Senior Financial Systems Analyst

Chamberlain College of Nursing, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Flexible Time Off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Covista is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to lead technical process improvement across the Finance systems landscape, supporting Accounting and FP&A. This role owns automation, data transformation, and solution design initiatives to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability across financial processes and reporting.

The analyst partners with Accounting, FP&A, IT, and other stakeholders to simplify work, reduce manual effort, and strengthen controls through better system and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Financial Systems, Finance Tech, or related technical finance support roles.
• Hands-on experience with workflow automation tools such as Alteryx or similar platforms.
• Strong SQL skills with enterprise data platforms (SQL Server, BigQuery).
• Familiarity with Lawson, IBM Planning Analytics/TM1, BlackLine, and related tools.
• Experience supporting reporting, data validation, and analytics (Power BI or similar).
• Knowledge of VBA, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Strong understanding of Accounting and Finance processes and ability to connect business needs to technical solutions.
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and lead from concept to implementation.
• Strong communication, documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead process improvement and automation across Finance and Accounting processes.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated workflows for journal entries, reporting, reconciliations, and data transformation.
• Improve efficiency and reliability by reducing manual effort and documenting standards.
• Write, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL queries across financial systems and data sources.
• Analyze data structures and validate reporting outputs when sources are not well defined.
• Support report rebuilds, data validation, and analytics needs across Power BI and other tools.
• Maintain VBA solutions while introducing Python for data extraction, transformation, and automation.
• Evaluate AI-enabled tools to accelerate development and improve documentation.
• Translate business requests into technical designs balancing user needs and controls.
• Maintain runbooks, change logs, and documentation for operational continuity.
• Collaborate with IT, vendors, and stakeholders to resolve issues and support implementations.
• Provide backup coverage for key financial systems and processes.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

VBA

Python

Alteryx

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or Information Systems

Tools

SQL Server

Google BigQuery

Lawson

IBM Planning Analytics TM1

BlackLine

Power BI

VBA

Job description

Company Description

About Covista

Covista (NYSE: CVSA) is America's largest healthcare educator, serving 100,000 students and supported by a community of 400,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers.

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday-Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

For more information, visit covista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance
The Senior Financial Systems Analyst is a highly skilled individual contributor who leads technical process improvement across the Finance systems landscape supporting Accounting and FP&A. This role serves as the primary owner of automation, data transformation, and solution design initiatives, with a strong focus on improving efficiency, reliability, and scalability across financial processes and reporting. The analyst partners closely with Accounting, FP&A, IT, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities to simplify work, reduce manual effort, and strengthen controls through better system and process design. A core philosophy for this role is Eliminate → Automate → Optimize: challenge existing processes, remove non-value-added work, automate recurring and manual activities, and continuously improve performance and user experience. This role is expected to operate with a high degree of independence, resolve ambiguity, and apply strong technical judgment to deliver practical, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Process Improvement and Automation
  • Identify opportunities to eliminate, simplify, automate, and optimize Finance and Accounting processes across the financial systems ecosystem.
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated workflows to support journal entries, reporting, reconciliations, and data transformation activities.
  • Apply structured problem-solving and technical analysis to improve process efficiency, reduce manual effort, and increase solution reliability.
  • Establish and promote development standards, documentation practices, and sustainable automation approaches that support long-term maintainability.
• Data Engineering and Technical Development
  • Write, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL queries across financial systems and data sources, including Lawson SQL Server and Google BigQuery.
  • Analyze, reverse engineer, document, and validate data structures, business logic, and reporting outputs where source processes or models are not well defined.
  • Support report rebuilds, data validation, and analytical reporting needs across Power BI and other reporting tools.
  • Maintain and enhance existing VBA-based solutions where appropriate, while introducing more scalable tools such as Python for data extraction, transformation, file handling, automation, API integration, and controls-related processes.
  • Evaluate and apply emerging AI-enabled development tools and coding assistants, where appropriate, to accelerate development, improve documentation, and enhance solution delivery.
• Solution Design and Governance
  • Translate business requests into well-defined technical solutions that balance user needs, control requirements, and long-term supportability.
  • Assess request complexity, dependencies, and technical feasibility to help prioritize automation and process improvement efforts.
  • Maintain technical documentation, solution designs, runbooks, dependencies, and change logs to support knowledge transfer and operational continuity.
  • Partner with IT, external vendors, and business stakeholders to troubleshoot system and data issues, support implementation efforts, and resolve technical challenges.
• Operational Support and Backup Coverage
  • Provide backup support for critical financial systems administration and operational activities as needed, including user access changes, month-end journal processing, key master data updates, and actuals refresh support.
  • Help strengthen operational resilience by ensuring recurring processes are documented, scalable, and not dependent on a single resource.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience in Financial Systems, Finance Technology, Accounting Systems, FP&A Systems, or a related technical finance support role.
• Hands‑on experience with workflow automation tools such as Alteryx or similar platforms used for data preparation, reporting, and recurring process automation.
• Strong SQL skills, including experience working with enterprise data platforms such as SQL Server and Google BigQuery.
• Working knowledge of financial systems such as Lawson, IBM Planning Analytics / TM1, BlackLine, and related finance and reporting tools.
• Experience supporting reporting, data validation, and analytics processes, including familiarity with Power BI or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of VBA, Python, or similar scripting languages used to automate data handling, controls, or system processes.
• Strong understanding of Accounting and Finance processes, with the ability to connect business needs to practical technical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and lead technical solutions from concept through implementation and documentation.
• Strong communication, documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder partnership skills.

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $81721.00 and $105584.75. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays

For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.covista.com/benefits

You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation