Business Systems Analyst – Finance (Accounting & Automation Focus)
OmegaHires
- San Diego, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: San Diego, CA & Reno, NV (Hybrid)Preferred Locations:
- 1st Preference: San Diego, CA
- 2nd Preference: Reno, NV
Business Systems Analyst with a strong background in finance and accounting systems, specifically around money movement processes such as payment processing, payroll, and capital (loan) processing.
The ideal candidate will play a critical role in translating accounting requirements into reporting and system automation, helping to streamline financial operations and ensure compliance with regulatory standards (SOX, ITGC).
Key Responsibilities:
- Money Movement Systems Support:
- Support and improve processes for payment collection, payroll processing, and capital/loan disbursement.
- Ensure systems are designed to securely and efficiently move money between entities.
- Accounting Automation:
- Work on automating manual journal entries across the payments business, with an initial target of automating 5 out of 40 recurring journal entries.
- Apply strong accounting knowledge to review and validate logic, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.
- Collaborate with technical teams to define and deliver system integrations for accounting automation.
- Reporting & Systems Integration:
- Translate accounting requirements into reporting requirements for technical implementation.
- Build and validate reports that feed into the data warehouse and Oracle Financials (FAH) for auto-posting journal entries.
- Ensure systems and processes are compliant with SOX and ITGC controls.
- Project Phases:
- Phase 1: Develop proof of concept for automated journal entry integration with Oracle FAH.
- Phase 2: Enable automated month-end close, including account mapping and automated flux analysis.
- Goal to reduce month-end close from 2.5 days to 1 day through process improvement and automation.
- Collaboration & Testing:
- Work with cross-functional teams (finance, engineering, data) to ensure requirements are clear and test cases/use cases are complete.
- Participate in the full lifecycle of systems development including requirement gathering, testing, and deployment.
- Strong accounting background with the ability to challenge assumptions and validate accounting logic.
- Experience with journal entry automation, accounting system improvements, and financial reporting systems.
- Familiarity with Oracle FAH (Financial Accounting Hub) or similar ERP platforms (Oracle integration is a plus).
- Experience working in a SOX-compliant environment with understanding of ITGC controls.
- Proven background in business systems analysis, including lifecycle management, test case development, and stakeholder communication.
- Ability to map account sets across different systems for consistent financial reporting.