Financial Systems Analyst SR

Position Highlights:

• This position acts as primary Accounting representative for implementations, upgrades, technical support for assigned business and financial software applications and daily operations related to the department calendar regarding General Ledger and Accounts Payable. This position (along with other Accounting staff) is responsible for assistance in the coordination of the monthly general ledger closing and reporting process. Position has frequent direct contact with management for project management, status reporting, and analysis for project direction, staff development, systems development and problem resolution.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates, designs, codes, tests, and implements custom or vendor supplied software. Systems must be evaluated and selected in such a manner that they effectively respond to the business requirements of the Cancer Center.
• Determines business and process issues to be addressed via the system through interaction with clients and the financial team.
• Demonstrates business leadership and expertise by consulting/assisting in development of system design, including functional specifications and implements strategies based upon the analysis of specific operational needs.
• Develops solutions to management systems problems through a system specification process to include customization of vendor provided software using vendor provided, or non-vendor provided, tools such as reports, screen design, and interface definitions.
• Ensures that the system design specification is uniformly developed within financial team.
• Prepares complete test plans and test methodologies.
• Coordinates unit, system, and acceptance testing within the financial team. Completes assignments within project deadlines and completes work according to project schedules.
• Develops multi-resource project schedules whose scope includes initial analysis through implementation.
• Reviews initial project plans with the Accounting Manager and secures the appropriate approvals.
• Monitors progress of projects through updating and adjusting tasks on the approved department project schedule.
• Reports progress to the Accounting Manager via the updated project plan at the frequency requested
• Assists department users with training and development of user documentation.
• Coordinates the assembly of written system documentation.  
• Coordinates training sessions with staff.  
• Participates in training sessions as necessary.
• Maintain production systems to ensure reliable performance, appropriate change management and security.  
• Provides day-to-day operations support to department users of financial systems when required.
• Performs post implementation support of newly installed/modified financial system for a period of time to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
• Act as primary point of contact for all Accounting end users (Accounts Payable and General Ledger) for reporting system related problems with daily operations. Escalate to IT or vendor support as needed. Serves as first point of contact for the department.  
• Responsible for problem identification, root cause analysis, and resolution for assigned applications.  Identifies system patches (Lawson and related partner applications), releases and other maintenance required activities so that systems are current, maintained and supported on a routine basis
• Communicate final decision to proceed on Accounting related patches and coordinate with IT on installation into production  
• Updates and maintains data integrity of reports in conjunction with any other system changes that might cause related impact (i.e., various Access databases linked to interfaces and/or queries)  
• Peform testing and application development with various Lawson partner applications (i.e., Imagenow, MHC, etc.)  
• Responsible for Imagenow new user setup, workspace/workflow design, setup and maintenance, capture profile setup and maintenance, scripting and monitoring server job scheduling (Accounting related functions only)
• Serve as MHC Document Express Administrator and related security for user setup and maintenance  Develop, maintain and enhance departmental Access databases Process Improvement  
• Works closely with Accounting areas to identify system issues and opportunities for process improvements.  
• Effectively uses office automation tools for purposes of creating documentation, presentations, productivity tracking, and/or creating customer deliverables. Examples include, but are not limited to: Microsoft applications (Power Point, Access, and Excel, Project and Visio).
• Code Visual Basic scripts for Microsoft applications  
• Develops new required reports using appropriate application supported report development tool sets (i.e. Crystal Reports, Lawson, Hyperion, etc.) for all supported software applications to support end user needs  
• Identify and coordinate areas of opportunity in relation to process flow and/or Lawson Design Studio.
• General Ledger Functions
• Coordinate monthly closing routines within Lawson and related sub-systems as primary point of contact for posting responsibilities in accordance with department calendar
• Responsible for chart of accounts structure maintenance/changes as approved by Accounting Manager  
• Ensure that financial statements are accurately presented by monitoring subsystem interaction with the financial system and related partners.  
• Act as primary contact for department interfaces and monitor for reasonableness  
• Provide recurring updates for Account and Accounting Unit listings and post on Moffitt intranet
• Other Responsibilities
• Assist the Accounting Manager in the planning, coordination and preparation for the year-end audits performed by the public accounting firm. Ensure that all required schedules are completed within the requested time period.  
• Maintain knowledge of accounting rules and regulation changes. Keep current with health care industry, general accounting issues and standards as well as technical system updates (for assigned applications) and apply them to daily and monthly work as necessary.
• Be familiar with the fiscal policies and be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management regarding these policies. Provide direction in the implementation of these policies.
• Participate in professional activities and maintain professional affiliations to keep abreast of trends/changes, regulations and legislation within the applicable health care and accounting fields.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Accounting Manager or Director of Finance.

Credentials and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree – field of study : Accounting or Financial Systems related field
• Minimum 3 years previous experience in accounting and financial systems in a business or healthcare setting.

Skills:

• Experience with Lawson preferred, but not required.

• IT customer service and support experience, and can take a leadership role in problem escalation, resolution and vendor interactions.
• Specific experience with database structure may be required.
• Knowledge of programming impact/interaction to application helpful.
• Demonstrated leadership, shows high interest in systems improvement, (computerized or manual), strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Willing to work at a detailed level.
• Good written and oral communication skills as well as strong project management skills.
• Software application skills experience and knowledge of other software packages running on other platforms.
•  Integrated software system implementation experience.