Position Summary:The Senior Financial Systems Analyst is part of the Finance Controller teams and serves as the primary liaison across Finance leadership teams, IT, Data, and other areas within the organization. This role is responsible for supporting, optimizing, and transforming Finance technology platforms, including SAP, financial close and reporting systems, automation solutions, and emerging AI technologies.
The position combines deep expertise in financial systems and accounting processes with a passion for continuous improvement, automation, and digital transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, controls, reporting, and business decision-making. The ideal candidate possesses strong SAP Finance systems expertise, understands accounting and financial processes.
Key Responsibilities:Financial Systems Administration & Support
• Support and maintain financial systems including SAP ECC/S4, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP CO-PA, SAP PM, ECCS, Blackline, ServiceNow, and related applications.
• Coordinate and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring system reliability and data integrity.
• Troubleshoot system, interface, reporting, and data-processing issues and drive timely resolution.
• Manage Finance system security, user provisioning, and role-based access controls.
• Manage financial master data governance, including cost centers, profit centers, internal orders, hierarchies, and reporting structures.
• Ensure financial systems operate reliably, securely, and in accordance with internal controls and audit requirements.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across Finance systems.
• Manage data validation, reconciliation, and governance initiatives.
Finance Transformation & Process Improvement
• Design, build, and support automated workflows using such tools as ServiceNow, Blackline, Microsoft Power Automate and related technologies.
• Automate approvals, notifications, reconciliations, data validations, report distribution, and system monitoring activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders to redesign inefficient processes and improve operational effectiveness.
• Ensure automation solutions are documented, controlled, scalable, and maintainable.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort through automation, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Assist with evaluation and deployment of technologies such as Microsoft Copilot, AI Builder, and intelligent workflow automation tools.
• Participate in Finance transformation projects focused on automation, analytics, reporting modernization, AI, and operational efficiency.
Business Partnership & Project Delivery
• Function as the liaison between Finance, IT, Shared Services, and external vendors.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Support system implementations, upgrades, testing, change management, and user training.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, process documentation, technical specifications, and training materials.
• Lead small-to-medium projects and contribute to larger Finance transformation initiatives.
Required Skills:- Strong SAP FI expertise including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, and Finance Processes.
- Strong SAP CO expertise including Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, and Profitability Analysis.
- Understanding of SAP integration with MM, SD, and CO-PA.
- Demonstrated knowledge of financial close, reporting, planning, and accounting processes.
- Experience troubleshooting complex systems, interfaces, reporting, and data issues.
- Effective communication, documentation, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Preferred Skills: - Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Experience with Blackline, ServiceNow, and financial close automation tools.
- Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate.
- Exposure to Microsoft Copilot, AI Builder, or other AI-enabled business solutions.
- Experience troubleshooting complex systems, data, and reporting issues.
- Experience supporting Shared Service or multinational finance organizations.
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience supporting Finance systems, SAP ERP environments, and financial technology platforms.
The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $146,000. Messer provides medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance and paid time off as well as other voluntary benefits, such as, long term disability in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Plans. Employees are eligible to enroll in Messer's 401(k) Plan. Employees may be eligible to participate in the company's bonus program.
