Sr. Business Systems Analyst – Financial Systems (Remote)
Hybrid in Portland, OR, US • Posted 4 days ago • Updated 4 days ago

Motus Recruiting & Staffing
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Skills
- Development Testing
- FOCUS
- Finance
- Gap Analysis
- Mapping
- Microsoft Excel
- Collaboration
- Information Technology
- Instructional Design
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Science
- Business Administration
- End-user Training
- Financial Management
- Financial Software
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Visio
- Root Cause Analysis
- PeopleTools
- Presentations
- Process Improvement
- Storage
- General Ledger
- Management
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Research
- System Administration
- Change Management
- Accounts Receivable
- Defect Tracking
- Flowchart
- Asset Management
- Break/Fix
- Accounts Payable
- Business Operations
- Business Systems
- Teamwork
- Training
- Usability
- Use Cases
- Forms
- PeopleSoft
- System Requirements
- System Testing
- Systems Analysis
- Technical Support
- Technical Writing
- Test Cases
- Test Plans
- Testing
- Workflow
Summary
Sr. Business Systems Analyst – Financial Systems (Remote)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a remote Sr. Business Systems Analyst – Financial Systems. Only candidates that reside in Oregon and Washington will be considered for the position. This position will provide support to the Financial Systems and Automation group within the Finance organization, with specific initial focus on support of the Finance PeopleSoft application, Finance PeopleSoft integrations with HR PeopleSoft and Asset Suite 9; Security/role, Operational support for the Financial Management System(s), and potentially, other projects/assignments of similar size and scope. This position will serve as an analyst and collaborate with the manager, team members and business stakeholders to clarify business operations, functions, requirements, provide gap analysis, document/map current and future states, identify and recommend alternative solutions, evaluate alternatives, and develop/draft and recommend resulting business and change management approaches, strategies, processes, procedures, workflows, etc. The Business Systems Analyst will analyze, facilitate, model, optimize, and organize processes and information to elicit requirements, reconcile conflicts, and marry solution ideas with business needs.
This Remote position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Sr. Business Systems Analyst – Financial Systems:
- Provide user access and security to the Financial Management System and other associated systems within Finance.
- Resolve production issues in the Financial Management System(s).
- In collaboration with the staff, technical leaders in IT, Sponsor and Project teams resolve break-fix issues.
- Perform root cause analysis and solve difficult problems with effective solutions by pursuing missing information and data requirements.
- Troubleshoot issues and recommend the next steps, document via a Service Request ticket for Tech team; work with Tech team to fix and track defects; recommend interface changes and screen configuration.
- Create and update test cases for upgrades to the Peoplesoft Financial system.
- Provide technical expertise to project teams for Finance org software upgrades to:
- Add new functionality to existing PeopleSoft Financial systems.
- Support implementation of new systems and process improvements.
- Assess the viability of new system functionality provided in new releases or patches to applications, or new applications.
- Study the effect of changes on overall system operation.
- Review recommendations for new capabilities and provide input into the recommendation.
- Track new system installation and testing, user training, and the modification of existing systems.
- Provide systems planning support, draft use case/requirements, and provide system mapping to foster the integration of upstream and downstream systems in Finance.
- Work to facilitate resolution of conflicting priorities and requirements.
- Study the system, system operations and maintenance issues, business practices, and procedures to determine the scope and content of specialized training programs designed to increase the skills and knowledge of staff members.
- Prepare and support structured management of business documents and artifacts, such as training documentation, desk procedures, quick start guides, system requirements, and process designs; publish documents to systems and document storage sites.
- Facilitate system testing; prepare or assist with preparation of test plans as appropriate to the scale of the changes to the system; collaborate with project/system staff on scope and rigor of testing, help arrange for testers, coordinate test plans, help implement testing, test if required, and compile or assist with compilation of test results; communicate or assist with communications with system IT staff on test plans, testing, and test results.
- Record/log, update and maintain defects tracking and enhancements in defect tracking tool; prepare and present reports to staff.
- Research, interview internal customers / end-users, stakeholders, and other interested internal parties to gather and understand customer / end-user requirements which may include software solutions, present solution recommendations for management, executives, and stakeholders’ consideration and approval.
- Collaborate with IT developers and subject matter experts to convey the management-approved technical vision and to analyze potential tradeoffs between usability and performance needs; work to reconcile and determine acceptable “tradeoffs”.
Requirements/Qualifications for Sr. Business Systems Analyst – Financial Systems:
- A degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Management (or closely related field) is preferred.
- 8 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
- 10 years of experience is required with an applicable associate degree.
- 12 years of experience is required without a degree or applicable degree.
- Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of business and systems analysis and progressively more technical in nature.
- 2 years of Finance PeopleSoft experience including using or analyzing PeopleTools, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Deal Management, Lease Administration, Asset Management, and General Ledger modules.
- 2 years of experience with system development, testing, resolving break-fix issues and tracking system defects.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products, sufficient to create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Power Point presentations, Visio flowcharts and diagrams, and Microsoft Project inputs.
- Technical writing skills and experience presenting information in various forms such as textual, graphical, and statistical.
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
ED/BH 13705
Job ID: 13705
- Dice Id: 10415597
- Position Id: 8865405
- Posted 4 days ago
Company Info
Founded in 2006, Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc. is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest offering solutions in executive search, accounting and finance, technology, and professional services. Motus’ highly skilled and knowledgeable recruiting team specializes in equitable and inclusive recruiting practices—delivering a diverse pool of top-qualified talent for the government/public sector, nonprofit, healthcare, technology, energy/utility, and financial services industries.
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