Senior Business Analyst to support the implementation of Financial Applications for a financial services client

Our valued financial services client is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to provide day-to-day operations support for various ERP systems!

Permanent full-time role located in Gatineau, QC (4 days/week on-site). Expected Salary Range of $100,000-$120,000 per year with up to a 15% annual performance bonus. Candidates located outside of the national capital region will be eligible for relocation assistance if required.

As the successful candidate you will be a key member of the Finance Applications team and contribute to the support, configuration, enhancement, development, and implementation of the ERP and financial applications suite. This role will focus on managing and delivering key system improvements and projects that enhance the useability and business value of these systems.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the business stakeholder teams in the planning, design, configuration and deployment of new functionality and enhancements to existing and planned applications.
• Work with functional managers to define business and financial requirements and system goals and identify and resolve system issues.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of application enhancements, from requirements gathering through configuration, testing, deployment, and user adoption.
• Manage and drive external consulting relationships and related deliverables
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing financial systems and develop strategies for improving and further leveraging these systems, including interfaces between systems.
• Assess vendor roadmaps and determine the impacts on the long and short-term lifecycle planning process for financial system upgrades and new application or system procurement.
• Conduct unit tests on system improvements; plan, organize and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Lead and convene working groups to address specific problems identified with application functions and features
• Elicit, analyze and document business system requirements; prepares formal documentation
• Support the resolution of critical, escalated system incidents
• Primary software vendor relationship manager
• Lead smaller initiatives and enhancements, including planning, execution, and stakeholder communication.
• Work with the stakeholders to develop objectives, set priorities, and participate in planning for the systems including developing multi-year roadmaps and plans

Must-Have Skills

• Minimum of 5+ years of professional experience as an ERP business analyst working within the accounting, procurement, billing, receivables and payables subject areas
• Strong analytical and management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements;
• Exposure in the areas of application integration and methodologies, business process design, process re-engineering and continuous improvement;
• Exposure with internal control procedures and audit requirements in relation to data access, security and master data configuration would be an asset.

Nice to Have Skills

• Professional Accounting Designation (CPA) preferred or similar e.g. CFA, CA / CAA
• Demonstrated experience working with EPM / CPM software such as Onestream, TM1; or ERP software connected to EPM/CPM systems such as IFS and Dynamics 365