Application Analyst Senior

Plexus Manufacturing Sdn Bhd; Penang; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent manufacturing firm in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Financial Project Business Analyst to act as the primary liaison between Finance and IT. This role involves managing financial system enhancements and providing application support. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and 5-8 years of experience in business analysis, proficiency in SQL, and a strong grasp of financial concepts. Perks include medical benefits, allowances, and gym memberships.

Benefits

Medical

Miscellaneous allowance

Dental

Sports (e.g. Gym)

Parking

Event Center privileges

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Business Analysis and Application Support.
• Experience with core financial systems or ERP is required.
• Strong understanding of core financial concepts such as GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and analyze business requirements for financial systems.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for core financial applications.
• Drive system optimization efforts and reduce recurring incidents.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing for new features and enhancements.
• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure business needs are met.
• Adhere to security policies and participate in cybersecurity training.

Skills

Project leadership

Business analysis

Application support

SQL proficiency

Agile methodologies

Creative problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or information systems

Tools

JDE Finance module

Google tools

Boomi integration platform

Job description

The Senior Financial Project Business Analyst provides Customer Service Excellence by acting as the primary liaison between the Finance business team and IT. This role is responsible for the full lifecycle of financial system enhancements and projects, encompassing business analysis (requirements, project delivery), and application analysis (support, optimization, troubleshooting, and incident reduction) for core financial applications. They will help implement technology solutions in a cost-effective way, ensuring financial systems are stable, optimized, and meet the complex needs of the global Finance team.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Project Leadership & Business Analysis: Work with global Finance stakeholders to elicit, prioritize, and document high-level business requirements and demands. Manage the priority of demands and articulate them into documented functional specifications for solutions development.
• Application Expertise & Support: Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for core financial applications, including JDE Finance module, financial SaaS applications, Google tools, and integration platforms like Boomi. Provide Level 2 end-user support for escalations, manage the resolution of monthly incidents, and own the coordination and documentation of Month-End support activities.
• System Optimization & Stability: Drive efforts to reduce the number of recurring incidents by performing root cause analysis, identifying systemic issues, and proposing strategic solutions. Understand the end-to-end Accounts Payable (AP) process to identify opportunities for efficiency and automation.
• Development and Testing Coordination: Create comprehensive test specifications and coordinate the execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new features, enhancements, and projects. Utilize skills in SQL creation to support reporting, data analysis, and troubleshoot issues within the financial applications.
• Team Collaboration & Mentorship: Represent the Finance customer area by collaborating with all IT Teams (Infrastructure, Development, Support) to ensure that business requirements are understood and met. At times, may provide and lead the direction of others and assist with the onboarding of new analysts.
• Security and Compliance: All team members are responsible for upholding the organization's cybersecurity posture by adhering to security policies and procedures, actively participating in training, protecting data and systems, actively identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities, and promptly reporting any suspicious activity or potential security incidents.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required, preferred in accounting, finance, information systems.
• Five (5) to eight (8) years of related experience is required, demonstrating a progression in both Business Analysis and Application Support roles.
• Experience working directly with core financial systems / ERP is required.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment. Agile certifications preferred.
• Strong understanding of core financial concepts (e.g., GAAP, month-end close processes).
• Proficiency in SQL for troubleshooting, analysis, and data validation.
• Other qualifications: creative problem solving and advanced communications skills, strategic agility, comfort presenting and influencing stakeholders across Finance and IT, ability to ask tough questions and push back professionally and creatively.

Unlock job insights

Your application will include the following questions:

• How many years' experience do you have as an Application Analyst?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Systems Business Analyst?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?

Perks and benefitsp>

• Medical
• Miscellaneous allowance
• Dental
• Sports (e.g. Gym)
• Parking
• Event Center, Employee Privilege Program, Meal Sub