Business Systems Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Facilitate discovery sessions with stakeholders from Finance and Accounting, including teams from Accounting, Treasury, Accounts Payable/Receivable, and Financial Planning & Analysis.

• Identify operational challenges and create mappings for both current and future financial workflows.

• Document functional specifications and user stories effectively.

• Spearhead initial enhancements for Workday Financials.

• Convert accounting logic, Worktag requirements, and financial control policies into system configurations.

• Promote cross-departmental alignment and process enhancements across Workday HCM, Payroll, Procurement, and related reporting tools.

• Manage backlogs and prioritize financial system enhancement requests within an Agile framework.

• Collaborate with squad leads and technical analysts to ensure that technical designs meet business objectives.

• Establish testing strategies and create scenario-based test scripts.

• Oversee User Acceptance Testing in collaboration with finance teams.

• Develop standard operating procedures and training materials to enhance system adoption.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of experience as a Business Analyst focused on financial business processes and enterprise finance/ERP systems.

• Advanced proficiency in business process modeling, requirements gathering, gap analysis, use case development, and workflow mapping.

• Familiarity with workflow mapping tools like Lucidchart or Visio.

• Experience in structuring comprehensive UAT cycles, writing detailed functional test scripts, and obtaining business approvals.

• Strong understanding of General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Financial Close, Procurement, and Financial Reporting.

• Background with cloud ERP or enterprise financial platforms such as Workday Financials, NetSuite, Oracle Cloud, SAP, or SAP Concur.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum framework environments.

• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to translate complex accounting requirements into actionable technical specifications.

• Certifications such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), PMI-PBA, or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) are preferred but not mandatory.

• Must be available to work remotely from the New York location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees, which includes medical, vision, and dental coverage.

• Employee discounts.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Basic life insurance.

• Supplemental life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Additional voluntary benefits such as critical illness, hospital, and accident insurance.

• Opportunities for career advancement.