Functional Analyst (Financial Systems)

*Hybrid Contract-to-Hire Opportunity*

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Financial Functional Analyst position! This is a 6 month contract-to-hire position and will be hybrid in Charlotte, North Carolina (on-site 3 days per week). This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services during the contract period.

What You'll Be Doing:

Provide system analysis, configuration, development, QA and support for Enterprise level in-unit and reporting applications.

Work directly with business team members, developers, and user community to identify business needs and interpret them as application requirements primarily related to financial budgeting & forecasting.

Develop understanding of marketplace and product lines to effectively interpret financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.

Assist the business with the creation, testing and implementation of budget templates for integration within cloud-based solution (Anaplan no Anaplan experience required)

Use analysis to influence and drive improvements within finance and our business partners by using fact-based, holistic and forward-looking perspectives.

Provide second level support for all in-unit and reporting applications.

Manage versioning and controls to ensure business continuity via strong organizational skills.

Draft requirements and specifications documentation, complete to signoff and validate deliverables to specifications.

Function as primary liaison between business and developers

Write and execute functional test scripts and coordinate with other analysts for system integration testing.

Learn a very complex business and facilitate projects and decisions across many disparate user groups.

Other reporting/analysis and special projects as required

What You'll Need to Have:

Bachelor s degree required (Finance, Accounting, MIS)

Anaplan experience is a preference.

2 years of experience in finance AND functional analysis.

Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills including, but not limited to: Pivot tables, more advanced formulas (IF, SUMIF, VLOOKUP, etc.)

On time development of user stories, application requirements, and/or process flow diagrams

UI design and/or mockups, with detailed requirements

Experience with financial systems, forecasting, and budgeting

Experience with a formal software development life cycle

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Managing conflicting priorities and gaining consensus across multiple user groups

Committed and enthusiastic approach to supporting business customers and end users.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with Jira or a similar tool

Experience with reporting tools (Power BI) and data analysis

Experience with SAP and/or Hyperion

Pay Range: $40-$45/hr +

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