Financial Business Analyst

TownSuite Municipal Software; Gander; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial software company located in Newfoundland and Labrador is seeking a Financial Business Analyst to assist in client onboarding and data management for their TownSuite mERP system. The ideal candidate must have strong financial analytical skills and knowledge of local government finance, as well as account management experience. Responsibilities include data analysis, client communication, and project ownership. A bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting is required, with additional qualifications like CPA or CMA being a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong financial analytical skills are essential for data comparison and analysis.
• Must communicate effectively with clients both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of ETL processes is an asset for data management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze client data during the onboarding process for accuracy.
• Assist in transitioning clients from legacy systems to TownSuite.
• Handle project ownership from start to finish, reporting progress consistently.

Skills

Strong financial analytical skills

Knowledge of Local Government Administration

Knowledge of Accounting

Knowledge of ERP applications

Ability to communicate effectively with clients

Knowledge of ETL processes

Good working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server

Willingness to learn TownSuite Municipal mERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Salesforce

Google G Suite

Job description

Overview

We are currently seeking a Financial Business Analyst to help assist our growing company. This role will focus on the implementation of several of our Financial modules of our core TownSuite mERP. This role will be mainly responsible for assisting the onboarding of new clients and reviewing their data with our ETL team prior to going live.

The job role will also require you to learn new tools and technologies. You should have in-depth technical accounting knowledge with a desire to learn new things. This role will also require you to communicate directly with our clients.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and analyse and compare data, reports and other crucial implementation data from client configuration. Responsible for obtaining this information throughout the project.
• Use gathered reports, databases and any other information collected to verify that any legacy processes/information are inputted correctly within TownSuite.
• Compare and validate data between both the legacy and TownSuite reports
• Review with the client periodically upon any milestone that provides the client with a working TownSuite database.
• Take ownership of each assigned project knowing that you are responsible to meet any assigned benchmarks. If any concerns come up, bring them directly to the attention of the team.
• Work with our team and the client to transition the client from legacy systems to corresponding TownSuite mERP applications. Primarily focused on TownSuite Financial and other Finance driven modules of our software.
• Attendance and input in any meetings where your expertise is required. Report on project progress status at our daily standup and also within corresponding dedicated meetings such as the implementation status meeting.
• Note any technical improvements you have procured to make your job more streamlined.
• Follow our staff documentation for implementations, as implementations evolve modify these documents to reflect any changes that have been reflected.
• Once the project is ready for training/go-live assist assist the client in module training
• Discuss with the client/team/PM any concerns or additional information required. Any concerns that are beyond implementation/conversion should also be brought up to TownSuite team members via standup or a dedicated meeting.
• Track the amount of time you work on per project including each module within.
• Full focus should be applied to assigned projects.
• Any unrectified outliers should be brought up as they arise to the CEO or their assignee(s).

Skills

• Strong financial analytical skills.
• Knowledge of any of the following areas would be a strong asset: Local Government Administration, Accounting, Asset Management, Recreation, Human Resources, Municipal Government Finance, Inspections, Land management, Recreation, facility and Event management.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of ERP applications is an asset
• Ability to consume, analyse and compare data.
• Knowledge of ETL (extract, transform, and load) processes are an asset.
• Well organized, patient and attentive to details.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to troubleshoot any issues both independently or by working with our various teams.
• Good working knowledge preferred for: Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services, GitHub, Salesforce, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Google G Suite (Google Docs, Sheets, Calendar).
• Willingness to learn our specialized software TownSuite Municipal mERP.
• Willingness to learn and the ability to adapt in an ever-changing, fast-paced work environment.
• Work with the team to improve our products.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA or CMA a plus.