We have an immediate need for a Financial Systems Associate to work out of our Los Angeles office and actively participate in various innovative projects. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail coupled with accounting experience, and a high interest in applications support and development to deliver solid end results to stakeholders.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide administrative application support with a focus on system configuration, access control, and troubleshooting
Train users on financial applications, and develop effective operating procedures for the firm
Gather project scope, goals and deliverables in collaboration with business users and stakeholders
Verify business requirements for completeness, accuracy, comprehensibility, scalability, and conformity to best practices
Translate business user requirements into functional specifications for a technical team
Work with clients and Business Systems team to configure and roll out financial system functionality needed
Execute user acceptance test plan, coordinate testing efforts including volume testing or unit testing as applicable
Perform deployment plans with the Business Systems team
Deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and analysis
Support and maintain financial systems by facilitating automation initiatives and ensuring operational continuity for the Accounting and Finance teams
Provide innovative solutions to solve business problems in a fast-paced environment
Ensure that issues are identified, tracked, reported and resolved in a timely manner
Establish, build, and maintain working relationships with stakeholders, team members, vendors, and other departments as needed
Experience and Skills:
Bachelors degree from an accredited university, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Computer Information Systems, or related field preferred
Minimum 2+ years of project management experience preferred
Familiarity with Workflow Design, MS Access, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint
Strong MS Excel skills for modeling, data validation and scenario analysis required
Prior system implementation and or migration experience preferred
Intrinsic ability to execute projects successfully from start to completion
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Must possess critical-thinking skills, strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills to help research and troubleshoot problems efficiently and effectively
Ability to overcome challenges and perform under high pressure stakes
Strong commitment to provide quality results to external and internal clients
Must be able to work effectively with minimal supervision