Financial/IT Systems Analyst at Apex Systems in Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Description:

IT Business/Financial Systems Analyst

Large Food & Beverage Industry Client

Duration: 6+ month contract - potential to convert FTE

Location: Charlotte, NC - 2 days onsite, 3 remote

Top Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience - ideally in IT Business Analysis, System Analyis, and Financial System Analysis
• Experience Gathering and Documenting requirements
• Road-mapping Experience
• Testing Experience (Negative & Positive)
• Anaplan application would be a plus, specifically in the areas of budgeting and forecasting

Project Overview: This person will be working on our client's Anaplan application that will be leveraged for budgeting and forecasting. This person will also manage Anaplan site for the Canada and US team

Primary Responsibilities:

The Functional Analyst provides system analysis, configuration, development, QA and support for Enterprise level in-unit and reporting applications.

1. Work directly with business team members, developers, and user community to identify business needs and interpret them as application requirements primarily related to financial budgeting & forecasting.
2. Develop understanding of marketplace and product lines to effectively interpret financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.
3. Assist the business with the creation, testing and implementation of budget templates for integration within cloud-based solution (Anaplan - no Anaplan experience required)
4. Use analysis to influence and drive improvements within finance and our business partners by using fact-based, holistic and forward-looking perspectives.
5. Provide second level support for all in-unit and reporting applications.
6. Manage versioning and controls to ensure business continuity via strong organizational skills.
7. Draft requirements and specifications documentation, complete to signoff and validate deliverables to specifications.
8. Function as primary liaison between business and developers
9. Write and execute functional test scripts and coordinate with other analysts for system integration testing.
10. Learn a very complex business and facilitate projects and decisions across many disparate user groups.
11. Other reporting/analysis and special projects as required

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required (Finance, Accounting, MIS)

2 years of experience in finance or functional analysis a plus.

A solid track record of the following is a must:

Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills including, but not limited to: Pivot tables, more advanced formulas (IF, SUMIF, VLOOKUP, etc.)

Excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to multi-task

On time development of user stories, application requirements, and/or process flow diagrams

UI design and/or mockups, with detailed requirements

The ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Creative problem-solving skills.

Very detailed approach to tasks assigned.

Managing conflicting priorities and gaining consensus across multiple user groups

Committed and enthusiastic approach to supporting business customers and end users.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Skills preferred:

Experience with financial systems, forecasting, and budgeting

Experience with a formal software development life cycle

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Experience with Jira or a similar tool

Experience with reporting tools (Power BI) and data analysis

Experience with SAP and/or Hyperion Apply Now