Sr Financial Systems Analyst

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Bhara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt seeks a senior financial systems analyst with VBA expertise to drive automation and reporting within the Finance / Treasury function. The role emphasizes hands-on development over traditional reporting, building Access databases and VBA automation across Access, Excel and Outlook.

You will extract and transform data, develop BI datasets, and partner with Finance and IT to automate manual tasks, delivering high-impact solutions with clear stakeholder communication and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in custom solution building and process engineering in finance.
• Hands-on VBA development across Access, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong data modeling, transformation and automation skills.
• Experience with BI datasets and reporting tools (Power BI/Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Access databases for financial reporting.
• Harness AI to develop VBA-driven automation across Access, Excel, and Outlook.
• Extract, integrate, and transform data from internal systems.
• Build BI datasets and develop reporting to analyze trends.
• Automate manual tasks and prioritize multiple projects with stakeholders.

Skills

Hands-on developer mindset

Problem solving

Independent work ethic

Finance domain knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Power BI

Tableau

SAP ECC 6.0

NetSuite/Oracle

SFDC

Job description

Job Description:

HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students’ potential and extend teachers’ capabilities.

HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com

We are looking for a senior financial systems analyst with VBA expertise to drive automation and reporting within our HMH Finance / Treasury organization.

This role is best suited for someone who enjoys hands‑on development and building automation solutions—not a traditional reporting‑only analyst position.

You will build and maintain critical Access databases, harness AI skills to develop VBA‑based automation across Access, Excel and Outlook, and help eliminate manual processes.

If you enjoy working directly with data, building practical solutions, and solving real business problems, this role offers high visibility and impact.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Access databases used for financial and operational reporting.
• Harness AI to develop VBA‑driven automation across Access, Excel, and Outlook

• Extract, integrate, and transform data from various internal systems.
• Build new and use existing BI datasets and develop reporting to analyze trends.
• Identify and automate manual and repetitive tasks across the teams.

Business Partnership

• Work closely with stakeholders to translate requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Clearly communicate insights and recommendations.
• Manage multiple projects and successfully prioritize in a fast‑paced environment.
• Represent Accounts Receivable on ERP‑related projects (SAP ECC 6.0, NetSuite/Oracle, SFDC, etc.)

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:

Microsoft Access (Advanced + VBA)

• Hands‑on experience building and managing large, complex relational databases.
• Strong expertise in data modeling, transformation, and automation.

Microsoft Excel (Advanced + VBA)

• Complex formulas, data manipulation, and automation.

Microsoft Outlook (VBA / Automation)

• Experience automating email workflows and communication processes.
• Experience creating reports and formulas within various BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• 8+ years of experience in custom solution‑building and process engineering, preferably in finance.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset with a “build and improve” mentality

Key Traits for Success

• Hands‑on developer mindset
• Detail‑oriented with strong data accuracy focus
• Proactive and comfortable working independently
• Strong collaboration skills across Finance and IT teams
• Ownership mindset—takes ideas from concept to execution
• This position requires a highly organized, detail‑oriented, self‑motivated, professional who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and can manage multiple concurrent projects. The ideal candidate blends strong quantitative and technical skills.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Solutions‑oriented mindset with high intellectual curiosity and continuous improvement focus.

The Information Technology organization is transforming to realize our mission: Become a leader in HMH’s digital transformation, and as a strategic partner, innovate and deliver highest value, competitive advantage solutions across all corporate and business functions. Our ambition is to be a digital leader through innovation and develop and deliver leading edge technology such as robotic process automation and artificial intelligence to solve some of HMH’s greatest operational business challenges. Our professionals will have business relevant skills to connect our HMH partners to technologies that propel the businesses to deliver the greatest value for HMH and our customers.

We are building a team of IT professionals with an insatiable appetite to learn, a relentless focus on customer service, a technological curiosity toward future possibilities, and a creativity in solving business challenges with leading technologies. Our team will find ways to work together, create a sense of community where it’s safe to take risks and learn together, develop our careers, and all have an opportunity to work on new technologies. We will work together, learn together and have fun together. As a team, we will lead HMH’s digital transformation.

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