Financial Systems Analyst

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support financial applications and the overall management and governance of data across the product lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain current knowledge of the Associations’ practices, the financial industry, and assigned financial areas.
• Improve understanding of financial system tools, practices, and methodologies.
• Collaborate with technology, product and business teams to identify and fix data quality and integrity issues such as general ledger out of balance issues for the Associations and funding banks.
• Utilize SQL and Oracle database platforms to perform data analysis to troubleshoot support issues, provide data mapping, and create data exports.
• Responsible for providing production support for incidents and/or problems associated with financial systems and processes as well as providing root cause analysis (this could extend beyond working business hours).
• Serve as the bridge between product management and technology.
• Partner with product owners and managers to determine, analyze and document the objectives, business requirements and priorities for financial systems and solutions. This includes the identification of any risks and/or interdependencies.
• Collaborate with product owners to manage the product backlog and gain a deep understanding of the product being delivered and contributing to the product lifecycle.
• Work with technology teammates to design, implement, enhance, automate, and maintain financial systems and processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Cont.

• Support the delivery of financial applications and processes through the coordination of efforts for a cross-functional team of business and technology teammates.
• Gather and perform analysis of business and user requirements in collaboration with product owners to understand desired system functionality.
• Facilitate communication with technology and business teams to develop realistic timelines.
• Plan and monitor tasks and deliverables to ensure deadlines are achieved.
• Recommend innovative solutions to meet business needs and apply lean agile methodologies while participating throughout the project/product lifecycle.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans to ensure the solution meets functional and non-functional requirements.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Agribusiness, or relevant field or equivalent work experience.

Years of Experience

4+ years of experience researching, analyzing, supporting, and developing solutions for complex business systems/applications.

Skills

• Strong computer literacy and proficiency in data querying tools, such as SQL and Oracle SQL.
• Familiarity with agile project methodology.

Benefits

Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement Plans: 401(k)
Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and parental leave
Additional Benefits: Life and disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness programs, tuition assistance, and short-term incentive pay

About Us

AgCountry has 43 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas.
Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.

Why Us

AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.