Key Role: Business Analyst for Financial Systems
Job Summary:
The Business Analyst for Financial Systems plays a pivotal role in driving support and enhancements, ensuring accurate and reliable financial reporting. This position requires collaboration across IT, Finance, and external service providers, driving process improvements, and managing key finance system initiatives.
Main Responsibilities:
* Lead support and enhancements for financial management systems (General Ledger, Multicurrency, Consolidation, Allocations, Journal Entry processing, etc.)
* Partner with Finance and IT stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct gap analysis, and re-engineer processes
* Coordinate application management activities across multiple regions and time zones
* Develop functional specifications, manage testing (scripts, UAT, regression), and deliver user training
* Provide subject matter expertise on financial processes, including VAT, withholding tax, and reporting
* Support governance, prioritization, and monitoring of finance IT initiatives
* Assist with integrations, reporting tools, and analytics (SQL, Power BI, nVision, Business Objects)
Essential Skills & Qualifications:
* 5+ years experience in financial management systems
* Strong knowledge of core modules (GL, Consolidation, Allocations, Multicurrency, Trees & Queries, GL Workflow)
* Solid understanding of financial processes (tax provisioning, AP/AR)
* Hands-on experience with testing, training, and problem resolution in financial management systems
* Familiarity with PeopleTools, SQR, Autosys, and system integration
* Strong SQL and reporting skills; exposure to Power BI or Business Objects is desirable
* Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience in global/multi-time zone environments
* Degree or postgraduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, or IT with a strong interest in both domains