Sr. Business Analyst - Finance Systems

Description

The company is a large healthcare company, ranked Fortune 10, whose work touches most parts of healthcare. It is known for insights, products and services that make quality care easier to reach and more affordable.

The team is modernizing and improving the finance technology used across general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial close, reporting and related finance processes.

This senior product role sits between finance, accounting, decision intelligence, technology and business teams. You turn business needs into clear requirements, product priorities and workable system designs.

You suit this role if you know ERP platforms, financial operations, data quality, reporting, controls and Agile delivery. You will own and rank the finance systems product backlog, help plan the roadmap, and prepare the organization for future ERP projects, including SAP S/4HANA.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main link between finance stakeholders and technology teams, turning business needs into actionable requirements, user stories and delivery results.
• Own the finance systems backlog and its ranking, covering epics, features, acceptance criteria, release readiness and updates to stakeholders.
• Work with finance leaders to assess, improve and standardize processes across GL, AP, AR, fixed assets, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and close.
• Lead requirements gathering, process mapping, gap analysis, solution design and business case work for finance systems projects.
• Prepare for ERP change, including SAP S/4HANA planning, process alignment, UAT, change management, user adoption and business readiness.
• Work with engineering, data, analytics, integration, vendor and platform teams to deliver scalable improvements in finance reporting, data quality and automation.
• Set finance data quality, reconciliation, validation, reporting, lineage and acceptance criteria so financial information can be trusted.
• Support change control, release governance, SOX-aware requirements, auditability and operational readiness for finance system changes.

Requirements

• 7+ years in finance systems, business analysis, product management, ERP implementation, finance transformation or a similar role.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with finance processes such as general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting or financial close.
• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements, process flows, functional specs, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing or contributing to product backlogs, roadmap priorities, sprint planning, backlog refinement, UAT and release readiness.
• Experience with ERP platforms such as PeopleSoft Financials, SAP S/4HANA or comparable enterprise finance systems.
• Experience reviewing current processes, designing future-state solutions and driving measurable improvement.
• Experience working with business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors and implementation partners on finance systems changes.
• Preferred: experience with large ERP implementations, finance transformation, SAP S/4HANA programs, cloud modernization or enterprise system upgrades.
• Preferred: knowledge of finance data warehousing, data integration, semantic layers, business intelligence, reporting modernization or analytics platforms.
• Preferred: experience defining finance data quality rules, reconciliations, validation logic, reporting requirements and business acceptance criteria.
• Preferred: familiarity with SOX-aware requirements, audit controls, change control, release governance and data integrity practices.
• Preferred: experience with enterprise performance management tools, including Oracle Essbase or similar budgeting, planning, forecasting and management reporting platforms.
• Preferred: experience in healthcare, oncology, provider networks, life sciences or other regulated environments.
• Preferred: strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder management and executive presentation skills.

Conditions

Primary location is Houston, TX; secondary location is Dallas, TX.

This is a standard office role built around a computer, business systems and collaboration tools, with virtual or in-person stakeholder meetings.

Base pay range is $111,100 to $185,100. Pay depends on performance, experience and skills, equity, periodic job market reviews and location, and may include an annual bonus or long-term incentives.

Equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation within the company's Total Rewards package.