Functional Analyst (Financial Systems)

Lighthouse Technology Services

Job Location:

Charlotte, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 42 - 47

Posted on: 14 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Financial Functional Analyst position! This is a 6 month contract-to-hire position and will be hybrid in Charlotte North Carolina (on-site 3 days per week). This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services during the contract period.

What Youll Be Doing:

Provide system analysis configuration development QA and support for Enterprise level in-unit and reporting applications.
Work directly with business team members developers and user community to identify business needs and interpret them as application requirements primarily related to financial budgeting & forecasting.
Develop understanding of marketplace and product lines to effectively interpret financial analysis forecasting and budgeting.
Assist the business with the creation testing and implementation of budget templates for integration within cloud-based solution (Anaplan no Anaplan experience required)
Use analysis to influence and drive improvements within finance and our business partners by using fact-based holistic and forward-looking perspectives.
Provide second level support for all in-unit and reporting applications.
Manage versioning and controls to ensure business continuity via strong organizational skills.
Draft requirements and specifications documentation complete to signoff and validate deliverables to specifications.
Function as primary liaison between business and developers
Write and execute functional test scripts and coordinate with other analysts for system integration testing.
Learn a very complex business and facilitate projects and decisions across many disparate user groups.
Other reporting/analysis and special projects as required

What Youll Need to Have:

Bachelors degree required (Finance Accounting MIS)
Anaplan experience is a preference.
2 years of experience in finance AND functional analysis.
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills including but not limited to: Pivot tables more advanced formulas (IF SUMIF VLOOKUP etc.)
On time development of user stories application requirements and/or process flow diagrams
UI design and/or mockups with detailed requirements
Experience with financial systems forecasting and budgeting
Experience with a formal software development life cycle
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Managing conflicting priorities and gaining consensus across multiple user groups
Committed and enthusiastic approach to supporting business customers and end users.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with Jira or a similar tool
Experience with reporting tools (Power BI) and data analysis
Experience with SAP and/or Hyperion
Experience with Anaplan

Pay Range: $42-$47/hr

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Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Financial Functional Analyst position! This is a 6 month contract-to-hire position and will be hybrid in Charlotte North Carolina (on-site 3 days per week). This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services du...

What Youll Be Doing:

Provide system analysis configuration development QA and support for Enterprise level in-unit and reporting applications.
Work directly with business team members developers and user community to identify business needs and interpret them as application requirements primarily related to financial budgeting & forecasting.
Develop understanding of marketplace and product lines to effectively interpret financial analysis forecasting and budgeting.
Assist the business with the creation testing and implementation of budget templates for integration within cloud-based solution (Anaplan no Anaplan experience required)
Use analysis to influence and drive improvements within finance and our business partners by using fact-based holistic and forward-looking perspectives.
Provide second level support for all in-unit and reporting applications.
Manage versioning and controls to ensure business continuity via strong organizational skills.
Draft requirements and specifications documentation complete to signoff and validate deliverables to specifications.
Function as primary liaison between business and developers
Write and execute functional test scripts and coordinate with other analysts for system integration testing.
Learn a very complex business and facilitate projects and decisions across many disparate user groups.
Other reporting/analysis and special projects as required

What Youll Need to Have:

Bachelors degree required (Finance Accounting MIS)
Anaplan experience is a preference.
2 years of experience in finance AND functional analysis.
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills including but not limited to: Pivot tables more advanced formulas (IF SUMIF VLOOKUP etc.)
On time development of user stories application requirements and/or process flow diagrams
UI design and/or mockups with detailed requirements
Experience with financial systems forecasting and budgeting
Experience with a formal software development life cycle
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Managing conflicting priorities and gaining consensus across multiple user groups
Committed and enthusiastic approach to supporting business customers and end users.

Preferred Skills: