Financial Systems Analyst

Are you a finance or accounting professional with a knack for data analysis? Our client is seeking a Financial Systems Analyst to optimize their reporting processes. This newly established role, a result of company expansion, involves collaborating with leaders to streamline data reporting. Proficiency in SQL, Tableau, and similar tools is essential. Interested in this opportunity? Reach out to learn more!

Position Purpose:

The Financial Systems Analyst plays a key role in enhancing and optimizing our reporting capabilities to enable faster decision-making and ensure operational efficiency. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams, analyzes complex financial data, and drives strategic initiatives to transform the way finance leverages technology.

Position Responsibilities:

• Continuously learn, share, and implement improvements in all processes and responsibilities as needed to enhance quality and productivity.
• Build and analyze financial and operational reports within prescribed deadlines and ad hoc.
• Work with a variety of data sources and identify incomplete or inaccurate data, identify root causes, and resolve discrepancies.
• Analyze existing financial systems and processes to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization. Makes recommendations regarding emerging technologies in support of process automation and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and execution within financial systems.
• Lead and perform testing to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial data in conjunction with system upgrades, integrations, and implementations.
• Provide end-user support and training to ensure effective utilization of financial systems and tools.
• Partner with IT teams to troubleshoot issues, implement solutions, and ensure the integrity of financial data.
• Performs maintenance, updates configurations, and administrative duties.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for financial systems, including workflows, user guides, and training materials.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or Information Systems or equivalent experience
• 3 years’ of implementing and maintaining production applications with specific knowledge in record to report, accounts payable, fixed assets, and COS transactions.
• Preferred exposure with Agile (Scrum) development methodology and project management
• Experience in Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent.
• Experience in ETL tools.
• Deep and practical experience in using business intelligence software programs (Alteryx, Tableau), databases, and multiple platforms for data-driven reporting.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques including Python, SQL, and VBA/Excel
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Principles of relational databases and report writing to analyze, manipulate, and generate reports from databases.
• Customer-service mindset and ability to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Salesforce, Databricks, and DOMO exposure preferred but not required.
• Understanding of financial statements and general accounting processes.

Benefits:

• 100% employer paid medical and dental (single and family coverage) premiums through BlueCross BlueShield of TN.
• HSA with $800 annual employer contribution
• Voluntary Life, Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 8-week paid family leave
• Paid time off
• 11 Holidays (including birthday and floating holiday)
• Paid day off on Veterans Day for Veterans
• 401(k) with up to 4% employer match
• Profit Sharing (some exclusions apply)
• Retirement Pay Program
• Years of Service Cash Incentive
• Smart Dollar financial wellness program