Senior Associate Financial Applications Analyst

Socket.dev; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Bread Financial is seeking a Senior Associate Financial Applications Analyst to support our financial systems and data analysis initiatives. You will translate business needs into functional solutions, automate processes, and collaborate with finance, technology, and business teams.

The role requires applying financial system expertise to improve reporting accuracy and operational efficiency, with hybrid work options and a focus on data integrity and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business, or systems field.
• 2-3 years supporting financial systems and analytical functions.
• Experience with ERP, reporting tools or BI platforms.
• Experience supporting process improvement, reporting, or system enhancements preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional support for financial applications and troubleshoot issues.
• Analyze financial and operational processes to identify efficiency gains.
• Develop and maintain reports, perform data analysis and validation.
• Collaborate with teams to gather requirements and support system enhancements.
• Assist with financial modeling, forecasting, and operational analysis.

Skills

Accounting

Finance

Financial Systems

Project Management

Relationship Management

Critical Thinking

Detail-Oriented

Troubleshooting

Statistical Data Collection

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Systems related field

Tools

SQL

Python

Excel

Power BI

MicroStrategy

Alteryx

Dataiku

Oracle EPM Data Management

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Job Summary

The Senior Associate - Financial Applications Analyst serves as a key resource supporting financial systems, business processes, and data analysis activities across the organization. This role provides functional support for financial applications, assists in system implementations and enhancements, and analyzes financial and operational data to improve business processes and decision-making. Working under general supervision, the Senior Associate collaborates with finance, technology, and business teams to maintain system effectiveness, resolve application issues, and support process improvement initiatives. This role leverages technical and business knowledge to ensure data integrity, support financial reporting processes, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and system enhancements. This role acts as a liaison between users and technology teams, helping translate business requirements into functional solutions that support organizational objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide functional support for financial applications, troubleshoot system issues, assist users with application functionality, and support system maintenance, testing, upgrades, and documentation to ensure reliable business operations. - (35%)
• Analyze financial and operational processes, identify opportunities for efficiency and accuracy improvements, document business requirements and workflows, and support initiatives designed to enhance processes and system capabilities. - (25%)
• Develop and maintain reports, perform data analysis and validation, support automation opportunities, and help improve reporting accuracy, accessibility, and efficiency for business stakeholders. - (20%)
• Collaborate with finance, technology, and business teams to gather requirements, support system enhancements, participate in testing activities, and assist with implementation efforts for financial application projects. - (10%)
• Assist with financial modeling, forecasting, and operational analysis by compiling and analyzing data, preparing reports, and providing insights that support business planning and decision-making. - (10%)

We currently have the ability to offer our Senior Associate Financial Applications Analyst position at varying levels. Candidates will be assessed based upon several factors including, but not limited to, education, experience, and skill set.

Minimum Qualifications- Senior Associate A

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Systems related field or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience
• 2-3 years of experience supporting financial systems, business applications, finance operations, or related analytical functions.
• Experience working with financial applications, ERP systems, reporting tools, or business intelligence platforms.
• Experience supporting process improvement, reporting, or system enhancement initiatives preferred.

Minimum Qualifications- Senior Associate B

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Systems related field or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience supporting financial systems, business applications, finance operations, or related analytical functions.
• Experience working with financial applications, ERP systems, reporting tools, or business intelligence platforms.
• Experience supporting process improvement, reporting, or system enhancement initiatives preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and programming languages such as SQL or Python.
• Basic proficiency in MicroStrategy, Alteryx, Dataiku, or Power BI
• Experience with Oracle EPM Data Management

Skills

• Accounting
• Statistical Data Collection
• Finance
• Financial Systems
• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Critical Thinking
• Detail-Oriented
• Troubleshooting

Reports To: Manager and above
Direct Reports: 0
Work Environment

• Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are required in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location.

Physical and Mental Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.

• Communicate/Hearing
• Communicate/Talking
• Stationary Position/Seated
• Typing/Writing
• Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below): $71,500.00 - $114,400.00

Full Salary Range for position:

California: $82,200.00 - $143,000.00
Colorado: $71,500.00 - $125,800.00
New York: $78