Accounting Systems Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a finance-side subject-matter expert on accounting systems (ERP, sub-ledgers, and related applications), supporting implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
• Identify, document, and prioritize opportunities to automate manual accounting processes, including the month-end close, reconciliations, and journal-entry workflows.
• Partner with IT, FP&A, and external vendors to gather requirements, configure systems, test new functionality, and validate that financial data flows correctly between systems.
• Build and maintain automations, templates, and reporting using tools such as Excel, Power Query, RPA, and business-intelligence platforms.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, system workflows, and standard operating procedures for new and existing tools.
• Support data-migration, data-cleansing, and master-data-governance efforts to improve the accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Aid in evaluating new finance technologies and prepare recommendations and cost-benefit analyses for management.
• Provide training and end-user support to the accounting team on new systems and process changes.

Core Accounting

• Prepare and post journal entries and maintain supporting documentation in accordance with GAAP and internal policies.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, including account reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Reconcile general-ledger accounts, bank accounts, and intercompany balances, researching and resolving discrepancies.
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements, schedules, and supporting workpapers.
• Support internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules and providing documentation.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and assist in documenting and testing control activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of accounting experience, including general-ledger and month-end close responsibilities.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and accounting fundamentals.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, and large-data manipulation).
• Hands-on experience with an ERP or accounting system (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or Sage).
• Demonstrated interest in or aptitude for finance technology, automation, and process improvement.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across Finance and IT.