Sr. Financial Systems Analyst

Job ID#: 21-07031Job Title: Sr. Financial Systems AnalystType: Direct-HireLocation: Denver, COAnnual Base Salary Range: $120-130k/yr Summary We are a leading independent global asset manager, dedicated to delivering the best outcomes for our clients through a highly diversified range of actively managed products. We are truly global, supporting our individual and institutional investors across a range of products, encompassing equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. Our high-energy and collaborative culture helps our clients achieve their goals and ensures that our people love the place they work.The DepartmentThe IT department has approx. 400 employees and plays a crucial role in supporting company success. We are responsible for developing and implementing state-of-the-art software and processes to support our fund management, trading, compliance, distribution and operational areas and for maintaining a stable and resilient IT infrastructure platform.The Finance & HR Technology departments support all of Finance & HR IT requirements. The team is split between Denver and London in accordance with our user base. The systems we support are primarily SAP based however there is a growing contingent of other applications both cloud-based and on premise.Job Overview Reporting to the Global Finance Systems Manager you will be responsible for the support and enhancement activities for SAP FICO, AM, AP, AR in addition to various auxiliary systems. Working together with members of IT and Finance, you will be the first line support for the Finance and Procurement departments for queries and issues. In addition to the on-going system activities, you will be pivotal in the delivery of changes and enhancements to the existing solution, as well as new projects. You will have the opportunity of learning new technologies outside of SAP FICO to support the roadmap of the Finance Technology Platforms.Duties and responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end work, from collecting requirements, design changes, implement them and promote them to the live system under direction of the SAP Finance Systems Manager
• Work within the established change framework to ensure appropriate prioritization and testing of changes
• Continuously and proactively seek improvement to the system by understanding customers activities and challenges
• Become a trusted business partner by customers and one of the main points of contact for queries/issues in the SAP Finance Systems
• Provide end user support and training as required
• Produce documentation for design, testing, and support of both users and administrators
• Conduct periodic system reviews with key stakeholders and proactively follow-up on activities
• Liaise with the Basis / Security / ABAP developers as required
• Work using the Agile methodology and leverage collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, AHA, ServiceNow, teams)
• Support internal and external audit requests

• Scoping activities
• Confident and Professional in working with senior members of accounting/business stakeholders
• Solution design/present options
• Create functional specifications
• Requirements Gathering
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Configure and develop solutions based on specifications
• Write test scripts, perform testing and conduct defect resolution
• Provide end user support and training as required on all applicable systems
• Support business as usual operations, including completion of month, quarter and year end finance close
• Some level of accounting knowledge
• Some level of project mgmt. skills to meet deliverables timely and efficiently

• 5+ years experience with SAP Finance Systems
• Maintains and enhances the SAP Financials modules including: FI (including asset accounting), CO.
• Accountable for all SAP interface systems integration to multiple 3rd party systems. Responsible for design, configuration, testing, and documentation, including functional specifications.
• Configuration and understanding the Finance system landscape, which includes various SAP modules (SAP FICO / BW / BPC) as well as ancillary/integrated systems (e.g., Concur, Basware)

• Knowledge of operations, front office, risk, performance team activities
• Experience working on a global team and with stakeholders across the globe
• Knowledge of SFTP, Autosys, File transfers, and mapping of interfaces
• SAP ABAP skills, debugging, technical specifications, code writing, code review

• Self-motivated with and enthusiastic approach, a completer-finisher able to work on their own initiative with a focus and commitment to delivery
• General understanding of the Finance and Accounting function
• Familiarity of project management methodologies in order to support (and in some cases lead) project and enhancement efforts
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Problem solving quickly understand complex problems and provide practical / pragmatic solutions
• Able to analyze complex situations and take appropriate action
• Team player with a flexible, results-driven approach
• Accustomed to working effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Able to adapt quickly in a rapidly changing environment
• Effective time management / planning manages personal workload effectively, sets realistic and achievable targets and consistently delivers to them

• Annual performance appraisal (not applicable for Contractors)
• Completion of all assigned compliance training
• Annual attestation (Knowledge and Competence in-scope roles only)

• Place the interest of our Clients first, act in accordance with TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) principles
• Understand and follow laws and regulations applicable for your role, seeking the help of your supervising manager or Compliance if additional guidance is required
• Understand and abide by all companies policies applicable to your role, and seek support/guidance of the policy owner guidance when required
• You are ultimately accountable for your actions and responsible for seeking further information on any or all of the above as necessary.