Senior Financial Accounting Process and Automation Analyst
About The Position
The Financial Accounting Process and Automation Analyst strengthens the Financial Accounting team by translating accounting needs into practical process improvements, automation opportunities, and ERP-enabled solutions. The role helps reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and create consistent, well-documented workflows across the financial accounting function. The analyst maps and improves processes across areas such as the general ledger, close, reconciliations, reporting, and accounting operations. The role supports automation and AI-enabled solutions with appropriate human review, ERP design and enhancement, data quality and controls, change adoption, and close and reporting readiness. It also measures process performance and partners with Financial Accounting, FP&A, Technology, Internal Audit, and vendors to deliver improvements.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in financial accounting, accounting operations, finance systems, audit, consulting, or a comparable environment combining accounting knowledge with process improvement.
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, core financial-accounting processes, internal controls, and the close and reporting cycle.
- Experience documenting business processes, gathering requirements, testing changes, and translating stakeholder needs into usable process or system improvements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including investigating data or process exceptions and identifying practical root-cause solutions.
- Ability to use data, automation, and AI-enabled tools responsibly, with attention to data governance, source validation, access controls, and human review.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create concise documentation and work effectively with accounting and technical partners.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with ERP, financial-reporting, workflow, or reconciliation platforms such as Workday, Oracle, SAP, BlackLine, Alteryx, or comparable tools.
Responsibilities
- Document current-state financial accounting workflows, systems, dependencies, controls, and pain points.
- Translate accounting requirements into future-state processes, business requirements, and acceptance criteria.
- Identify repeatable manual work and help evaluate and implement automation and AI-enabled solutions with appropriate human review.
- Support ERP requirements gathering, configuration decisions, testing, data validation, and release readiness.
- Investigate process and data issues, work with stakeholders to resolve root causes, and maintain reliable handoffs, reconciliations, and documentation.
- Develop process documentation, job aids, and training materials to support adoption of new workflows and tools.
- Coordinate process improvements with the accounting calendar and ensure changes are tested, communicated, and implemented without disrupting reporting obligations.
- Maintain process metrics, issue logs, and improvement recommendations for the Controller and accounting leaders.
- Partner with Financial Accounting, FP&A, Technology, Internal Audit, and vendors on shared initiatives.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
- Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
- Nine paid holidays and two personal days
- 20 weeks of paid parental leave for any new parent
- Mental health resources
- Backup care and caregiver concierge services
- Gender affirming services
- Pet insurance
- Free Post digital subscription
- Leadership and career development programs
- Possible bonus or incentive program eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
