As an IT Finance Business Systems Analyst you will be the liaison between the Finance business stakeholders and IT. You must have the ability to translate business needs into Functional specifications, design and develop solutions, test and deploy them into production. You have a passion for working cross functionally and building solutions to support business processes and data flows and strength in solving platform issues with expert troubleshooting skills.This role will work closely with multiple departments and other business partners, as well as Executives in Finance, Security, IT and HR.

We expect you to support our team culture by working in the office 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). To ensure working in the office, there is an expectation to live within a reasonable commuting distance to office you will be working in. Subject to change.

• Independently contribute to following areas - 
• Finance Period close activities
• Automate Accounting Process using cutting edge technology
• Core Accounting, External reporting Transformation Projects
• Core Accounting, External reporting Operational changes
• FP&A business requests
• Identify Accounting/Finance process gaps and provide suggestions
• Partner cross functionally with other business application owners to ensure our business automation and data management processes are smooth and well connected
• Serve as a subject matter expert and champion in driving the industry best practices for evolution of the company’s Workday Finance Business users
• Provide input into the IT Roadmap, including the Workday new feature rollout, implementation of new modules, and major releases
• Be a champion for Snowflake TechnologiesLead discussions and investigations regarding Workday features and functionality, contribute to recommendations for process improvements and keep application users informed about system functionality, enhancements and other operational asks.
• Responsible for designing and implementing enterprise IT projects in the Workday ecosystem and Custom Application environment using various Snowflake Tools and Technologies. 
• Duties include:
• Gathering requirements from business users;
• Demonstrate superior Finance (core accounting, reporting, FP&A) working knowledge.
• Working with cross functional teams to develop design and solutions documents;
• Serve as a primary liaison between the business stakeholders and IT;
• Managing communications;
• Manage change process for all new changes on the platform
• develop functional specifications and system design specifications;
• Organize various scrum ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, sprint review, retrospectives, etc.) using agile methodology;
• Assist with development of test scripts and coordinate test efforts for post-sprint testing, UAT, regression testing, etc.
• lead quality assurance by defining testing strategies and identify risks;
• ensure issues are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner;
• assist in creating training materials and documentation for Finance users including release notes

WHAT WE NEED TO SEE :

• A Bachelor’s degree (preferably with an emphasis  Information Systems, Computer Science), or equivalent experience
• Minimum 7+ years of direct experience working on IT Finance Implementations or Operations as a Business Systems Analyst at a firm or corporation
• Overall experience of 7  years or more as an IT Business Systems Analyst on Finance (Core Accounting, External reporting, FP&A).
• Experience working on Workday Applications and other ERP’s
• Experience in building Custom Applications
• Experience of Integrating custom or 3rd party applications with Workday/Other ERPs
• Strong Knowledge of Accounting Concepts and Principles
• Good understanding and working knowledge on Databases, writing SQL queries, Python Scripts etc.,
• Experience in SDLC  
• Highly developed written and verbal communication  & interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail, goal-oriented & should know how to adapt to changing requirements.  
• Commitment to excellent customer service & strong focus on quality. 
• Successful in dealing with company personnel at all levels
• Expert leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to participate in any cross-functional team and build relationships with multiple stakeholders, both internally and externally with users ranging from executive to line level
• Ability to work independently and with a team