Finance Systems Analyst (18 month contract)

Dollar Tree, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar Tree, Inc. seeks a Finance Systems Analyst to backfill the Finance Systems Manager and devote substantial time to a future ERP implementation.

You will administer prepaid product launches and coordinate with Merchandising, Treasury and IT on testing and maintenance of our financial systems. The role includes supporting Lawson and other financial reporting systems (Blackline), handling first‑level user support, and assisting with intercompany reconciliations and monthly close tasks.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree with Accounting concentration required.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting-related experience with a medium to large organization required.
• Applied knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook; Lawson or other ERP system experience preferred.
• Experience with SQL, Alteryx or other data tools.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with deadlines and reprioritize work assignments as needed.
• Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Merchandising, Treasury, and IT on prepaid product launches and projects, ensuring SKUs are set up, tested and accounted for.
• Assist in system administration for Lawson and other financial reporting systems, setting up user access and key configurations.
• Conduct research and analysis on system-related issues, including interface issues between systems.
• Assist with intercompany system transactions and reconciliations within the general ledger.
• Support monthly close by ensuring correct account code setups and activations.
• Assist with implementations and testing of financial reporting systems and document processes.

Skills

SQL

Alteryx

Excel

Outlook

Communication

Analytical skills

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Lawson ERP

Blackline

Job description

The Finance Systems Analyst will backfill significant portions of the work normally performed by the Finance Systems Manager while they spend ~75% of their time on the future ERP implementation. The Finance Systems Analyst is primarily responsible for administering the Company’s prepaid product launches and projects with the Merchandising, Treasury, and IT teams, including testing and ongoing maintenance within our financial systems.The analyst will also assist the Finance Systems Manager with overseeing the administration of key financial reporting-related systems (Lawson, Blackline, etc.) and acting as a first level help desk for users on issues with respect to those systems and interfaces.In addition, the analyst will assist in managing the company’s intercompany accounting processes/reconciliations within our systems and assist the Vice President – Corporate Accounting with other monthly accounting close related tasks as needed.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

- Primary responsibilities listed in order of importance

• Partner with the Merchandising, Treasury, and IT teams on prepaid product launches and projects, ensuring that the sku’s are properly set up, tested and accounted for within our systems.
• Assist in the systems administration for Lawson and other financial reporting-related systems (Blackline, etc.), setting up and maintaining user access and other key setups.
• Conduct research and analysis into the nature, effect, and results of system related issues, including interface issues between systems.
• Assist with the intercompany system transactions and reconciliations of intercompany receivable/payable accounts within the general ledger.
• Partner with the Finance and FP&A teams to ensure key account code combinations are setup correctly and activated upon request during the monthly close process.
• Assist with implementations/testing of financial reporting-related systems and document processes and procedures related to new or modified systems.
• Act as a liaison between the Finance and Information Systems departments as it relates to financial reporting-related systems.
• Support the Procurement team and other business teams by ensuring that supply inventory items are processing correctly through our financial systems and are appropriately reconciling.
• Trains users to maximize the efficient use of the financial systems and procurement systems.
• Train users to maximize the efficient use of Lawson, Showcase, Add-ins, Queries, etc.
• Provide accounting and financial reporting support as needed.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

- Summary of knowledge, experience and education required.

• Four-year college degree with Accounting concentration required
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting-related experience with a medium to large organization required
• Applied knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook; Lawson or other ERP system experience preferred
• Experience with SQL, Alteryx or other data tools
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work well with deadlines and reprioritize work assignments as needed
• Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment