Our client is one of the largest renewable owners, operators, and developers in the U.S., delivering innovative, renewable power solutions that accelerate the world towards a sustainable, low-carbon future. They provide an unparalleled opportunity to lead and manage one of the largest renewable energy businesses with decades of history while contributing to the global need for sustainable energy. With current U.S. assets under management valued at $20 billion, our client offers many career opportunities. They are currently seeking a Business Systems Analyst to support and maintain their financial applications and provide support to end users.

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst – Financial Application to join their large team. Reporting to the Supervisor, this role will support and maintain the ERP and other financial systems, ensuring seamless functionality and supporting process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide daily support to stakeholders, addressing new requests and incidents related to financial applications.
• Collaborate with a team of Business Analysts to maintain and support the ERP and other financial applications through application configuration, troubleshooting complex incidents, and developing new features.
• Build in-depth knowledge of the ERP and financial applications to effectively investigate issues, determine root causes, and recommend solutions.
• Communicate and collaborate proactively with business system owners and end-users to understand information needs and functional requirements.
• Configure and review system settings to ensure functional modules align with designed business processes, performing updates as needed.
• Act as a liaison among Finance, Operations, Technology, and external vendors, ensuring cohesive collaboration and efficient communication.
• Identify areas for improvement within financial applications, proposing optimizations for both new and existing business processes.
• Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into technical requirements, guiding configuration, and customization efforts.
• Support the organization’s audit cycles by collecting and presenting relevant evidence.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial applications support and ERP systems, with proven experience in application configuration, troubleshooting, and system optimization. The successful person will bring a strong accounting foundation and demonstrate a successful transition to financial systems. They should possess excellent analytical skills, enabling them to identify the root causes of issues and recommend effective solutions to both the financial and application development teams. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential, as the role involves regular interaction with business system owners, end-users, technology teams, and vendors. Familiarity with gathering, analyzing, and translating business requirements into system requirements is crucial, along with the ability to oversee configurations and customizations that align with business processes. Additionally, experience supporting audit cycles and presenting relevant evidence is highly valued, as is a proactive approach to identifying areas for improvement within financial applications and business processes. We are looking for someone who has worked as a “superuser” or “power user” and has leveraged their background in accounting to support an ERP transition. Post-secondary education in accounting or information technology is needed. This role will require you to be on-site 4 days/week.

What will make you stand out:

• Blend of accounting and IT education and experience
• Strong analytical and customer support skills
• Capable of working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Ability to build relationships across the organization
• Experience working in a problem-solving / troubleshooting role