Strong experience with finance and accounting business processes, systems, and automation capabilities
Bachelor’s degree in accounting (or related)
Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge
5+ years of systems analysis or application development
Understand application and data architecture foundations to support a modern finance function
Experience with analyzing and articulating requirements relating to financial accounting treatments (e.g., GAAP, STAT) and working with business to document in key artifacts including Business Requirements Document, Functional Specification, Test Case Criteria, etc
Experience supporting finance functions, including but not limited to Operational Accounting, Financial and Regulatory Reporting
Strong analytical, written, verbal and communication skills with the demonstrated ability to work with all levels within the organization
Ability to work well within teams and contribute to projects that drive improvements in financial reporting and analytics
What makes you stand out
Experience in Financial Services industry, ideally annuities, life insurance, institutional, reinsurance, and/or workforce benefits
Responsibilities
Partner with business teams stakeholders to understand requirements, analyze and recommend prioritization based on options and risks, ensure alignment throughout projects
Liaison between Financial Accounting and Reporting and Technology delivery teams, developing effective communication to both audiences
Supports major initiatives involving finance transformation, digital and analytics technologies supporting Finance & Accounting function
Create process documentation and produce supporting artifacts such as flow charts, use cases, and test scripts and any others deemed necessary by IT development, business, or testing teams
Facilitate design sessions for projects with Developers, QA, and Product Owners
Perform troubleshooting for production problems and acts as liaison among business areas and technology teams, keeping all parties informed of status, and coordinates problem resolution
Research and resolve complex system issues. Determine best path for resolution, communicate and implement technology solution
Utilizes technical and domain knowledge to develop and implement effective solutions that are in alignment with business goals and technology strategies
Works with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, analyze and evaluate business needs, requirements, data, processes, and systems
Capture and document functional requirements and mapping documentation for IT team teams to outline how data transforms throughout the various systems
Proactively bring forward opportunities to enhance business processes through improved customer experience, operational efficiency, or automation capability
Facilitate key design decisions with cross-functional teams through documentation of solution options, key considerations, and decision outcome