Certinia ERP Systems Analyst

AccruePartners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AccruePartners in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior Finance Systems Analyst to own Certinia/FinancialForce deployment across GL, AR, billing, revenue, and close processes. You will partner with Controller, IT, and business leaders to translate finance needs into scalable configurations and automated workflows.

You will lead hands-on configuration, testing, and deployment, drive data quality and reporting improvements, and support acquisition integrations as the organization scales.

Qualifications

• 3+ years ERP/financial systems experience with hands-on Certinia ownership.
• Experience configuring, implementing, or enhancing Certinia in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting processes including billing, accounts receivable, general ledger, close, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce data structures, permissions, integrations, platform dependencies, and release/change management.
• Proven ability to translate Finance requirements into system configurations, workflows, functional designs, and test plans.
• Experience diagnosing underutilized or poorly configured ERP environments and delivering improvements.
• Certinia implementation, consulting, solution architecture experience, or relevant Certinia/Salesforce certifications preferred.
• Experience within multi-entity, private equity-backed, acquisition-driven, or field-services organizations is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience considered

Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional and technical owner for Certinia, assessing the current environment and identifying configuration, process, integration, and data gaps.
• Lead hands-on Certinia configuration and enhancements across general ledger, accounts receivable, billing/invoicing, revenue, financial close, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Improve quote-to-cash and work-order-to-billing processes across Salesforce and Certinia.
• Translate Finance requirements into practical system designs, configurations, workflows, test cases, and reporting solutions.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardized configurations, improved controls, and reduced reliance on spreadsheets and manual workarounds.
• Lead testing, UAT, documentation, deployment readiness, training, and post-launch support for system enhancements.
• Support acquisition integrations through data mapping, migration requirements, validation, and standardized system onboarding.
• Partner with IT and external Certinia consultants on integrations, security, Salesforce dependencies, architecture, and change governance.

Skills

ERP experience

Financial systems

Certinia ownership

Salesforce knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IS/Business

Tools

Salesforce

Certinia

FinancialForce

Job description

• Growing, private equity-backed services organization with approximately $100M in annual revenue
• Acquisition-driven business continuing to invest in its financial systems, processes, and technology infrastructure
• Collaborative environment partnering across Finance, IT, Operations, and business leadership
• Salesforce-native environment leveraging Certinia as a core platform for financial and operational workflows
• Finance team focused on improving automation, reporting, data quality, and overall utilization of its ERP environment

The Team You Will Be Joining

• Growing, private equity-backed services organization with approximately $100M in annual revenue
• Acquisition-driven business continuing to invest in its financial systems, processes, and technology infrastructure
• Collaborative environment partnering across Finance, IT, Operations, and business leadership
• Salesforce-native environment leveraging Certinia as a core platform for financial and operational workflows
• Finance team focused on improving automation, reporting, data quality, and overall utilization of its ERP environment

What They Offer You

• A visible, high-impact role serving as Finance's primary Certinia subject-matter expert
• Hands-on ownership of Certinia enhancements from assessment and requirements through configuration, testing, deployment, and support
• Direct partnership with the Controller, Finance leadership, IT, Operations, and other business stakeholders
• Opportunity to improve billing, financial close, reporting, integrations, and operational-to-financial workflows
• Ability to help shape the Certinia roadmap while reducing manual processes and improving system adoption
• Exposure to acquisition integrations, data migrations, and financial systems standardization as the organization continues to grow

Why This Role Is Important

• Serve as the functional and technical owner for Certinia, assessing the current environment and identifying configuration, process, integration, and data gaps
• Lead hands-on Certinia configuration and enhancements across general ledger, accounts receivable, billing/invoicing, revenue, financial close, reconciliations, and reporting
• Improve quote-to-cash and work-order-to-billing processes across Salesforce and Certinia
• Translate Finance requirements into practical system designs, configurations, workflows, test cases, and reporting solutions
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardized configurations, improved controls, and reduced reliance on spreadsheets and manual workarounds
• Lead testing, UAT, documentation, deployment readiness, training, and post-launch support for system enhancements
• Support acquisition integrations through data mapping, migration requirements, validation, and standardized system onboarding
• Partner with IT and external Certinia consultants on integrations, security, Salesforce dependencies, architecture, and change governance

The Background That Fits

• 3+ years of ERP, financial systems, or enterprise business applications experience with significant hands-on Certinia/FinancialForce ownership
• Demonstrated experience configuring, implementing, or materially enhancing Certinia in a production environment
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting processes, including billing, accounts receivable, general ledger, financial close, reconciliations, and reporting
• Working knowledge of Salesforce, including data structures, permissions, integrations, platform dependencies, and release/change management
• Proven ability to translate Finance requirements into system configurations, workflows, functional designs, and test plans
• Experience diagnosing underutilized or poorly configured ERP environments and independently delivering improvements
• Experience with data migration, integrations, reporting, financial controls, and workflow automation strongly preferred
• Certinia implementation, consulting, solution architecture experience, or relevant Certinia/Salesforce certifications preferred
• Experience within multi-entity, private equity-backed, acquisition-driven, or field-services organizations is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience considered

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