Sr. Financial Systems Analyst

American Medical Association

1d•$87,394 - $115,797•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Sr. Financial Systems Analyst, you will provide administrative and functional maintenance and support for AMA’s financial applications, including Infor/Lawson, Oracle EPM (Hyperion), Blackline, Ironclad, Concur, and other Finance-led systems. Focus on business process management, system utilization, and ensuring data integrity across Finance. Liaise with internal customers, functional areas and IT resources as well as external vendors including hosting and SaaS providers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field required.
5+ years of experience working on finance business processes and a suite of financial applications including Infor/Lawson or similar ERP systems required.
In depth expertise with multiple financial system cycles including accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger and bank settlement processes.
Demonstrated ability to gather and document business requirements, assist with solution configuration / design, and coordinate user acceptance testing.
Strong collaboration skills with IT and vendors.
Working knowledge of both relational and multi-dimensional data modeling concepts and processes using Microsoft SQL.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex financial definitions and information and grasp technology concepts.
Demonstrated experience supporting, configuring, and administering financial systems, ideally Oracle Lawson, Hyperion, Concur, or similar ERP platforms, including coordinating enhancements with IT and vendors.
Excellent written and oral communication skills to translate business needs into clear requirements for IT partners.

Responsibilities

Provide functional support for month-end closing activities, monitor interfaces, troubleshoot user issues, meta-data maintenance, and financial systems operation.
Perform requirement gathering, analysis, documentation, and coordination of system enhancements or configuration changes based on Finance business needs.
Conduct testing and user acceptance for system changes.
Identify system issues by understanding Finance business processes and develop solutions to resolve the issues.
Collaborate with internal customers, functional areas, and IT resources to evaluate opportunities for system optimization.
Participate in troubleshooting sessions for system issues, proposing business-side solutions and providing subject matter expertise.
Maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of data on all AMA financial systems.
Document and analyze business processes, system configuration, and user procedures.
Support transition planning, system upgrades, and releases in conjunction with IT and vendors, providing business-side expertise and functional testing.
Provide input on changes requests and assist in evaluating system impacts.
Prepare training materials and support end users.
Work on cross-departmental initiatives to streamline processes/workflows to improve efficiency of monthly financial closes.
Perform limited hands-on scripting, including simple SQL queries,
Collaborate with IT teams for complex technical tasks, integrations, and technical troubleshooting.
Work with system vendors and IT to support system upgrades, enhancements, and drive issue resolution.
Document data flows between Finance systems and assist in defining requirements for integrations.