Business Process Analyst, Finance

Arc'teryx Limited; North Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 92,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Process Analyst to enhance their Finance operations. This role involves collaborating with various teams to identify and optimize Finance processes, ensuring that solutions align with business needs. You will play a crucial part in gathering requirements, facilitating project activities, and driving improvements in Finance systems. If you are a proactive communicator with a knack for problem-solving and a passion for Finance, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to achieving strategic goals through innovative Finance practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Finance or Finance systems.
• Experience in large ERP environments.
• Strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Identify business requirements for Finance projects.
• Gather detailed business requirements and develop documentation.
• Support overall business readiness for Finance initiatives.

Skills

Finance principles

Business analysis techniques

Project management skills

Communication skills

ERP systems knowledge

Spreadsheet proficiency

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or professional Finance accreditation

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Department: Finance

Reports to:Sr. Manager, Finance Business Process

Location: North Vancouver, BC

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Finance Business Process Analyst, you will represent Arc’teryx Finance business needs through assisting in the identification of Finance process requirements for cross-functional projects. In this role, you will represent the Finance department and will be responsible in providing department specific needs, coordinating departmental work for the projects, providing input on whether proposed solutions meet required needs, and coordinating the implementation of the new solution(s) – which could involve business requirements gathering, design validations, and user acceptance testing, among many others.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office, in a hybrid model. Role is open to remote setup, but local candidates will be preferred. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet your future team:

The Finance Transformation and Optimization (FTO) team partners closely with various parts of the business to initiate, manage, and provide oversight of initiatives that enable Finance to elevate and achieve its strategic goals and objectives. FTO also serves as the conduit between different Finance teams and project teams that are external to Finance. The Business Process Analyst works with internal and external cross-functional groups to ideate, design, and deliver a variety of end-to-end business processes and system solutions. We connect strategy to execution by leading a portfolio of initiatives that directly work to achieve the company’s vision and goals.

If you were the Business Process Analyst, Finance, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Identifying preliminary Finance business requirements on projects and system change requests that are impacting Finance processes
• Gathering detailed business requirements from process owners using effective business analysis techniques, and translating those into user stories, system/business process flowcharts (as applicable), user acceptance testing scenarios and criteria, as well as developing related documentation for business approval sign-off
• Supporting the overall business readiness for Finance projects & initiatives
• Organizing and facilitating project activities (such as user acceptance testing, among others) with business process owners
• Identifying where there are gaps between current business process and expected design and leading the evaluation of ways to address those gaps
• Ensuring best practices and process optimization are built at the design stage for future enhancements focused on long term scale, not short-term benefit
• Working closely with the internal and external partners (other business units, Technology teams) to ensure projects and initiatives stay on track
• Conveying the end-state consistently to stakeholders and notifying leadership of any challenges to the plan
• Holding stakeholders (at all levels) accountable to committed timelines and deliverables
• Assisting the Finance Transformation team with other tasks and projects as required

Are you our next Business Process Analyst, Finance?

• You have a bachelor’s degree required (Accounting / Finance preferred)
• You have 3+ years in Finance or Finance systems, working as a dedicated team member in Finance projects/programs
• You have 2+ years work experience in a large ERP environment (SAP preferred)
• You have strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting principles required
• You have your CPA or any professional Finance accreditation as a plus
• You have your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification as a plus
• You are a great communicator who can effectively build healthy and collaborative working partnerships with Finance leaders and team members and other cross-functional teams
• You have experience in developing reports for analysis and decision-making, with a strong aptitude for spreadsheets and visual diagrams (e.g., flowcharts, PowerPoint presentations, etc.)
• You can effectively influence actions from stakeholders at all levels
• You have strong organization / project management skills
• You have a drive to learn and participate
• You are adaptable and a forward-thinker
• You have solid knowledge of ERP systems and associated business processes (e.g., order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report)
• You can step in and take charge with minimum instruction
• You can prioritize and manage multiple tasks within tight deadlines
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and exceptional attention to detail
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity

$92,000 - $112,000 a year

A reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$92,000 - CAD$112,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.

Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer.