Business analyst with financial processes (acccounting) exp

BA with strong experience in financial processes (acccounting)

Loc: Atlanta, GA--Onsite from Day 1

Duration: long term

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Business Analyst with strong experience in understanding of financial processes including Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), General Ledger (GL), and Asset Management (AM) and has experience working in a ERP implementation. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of working on complex business scenarios and has played a key role in at least one end-to-end ERP implementation project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements related to financial processes.
• Translate complex business needs into clear functional specifications for technical teams.
• Evaluate existing systems and recommend enhancements to improve business performance and financial reporting.
• Serve as the liaison between business users and technical teams throughout the ERP implementation lifecycle.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and user interviews to understand pain points and opportunities.
• Support data mapping, conversion, and validation activities for ERP implementation.
• Assist in test planning, execution, and defect tracking for ERP and finance module rollouts.
• Provide training and user support during UAT and post-implementation phases.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with a focus on financial processes.
• Strong knowledge of AR, AP, GL, and AM modules and workflows and Reporting.
• Working experience in at least one full-cycle Finance ERP implementation (Oracle, SAP, MS Dynamics, NetSuite, etc.)
• Ability to work on complex business scenarios and translate them into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with business process documentation tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, Confluence).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and stakeholder communication.
• Bachelor s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Good to have worked one of the ERP s MS Dynamics 365 F&O, Oracle, SAP etc

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in cross-functional teams including Finance, IT, and Operations.
• Knowledge of financial reporting standards and compliance requirements.
• Exposure to Agile and/or Waterfall project methodologies.
• Experience with data analysis tools or basic SQL knowledge is a plus.