Accounting Systems Analyst

Lockton; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockton is seeking a professional for their Accounting Information System team in Overland Park, Kansas. This role involves providing expert support for Oracle Cloud Fusion Financials, ensuring compliance and operational improvements.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. Familiarity with the insurance industry is a plus, along with a strong ability to communicate complex solutions effectively.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of combined Accounting/Finance and Financial Systems experience.
• Experience in the financials module Oracle Cloud Fusion Financials/EPM.
• Operational/Technical knowledge in General Ledger and Subledger Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert functional support for systems and resolve issues.
• Conduct system testing and maintain security access compliance.
• Document current state business processes and create training materials.

Skills

Oracle Fusion Financials ERP modules

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Process improvement

Adaptable and flexible

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Your Responsibilities

This position is on Lockton’s Accounting Information System team. This team supports the Oracle Cloud Fusion Financials/EPM systems from a functional perspective and serves as a liaison between Finance, IT, and HR. Our team provides end-user support and is responsible for system configuration.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• System Support - provides expert functional support for systems by responding to issues encountered by operational teams, recommend corrective actions or changes, report those requiring IT involvement, assist IT in issue resolution, ensuring processes run smoothly, and working to continuously improve the end-user experience.
• Conducting system testing and release note review for change requests, frequent system updates and configuration changes.
• Provision, support and maintain security access for associates globally. Ensures compliance through security testing and analysis.
• Support the annual IT audit with respect to accounting systems access controls.
• Determines system requirements and communicates them with specifications, reports, project plans, or other forms of documentation.
• Collaborates with the business to identify and document business requirements and implement appropriate specifications, monitoring for compliance and effectiveness.
• Document current state business processes with respect to Accounting systems, including automation, exception handling, and issue resolution. Provide expertise and best practice recommendations to operational teams. Create documentation for end users to reference and conduct system training for new hires.
• Identifies issues that affect system processes and assists in correcting.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion Financials ERP modules (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Fixed Assets and Procurement) and ability to develop knowledge of the business processes for each.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to conceptualize, formulate, and succinctly convey complex solutions to a wide audience.
• Desire to implement best practices. Demonstrated track record of process improvement through innovation and creativity, considering different approaches to issue resolution.
• Positive, proactive, and self-motivated. Adaptable and flexible in a fast-paced environment with tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of combined Accounting/Finance and Financial Systems experience, with at least 1 year of experience working in the financials module Oracle Cloud Fusion Financials/EPM.
• Experience working in the Insurance Industry a plus.
• Operational/Technical knowledge in General Ledger and Subledger Accounting.
• Experience working with managed services and/or offshore teams.