
Financial Systems Analyst – Professional Services | Toronto ON
The Financial Systems Analyst will have firm-wide responsibility for a variety of tasks focused on the financial and time management systems, financial reporting with SQL/SSRS, incident and problem management, security, training, and documentation.
Strong team player with customer service mentality for both internal and external clients, as well as a strong sense of urgency is essential in this role.
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Acts as the financial systems subject matter expert for finance training modules
- Prepares documentation and provides financial systems support to all firm members
- Provides training on financial systems and highlights new features to the Training and IT teams and other firm members as required
- Logs, resolves, and escalates issues with assistance from IT and external vendors
- Maintenance, management, and facilitation of financial reports
- Maintains security logs and application access
- Assists with the year end close, rates review, and semi-annual security clean-up
- Assist with testing applications, upgrades, change requests and customizations
- Participates and coordinates special projects with internal and external partners
- Takes an active role in financial systems issue prevention and detection
- Follow project management best practices and participate in defining the scope of work, goals, and deliverables. Outline detailed work plans which
- identify and sequence the activities and resources needed to successfully complete the project.
- May be required to perform other duties as required within the scope of the role
- Produce the highest quality of work
- Accountable for all work assigned
- Takes initiative
- Confidential
Core Skills & Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years’ in a similar field at a professional services setting is required
- Undergraduate degree in Business administration, Finance or related field
- Extensive knowledge of accounting software (Aderant is preferred)
- Experience working with time management and reporting systems
- SQL experience, report writing or other coding skills
- Finance/Accounting experience
- Advanced Excel knowledge is preferred
- Project management
- Experience with financial system implementations, workflows, and dashboards
- Handle time pressure situations and stress of multiple demands
- Microsoft 365 suite of applications
- Proven competence in investigating, addressing and resolving client issues in a timely manner
- Must be able to run projects and tasks with minimal supervision
- Ability to document financial processes and procedures
- Creative thinking, positive attitude and ability to learn new functions quickly
- Strong customer service skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to problem solve
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Organized
- Detailed