Senior Business Systems Analyst to provide project support for Accounts Payable / Accounts

Our valued financial services client is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to provide project support for Financial ERP Solutions (IFS)

Initial 1-year contract opportunity with possibility of extension (candidates in the NCR with the ability to work on-site preferred, % remote options available). 8 hours per day, Monday to Friday.

As the successful candidate you will be a key member of the Finance Applications team and contribute to the support, configuration, enhancement, development, and implementation of the IFS ERP platform and related financial applications. This role will focus on delivering key system improvements and projects that enhance the usability and business value of financial processes, with a particular focus on procure-to-pay, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and system integrations.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the business stakeholder teams in the planning, design, configuration and deployment of new functionality and enhancements within the IFS ERP Platform (with a focus on Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and financial integrations).
• Participate in financial systems projects involving purchasing, invoicing, receivables, payables, and related business processes.
• Work with functional managers to define business and financial requirements and system goals and identify and resolve system issues.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of application enhancements, from requirements gathering through configuration, testing, deployment, and user adoption.
• Manage and drive external consulting relationships and related deliverables
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing financial systems and develop strategies for improving and further leveraging these systems, including interfaces between systems.
• Assess vendor roadmaps and determine the impacts on the long and short-term lifecycle planning process for financial system upgrades and new application or system procurement.
• Conduct unit tests on system improvements; plan, organize and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Lead and convene working groups to address specific problems identified with application functions and features
• Elicit, analyze and document business system requirements; prepares formal documentation
• Support the resolution of critical, escalated system incidents
• Primary software vendor relationship manager
• Lead smaller initiatives and enhancements, including planning, execution, and stakeholder communication.
• Work with the stakeholders to develop objectives, set priorities, and participate in planning for the systems including developing multi-year roadmaps and plans

Must-Have Skills

• Minimum of 5+ years of professional experience as an ERP business analyst working within the accounting, procurement, billing, receivables and payables subject areas
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with IFS ERP in a business analyst, systems analyst, or functional support capacity.
• Demonstrated experience working supporting the entire procure-to-pay / purchase-to-pay lifecycle
• Experience supporting ERP integrations involving financial processes and data flows.
• Exposure in the areas of application integration and methodologies, business process design, process re-engineering and continuous improvement;

Nice to Have Skills

• Professional Accounting Designation (CPA) preferred or similar e.g. CFA, CA / CAA
• Exposure with internal control procedures and audit requirements in relation to data access, security, and master data configuration