting and financial systems such as Blackline, Kyriba, Guidewire, or similar platforms is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related discipline, or a comparable combination of education and relevant accounting-related work experience.
Strong accounting background with the ability to understand and discuss accounting processes and controls. Experience supporting general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, or order-to-cash processes.
8+ years of Business Analyst experience supporting accounting, finance, or financial systems initiatives.
Demonstrated hands-on experience leading business analysis activities and personally owning key BA activities, such as requirements, documenting business processes, creating user stories, and developing acceptance criteria.
Experience with Blackline, Kyriba, Guidewire, or similar accounting, financial, treasury, or policy administration platforms.
Experience supporting accounting transformations, system implementations, or significant process improvement initiatives.
Experience representing business users when working with technical teams, software vendors, or implementation partners.
Experience working with complex financial data, reconciliations, data validation, and issue resolution.
Hands-on involvement in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including writing test scripts, coordinating testing activities, documenting defects, and supporting business sign-off.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior leadership and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

CPA certification.
Commercial insurance industry experience.
Consulting experience supporting multiple clients or large-scale transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between accounting business users, project teams, vendors, and technology stakeholders, representing and advocating for the business throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workshops; document current- and future-state processes, business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Analyze accounting operations to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation, translating business needs into requirements that align with operational objectives.
Facilitate discussions between business and technical teams to drive stakeholder consensus, ensure proposed solutions will adequately meet business needs.
Support accounting transformation initiatives — system implementations, process redesign, and data conversion — including participation in solution design reviews to validate requirements are accurately reflected.
Develop and execute UAT strategies and plans, including writing test scripts and scenarios and coordinating testing activities with business users.
Track defects, facilitate resolution, and support business sign-off; assist with data validation, reconciliation, and conversion testing.
Partner with stakeholders to manage risks and resolve issues, producing clear project documentation, training materials, and business communications.