Title: Finance & Accounting Analyst
Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid 3 Days a Week)
Duration: Initial 12 Month Contract with Extensions/Potential Conversion
Compensation: $45 - $52/HR
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders
Position Overview
Compass Group is seeking a Business Analyst to support a custom-built Catering & Event Management platform (CPIO) used across multiple business sectors and brands.
While this role includes traditional Business Analysis responsibilities such as requirements gathering, process documentation, stakeholder management, and user story development, the successful candidate will also bring a strong understanding of Finance and Accounting processes.
The platform supports the operational and financial lifecycle of catering and event services, requiring collaboration with Product, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Sales, and Technology teams. The ideal candidate can understand financial workflows, identify process gaps, document business requirements, and translate accounting and operational needs into actionable solutions.
This individual will serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and development teams while helping document institutional knowledge, improve business processes, support SAP S/4 integration efforts, and drive application adoption across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, Operations, Product, and Technology stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
- Facilitate discovery sessions to understand current-state and future-state business processes.
- Document financial, operational, and system workflows across multiple business functions.
- Translate business and accounting requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements.
- Identify process gaps, operational inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
- Support invoicing, reporting, reconciliation, revenue tracking, forecasting, and other finance-related workflows within the platform.
- Work closely with Product Owners and development teams to refine requirements and prioritize enhancements.
- Assist with SAP S/4 integration activities, including process documentation and data mapping.
- Support UAT planning, execution, and validation activities.
- Ensure delivered functionality meets documented business requirements and stakeholder expectations.
- Serve as a trusted partner between business users, finance teams, and technical resources.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Product Analyst, Financial Systems Analyst, or Finance Operations Analyst experience.
- Experience working with Finance and Accounting stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of one or more of the following:
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Invoicing
- Billing
- Financial Reporting
- Reconciliation
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Revenue Tracking
- Experience gathering and documenting business requirements.
- Proven ability to create user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and supporting documentation.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
- Experience collaborating with both business stakeholders and software development teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Finance, Accounting, ERP, or Financial Operations initiatives.
- SAP S/4, SAP Ariba, Oracle Financials, Oracle EBS, NetSuite, Workday Financials, PeopleSoft Financials, or similar ERP experience.
- Experience with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, or financial controls.
- Experience with data mapping, system integrations, or migration activities.
- Knowledge of SQL and reporting tools.
- Experience using Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Experience supporting custom software applications.
Success Factors
The successful candidate will:
- Understand both the business and financial implications of process changes.
- Be comfortable partnering with Accounting, Finance, Operations, Product, and Technology stakeholders.
- Quickly learn complex operational and financial processes.
- Effectively document business rules, workflows, and institutional knowledge.
- Connect business requirements to measurable operational and financial outcomes.
- Drive clarity and progress in environments where processes may not be fully documented.
- Take ownership of requirements, stakeholder alignment, and successful delivery of business solutions.
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