Sr. Financial Systems Analyst

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

At AMA, our mission to improve the health of the nation starts with our people. We foster an inclusive, people-first culture where every employee is empowered to perform at their best. Together, we advance meaningful change in health care and the communities we serve.

We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you.

We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Sr. Financial Systems Analyst on our Finance team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.

As a Sr. Financial Systems Analyst, you will provide administrative and functional maintenance and support for AMA's financial applications, including Infor/Lawson, Oracle EPM (Hyperion), Blackline, Ironclad, Concur, and other Finance-led systems. Focus on business process management, system utilization, and ensuring data integrity across Finance. Liaise with internal customers, functional areas and IT resources as well as external vendors including hosting and SaaS providers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Systems Management

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.

Documentation, Process, and Project Management

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.

Technical Collaboration

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.

May include other responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

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.

The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.

This role is an exempt position, and the salary range for this position is $87,394-$115,797. This is the lowest to highest salary we believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's pay within the salary range will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to business consideration and geographical location, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan. To learn more about the American Medical Association's benefits offerings, please click here. (https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-career-opportunities/thrive-and-grow-your-career-professional-development-ama)

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment . As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

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