Finance & Accounting Business Analyst – ERP Transformation
Bio-Techne · Minneapolis, MN · 3 wk ago
Information Technology$78k–$129k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Business Process Analysis (Finance & Accounting)
- Elicit, document, and validate business requirements across core finance processes, including: Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), Fixed Assets & capitalization, Project accounting (capex tracking)
- Facilitate workshops across multiple business units and ERP platforms to define current-state and future-state processes
- Develop structured deliverables: Process maps (including cross-system flows), Business requirements documents (BRDs), User stories and acceptance criteria
- Capex & Financial Transformation (Primary Focus)
- Support ERP enablement of capital investment initiatives across the 5-year transformation roadmap
- Define and document requirements for: Capital project planning, tracking, and budgeting, Asset capitalization and lifecycle management, Cost allocation and financial controls across systems
- Partner with Finance leadership to ensure compliance with accounting policies, audit standards, and reporting requirements
- Enable consistent ROI tracking and financial visibility for major investments
- Multi-ERP & Integration Support
- Work across D365, AX 2012, and legacy ERP systems to define: System roles and responsibilities (system of record), Cross-system financial process flows
- Document and support integration requirements for: Financial data synchronization (GL, AP/AR, assets), Intercompany transactions, Inventory and cost accounting flows
- Collaborate with Solution and Technical Architects to ensure clear, scalable integration design
- ERP Implementation & Transition Support
- Support Solution Architects in fit/gap analysis across multiple ERP platforms
- Translate business requirements into functional designs aligned to both current-state (AX/legacy) and future-state (D365)
- Aid in data migration and harmonization, including: Chart of accounts alignment, Financial master data standardization, Historical data considerations
- Support phased transitions and coexistence strategies between systems
- Testing & Deployment
- Lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across systems
- Develop end-to-end test scenarios spanning multiple ERPs
- Validate financial integrity and reconciliation across integrations
- Support issue triage, defect resolution, and go-live readiness
- Cutover planning, including financial data validation and reconciliation
- Change Management & Standardization
- Drive adoption of standardized financial processes across acquired entities
- Support training and change management for Finance and Accounting teams
- Act as a liaison between Finance stakeholders and IT throughout transformation and stabilization
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Finance, Accounting, or ERP environments
- Strong understanding of core financial processes: Record to Report, financial close, and reporting, Procure to Pay and expense management, Fixed assets and capitalization
- Experience working with multiple ERP systems (e.g., D365, AX 2012, SAP, Oracle, or similar)
- Experience supporting ERP transformations, integrations, or system transitions
- Experience with capex projects or project accounting
- Prominent ability to document cross-system business processes and requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with both Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and D365 Finance & Operations
- Familiarity with: Financial data models and system integration patterns, Inventory and cost accounting in manufacturing environments
- Experience with tools such as: Azure DevOps (backlog and user story management), Power BI (financial reporting and analytics)
- Experience in multi-entity, global organizations