ERP Senior Financial Analyst

About the position

The Finance ERP Senior Financial Analyst has an extensive background in the Accounting, Finance and/or Payroll process with a focus on system processes and is responsible for leading in the design, build, implementation, training, evaluation, testing and maintenance of the assigned software. Review, analyze and evaluate company functions, processes, and activities to improve computer-based business applications for the most effective use of money, materials, equipment, and people. Documents requirements, defines scope and objectives, and formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Manages team members assigned to the software team. Ensures the integrity, security, effectiveness and efficiency of the software. Responsible for managing one or many projects or initiatives, depending on scope and complexity, to deliver the agreed project outcomes and objectives within the agreed scope, quality, effort, resources, risks, timeframe, contractual framework and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Studies existing systems and associated accounting or payroll processes for overall effectiveness and develops new processes to improve productivity, quality and maximize the value of the software.
• Maintains awareness of management responsibilities and project status including any potential delays, situations or concerns that may affect outcomes.
• Completes documentation for all phases of software development life cycle.
• Manages risk, scope, and project planning and escalates issues as appropriate.
• Has a clear vision of the project deliverable and may assist to ensure strict adherence to the envisioned plan within defined timelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of accounting or payroll principles and has a strong understanding of business processes including applications, technology and business process to anticipate, assess and define potential needs.
• Ensures the integrity, security, effectiveness and efficiency of the software.
• Documents requirements, defines scope and objectives and formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.
• Assists in creation of and maintains project plans, status reports, and checklists.
• Assists with cross-team functional integration testing.
• Demonstrates verbal ability to analyze issues and effectively present ideas and views to audiences at various levels.
• Able to lead group efforts toward the resolution of complex problems in a professional, courteous impartial manner.
• Creates test scripts for applicable applications and creates, updates, and manages client project Open Issues List.
• Works with technical and functional AH personnel & consultants to ensure tasks are completed on time.
• Creates support documentation for customizations.
• Demonstrates high level conceptual and analytical skills and the ability to foster a culture of learning by exploring creative solutions.
• Effectively prepares and presents technical and/or educational documentation of assigned projects and/or systems to enhance the knowledge of the team members.
• Develops and provides input to create policies and procedures related to system process.
• Creates effective internal and external training documentation related to business processes for implementation and provides a bridge between implementation and training by guiding customer through process.
• Assists in development of training/implementation timelines.
• Provide day-to-day end user support of the applications including trouble shooting data issues.
• Continuously and proactively improve applications to enhance end user experience by providing training and adding new functionality.
• Write and maintain financial/payroll reports.
• Assists with the monthly/quarterly/annual close process as relevant which may include payroll calculations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4 or more years' experience in related field.
• Experience with Workday Finance.
• Workday Financials preferred.
• Project Costing and Asset Management experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience with Workday Finance, Oracle PeopleSoft preferred.
• Experience in ERP environments preferred.
• Previous project implementation experience highly preferred.
• Experience in financial consolidations, financial reporting, month-end close and year-end close procedures.
• Previous experience with Workday Finance implementation projects.
• Experience in a large hospital, multi-hospital system, or healthcare field a plus.
• CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of Workday Finance, Oracle PeopleSoft or other ERP financial systems.
• Knowledge with Oracle Hyperion products.

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support