Sr. Business Systems Analyst - Remote

First American • Santa Rosa, CA

115d • $82,925 - $110,525

About The Position

Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of First American’s family of companies, First American Home Warranty offers a wide range of home warranty products and services to home sellers, buyers and agents. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all.

Requirements

• Requires BS Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Considerable experience in accounting and financial practices within software development.
• Knowledge of GAAP standards as they relate to system design is a plus.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• An understanding of the business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment.
• Solid working knowledge of standard features and functions of multiple applications/modules to field, analyze and resolve customer issues/problems.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Identifies problems, researches alternatives, prepares presentations, drives solutions, tests to confirm, gains consensus, and implements solutions for multiple applications within multiple functions.
• Strong working knowledge of Data Analysis and/or relational databases.
• Strong working knowledge of financial system integrations and supporting technologies.
• Ideal candidate will have experience with Stripe payment platform, Great Plains/ Microsoft Dynamics Finance, or Business Central and/or other similar financial software.
• Typically have 4-7 years of directly related experience.
• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define business processes and system alignment.
• Translate business requirements into system definitions and solutions.
• Act as a strategic partner and liaison between the user community, specifically finance and accounting, and the technical applications development staff.
• Resolve system problems to ensure customer processes run smoothly.
• Document financial business processes, training procedures, standard operating procedures, project status, etc.
• Implement system alignment with business and financial processes.
• Utilize financial acumen and experience with financial software, databases and reporting tools to develop effective solutions.
• Identify business system requirements and related business/application solutions over a complete business process.
• Develop new customizations and integrations with design, documentation, testing and training.
• Execute various types of tests (unit, integration, functional, exploratory, etc.) to verify the functionality, performance, and usability of the product.
• Conduct business process evaluations to gain technical knowledge of business requirements.
• Write and maintain system documentation.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• PTO/paid sick leave
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees