Sr Operational Business Systems Analyst

Position Summary

PennEngineering is a company dedicated to innovation and collaboration, making the world a better place. We foster an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we're looking for a motivated individual to join our Information Technology Team as a Senior Operational Business Systems Analyst, ERP.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand, influence, document, and prioritize business needs, including test cases, exceptions, and acceptance criteria for enhancements and new features.
• Create process maps when necessary to help stakeholders and developers visualize as-is and to-be processes.
• Develop a strong understanding of existing operational processes, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, cost accounting, financial reporting, and day-to-day finance operational activities.
• Drive system utilization to enable improved decision-making, create business process efficiencies, and deliver sustainable and measurable business value through KPIs and regular business reviews.
• Understand JD Edwards platform capabilities and collaborate with the ERP development team to propose solutions that align with business objectives and improve operational efficiency.
• Provide training and support to end-users, ensuring they are proficient in using JD Edwards tools and features. Drive adoption activities. Communicate system improvements, automations, and features as released.
• Lead and manage JD Edwards projects, ensuring adherence to budget, project timelines, and quality standards. Serve as the primary project communicator, ensuring weekly progress updates during projects and tracking of key milestones with champions and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices to enhance system performance.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of business processes within the system and user guides.
• Oversee data integrity and quality within the JD Edwards platform, including data cleansing activities and data standardization (naming conventions, data types, data definitions).
• Stay up to date on new releases by JD Edwards and identify opportunities to apply new features where appropriate. Network with other JD Edwards users and similar companies to identify and implement best practices.
• Ensure that JD Edwards implementations comply with relevant regulatory certifications where applicable, including financial controls and audit requirements. Drive security requirements and ensure compliance with security policies. Ensure standard IS practices are met including service request tracking, change management, and outage tracking.
• Contribute as a global team member of the Operational Systems team, acting as a subject matter expert for accounting and finance processes and applications. Serve as the liaison between Global Information Systems (GIS), Finance, Accounting, and other internal customers as needed.
• Build system capabilities to drive business value focused on key operational pillars: Enable External Growth, Drive Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty, and Improve Team Efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent work experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience as an ERP Business Systems Analyst or in a similar role supporting JD Edwards applications.
• In-depth knowledge of the JD Edwards platform, specifically in accounting or finance. Experience with other JD Edwards modules is a plus.
• Proficiency in JD Edwards configuration, and integration with other systems. Experience with JD Edwards development tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex business requirements and design effective solutions.
• Proven experience in managing projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a global team environment and communicate effectively with team members across the globe.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Accounting, Leadership, and external vendors.
• Ability to work independently in a high-demand environment; self-starter and highly motivated.
• High degree of organizational skills and attention to detail with proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously within tight deadlines.
• Potential travel: Approximately 10%.