Business Systems Analyst Job at Thrivent in Appleton
Thrivent, Appleton, WI, United States, 54914
The Business Systems Analyst works closely with finance leaders, financial analysts, product managers, engineers, and data teams to shape and support systems including ERP, Treasury, and forecasting & planning platforms. This role is a key player in delivering technological solutions that enable smarter decisions, better financial visibility, and operational efficiency.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Support enhancements, upgrades, and continuous improvement of finance systems and forecasting & planning platforms.
- Collaborate with finance, accounting, treasury, and financial planning & analysis stakeholders to elicit and refine business needs across both operational and strategic planning processes.
- Translate business requirements into user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria, with a focus on both short-term wins and long-term scalability.
- Support solution design for ERP systems (e.g., Peoplesoft, Oracle, SAP, etc.) and enterprise forecasting & planning platforms (e.g., Planful, Anaplan, OneStream, etc.).
- Advance integrated planning initiatives by contributing to financial forecasting model changes, scenario planning capabilities, and forecasting workflows.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and stakeholder training for newly released features or workflows.
- Analyze, track, and report on key product and platform KPIs, including system adoption, process efficiency, and forecast accuracy.
- Continuously assess system performance, integration needs, and change impacts to ensure alignment with finance transformation goals.
Required Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, management information systems, or equivalent
- 4-6+ years of experience in the Business System Analyst field with a focus on accounting, finance and planning systems
- Technical expertise and strong understanding across finance, accounting, and financial planning & analysis (FP&A)
- Solid working knowledge of finance processes (GL, close, reporting) and financial planning & analysis workflows
- Experience with ERP systems such as PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud, SAP or similar.
- Hands-on experience with at least one financial planning & analysis tool such as Planful, Anaplan, OneStream, or similar
- Experience working in Agile product teams (Scrum, SAFe)
- Solid documentation and analysis skills, including use tools including Jira, Confluence, and Visio and similar
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Analytical mindset with experience in data modeling, reporting, and process optimization.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
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