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American Medical Association · 18 hours ago

Sr. Financial Systems Analyst

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$87K/yr - $116K/yr

5+ years exp

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. The Sr. Financial Systems Analyst will provide administrative and functional maintenance and support for AMA’s financial applications, ensuring data integrity across Finance and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

EducationHealth CareNon Profit

Responsibilities

Provide functional support for month-end closing activities, monitor interfaces, troubleshoot user issues, meta-data maintenance, and financial systems operation

Perform requirement gathering, analysis, documentation, and coordination of system enhancements or configuration changes based on Finance business needs

Conduct testing and user acceptance for system changes

Identify system issues by understanding Finance business processes and develop solutions to resolve the issues

Collaborate with internal customers, functional areas, and IT resources to evaluate opportunities for system optimization

Participate in troubleshooting sessions for system issues, proposing business-side solutions and providing subject matter expertise

Maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of data on all AMA financial systems

Document and analyze business processes, system configuration, and user procedures

Support transition planning, system upgrades, and releases in conjunction with IT and vendors, providing business-side expertise and functional testing

Provide input on changes requests and assist in evaluating system impacts

Prepare training materials and support end users

Work on cross-departmental initiatives to streamline processes/workflows to improve efficiency of monthly financial closes

Perform limited hands-on scripting, including simple SQL queries

Collaborate with IT teams for complex technical tasks, integrations, and technical troubleshooting

Work with system vendors and IT to support system upgrades, enhancements, and drive issue resolution

Document data flows between Finance systems and assist in defining requirements for integrations

Qualification

Infor/LawsonOracle EPM (Hyperion)Financial systems administrationSQLAccounts receivableAccounts payableGeneral ledgerProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field required

5+ years of experience working on finance business processes and a suite of financial applications including Infor/Lawson or similar ERP systems required

In depth expertise with multiple financial system cycles including accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger and bank settlement processes

Demonstrated ability to gather and document business requirements, assist with solution configuration / design, and coordinate user acceptance testing

Strong collaboration skills with IT and vendors

Working knowledge of both relational and multi-dimensional data modeling concepts and processes using Microsoft SQL

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex financial definitions and information and grasp technology concepts

Demonstrated experience supporting, configuring, and administering financial systems, ideally Oracle Lawson, Hyperion, Concur, or similar ERP platforms, including coordinating enhancements with IT and vendors

Excellent written and oral communication skills to translate business needs into clear requirements for IT partners