Finance Application Analyst (Hybrid)

American Medical Association•Chicago, IL

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Financial Systems Analyst provides administrative and functional maintenance and support for the AMA’s financial applications, including Infor/Lawson, Oracle EPM (Hyperion), Blackline, Ironclad, Concur, and other Finance-led systems. The role focuses on business process management, system utilization, and data integrity across Finance. It liaises with internal customers, functional areas, IT resources, and external vendors, including hosting and SaaS providers. This hybrid position is based at the AMA’s Chicago office and requires three days per week in the office. The analyst supports financial systems and month-end close activities, coordinates system changes and testing, documents processes and system configuration, supports end users, and collaborates with IT and vendors on upgrades, integrations, troubleshooting, and issue resolution. The role is exempt and offers a stated salary range of $87,394–$115,797, with eligibility to participate in an incentive plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience working on finance business processes and a suite of financial applications, including Infor/Lawson or similar ERP systems.
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 or design, and coordinate user acceptance testing.
Strong collaboration skills with IT and vendors.
Working knowledge of relational and multidimensional data modeling concepts and processes using Microsoft SQL.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including 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 and ability to translate business needs into clear requirements for IT partners.

Responsibilities

Provide functional support for month-end closing activities, monitor interfaces, troubleshoot user issues, maintain metadata, and support financial systems operations.
Gather, analyze, and document requirements, and coordinate 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 them.
Collaborate with internal customers, functional areas, and IT resources to evaluate opportunities for system optimization.
Participate in troubleshooting sessions, propose business-side solutions, and provide subject matter expertise.
Maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of data on AMA financial systems.
Document and analyze business processes, system configuration, and user procedures.
Support transition planning, system upgrades, and releases with IT and vendors, providing business-side expertise and functional testing.
Provide input on change requests and assist in evaluating system impacts.
Prepare training materials and support end users.
Work on cross-departmental initiatives to streamline processes and workflows and improve monthly financial close efficiency.
Perform limited hands-on scripting, including simple SQL queries, and collaborate with IT on complex technical tasks, integrations, and troubleshooting.
Work with system vendors and IT to support upgrades and enhancements and drive issue resolution.
Document data flows between Finance systems and assist in defining integration requirements.
Perform other responsibilities as assigned.