Senior Financial Systems Analyst

Raymond James - Saint Petersburg, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Saint Petersburg, FL

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Senior Financial Systems Analyst plays a crucial role in providing administration and support for accounting systems and applications. This position involves leading projects, establishing requirements, and acting as a liaison between business areas and systems users. The analyst will oversee business process improvements that significantly impact the company's financial operations, manage complex initiatives, and resolve intricate problems within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Leads project teams for managing multiple large, high priority and complex initiatives with significant impact on business processes or business financials.
• Leads project team for complex projects impacting the business area.
• Acts as team lead for cross departmental upgrades and implementations across systems and on complex issues.
• Consults with the Accounting and Financial Reporting business area management team to identify opportunities for business process improvements and initiates process improvements throughout supported areas.
• Coordinates/Manages the testing of patches, fixes and upgrades to business systems, ensuring thorough UAT and cradle-to-grave testing.
• Supports, maintains, troubleshoots complex issues and administers the primary software systems for the business area.
• Develops SME/expert proficiency in 1-2 business area systems to address technical requests by super users and IT.
• Generates project proposals for managerial review, implements approved proposals, documents and trains users on implemented processes.
• Creates complex reporting for the business area using SSRS, Crystal and Business Objects.
• Trains and mentors lower level associates and interns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with technical or business specification and three (3) to five (5) years' experience in systems administration, technical customer support, application administration, software development, project management, technical consulting, software upgrade/implementation, technical analysis, general finance or accounting.
• Accounting knowledge, general ledger, and project accounting process experience required.
• PeopleSoft Financials experience preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.
• CISA certification preferred.
• RJ TL3 certification required within 90 days of hire.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Business Process Improvement Processes and Procedures preferred.

Benefits

• Eligible for Discretionary Bonus.