Senior Business Systems Specialist

Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in system integration projects
  • Intermediate knowledge of accounting
  • Experience in insurance data management
  • Strong customer-focused approach
  • Ability to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Understanding of project management methodologies
  • Familiarity with the systems development life cycle (SDLC)

Responsibilities

  • Support buildout of Workday Prism and Accounting Center platforms
  • Conduct advanced data analysis and manage enterprise-scale databases
  • Query large databases to identify and resolve issues
  • Engage with stakeholders to gather business requirements
  • Collaborate to produce and maintain test documentation
  • Interpret functional requirements and business rules
  • Partner with technology areas for quality assurance testing efforts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Competitive 401(k) contribution and pension plan
  • Annual incentive program
  • 9 paid holidays and 23 days of paid time off
  • Support for student loan repayment
  • Paid family leave to assist employees and their families
Full Job Description
This position is responsible for supporting the buildout of our Workday Prism and Accounting Center platform in support of organizational priorities and use-cases. Works with technology areas, product owners, and stakeholders to understand business requirements and then lead the system development, documentation, testing, and post-production support for large and complex system integrations. Oversees the research of complex system issues and coordinates their resolution. Researches and evaluates business system application developments and technologies that are relevant to the business and future business strategy.

Position Compensation Range:

$88,000.00 - $145,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• Conducts advanced data analysis and development and manages enterprise-scale databases and integrations. Problem solves with data from associated systems.
• Queries large databases/source systems to identify defects, and problem-solves to resolve issues.
• Engages with technology areas and represents the business-on-business issues and requirements for large and complex system projects.
• Partners with stakeholders to understand needs, analyze business requirements, perform data analysis, assist in change management, training and testing efforts.
• Interprets business rules and functional requirements and data definitions.
• Collaborates to resolve inconsistencies and inadequacies in requirements.
• Partners with technology areas to develop user acceptance testing and quality assurance test scenarios and cases working to ensure data delivery meets business requirements. Collaborates with stakeholders to produce and maintain accurate test documentation.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Intermediate accounting knowledge.

• Insurance data-management experience.

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Demonstrated experience developing relationships with internal and external partners.
• Knowledge of business systems and how to apply them to leverage efficiencies in a business environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies, practices, techniques and tools.
• Knowledge and understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC).

Additional Information
  • To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week.  This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth.  At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability. 
  • Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
  • Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
  • Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting


We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

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