Sr. Business Analyst - Finance

Who Is Pella Corporation?

In the small Dutch Community of Pella, Iowa in 1925, Pete and Lucille Kuyper invested in a new invention - a window screen that rolled up and down like a shade. The couple went on to found a company based on the principles of traditional American values, integrity and the desire to enrich the homes and lives of our customers.

Today, Pella Corporation is still privately owned and continues to be a leader in technology and product innovation. In fact, they've been awarded more than 150 product and design patents. And the team at Pella is as committed as ever to continuing the company's proud heritage of building innovative windows and doors.

At Pella, we want to help you find what makes you an extraordinary team member. That's why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences, and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.

Our national brand is supported by 8,000+ team members at 17 manufacturing sites and 90+ sales branches across the country who are dedicated to serving our customers with Pella Passion - a way of being that inspires us to go above and beyond for each other, our customers, and our communities. Pella Passion has guided our actions for 95 years and will carry us forward as we capture the rare blend of inspired design and exceptional detail in our work and our lives.

JOB SUMMARY:

Works with internal business partners and external resources to provide Finance/IT application systems that enable functional processes. Has system wide responsibility on Finance/IT projects. Provide subject matter expertise to solve functionally sophisticated problems. Provide direction to team members and coaching to junior level employees.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Percentages represent guidelines only; May vary by position and fluctuate due to changing business needs.

1.45% Day to day support

• Support current business systems including issue identification and resolution, functional performance monitoring and tuning and disaster recovery capability to meet business objectives leveraging both user feedback and internal metrics to drive improvement.

2.20% Analysis and design work

• Analyze business requirements, develop design, manage configuration and integration, and conduct robust testing to support new system implementations, current system upgrades and business process changes and CI initiatives. Work to be reviewed with Sr. Analyst or manager.

3.10% Reports and Metrics

• Extract and format data to support reporting and metric needs.

4.10% Project management

• Development and coordination of medium projects or complex components for larger projects

5.10% Documentation and Training

• Create and maintain documentation and conduct end user training. Educate users in workflow, business processes, and reporting metrics enabled by system.

6.5% Advanced Support

• Support other team members by providing industry expertise on difficult and complex issues.

7.Supervisory Responsibilities: None

8.Responsibilities outside of normal business hours: Shared support, scheduled maintenance and disaster recovery assignments.

9.Other duties may be assigned.

The Senior Business Analyst

• Finance/IT will be involved in all aspects of Financials and Information Technology from the design and implementation of processes to the day to day support.

• Liaison between the finance user group and the appropriate IT groups. Advocate for finance group with regard to the financial applications (Oracle E-Business Suite (R12 or Fusion) Microsoft (Great Plains or Business Central) and integrated systems (ex. Vertex, Kofax, Fenevision, PrefSuite, Paradigm etc.)

• Works closely with managers, other IT implementation teams, and business customers to prioritize and fulfill project goals.

• Responsible for creating an environment of cooperation and teamwork which supports the identification and timely completion of projects. This would include, but is not limited to, training support, monitoring progress, and communication among Pella and customer teams.

• May be responsible for supervision of support resources, coordinating testing scenarios, and tasked with managing customer relationships in assigned areas.

• Support day to day activities with strong troubleshooting skills and including on-call rotation.

• Manage reporting tools, including Power BI and XML Publisher.

• Work with users to identify business process issues/requirements and prepare recommended cost effective solution to maximize value provided from business applications. Decipher functional processes and communicate both to technical as well as business resources.

• Identify\implement process improvements and automation opportunities.

• Participate in defining financial systems strategy, including choice of appropriate tool set, and participate the phases of the system evolution including business requirements gathering to functional and technical specifications and analysis, configuration, testing, implementation of Oracle and training

• Support management through ad hoc data collecting, reporting, analysis and special projects.

Technical / functional skills (includes computer skills):

• Experience with Oracle E-Business Modules. Preferred experience specifically in Oracle Finance Modules or equivalent: GL, Receivables, Payables, Cost Management, Tax, Cash Management and XML Publisher.

• Preferred experience and knowledge in OneStream, Great Plains, Business Central, Anaplan, Vertex etc.

• Preferred functional knowledge of additional Oracle E-Business suite Modules: Inventory, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Order Management

• Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Power BI, Oracle Support and SR creation.

• Familiarity with Oracle applications modules and high level database structure.

• Ability to read, modify and create basic Oracle queries.

• Ability to read PL\SQL code for troubleshooting and design requirements.

• Familiarity with application setups necessary for forms, reports, workflows, etc. as well as knowledge of flex fields, value sets, lookups, and concurrent processing

• Strong leadership, organization and project management skills, and the ability to speak in front of groups of customers and/or employees.

Certifications or licenses: Financial related education &\or experience with an in-depth knowledge of: Oracle Financials (AP, AR, GL, FA, PO)

Travel expected: 0-10% of time

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree and 5+ years related functional experience.

• Leadership Competencies:

• Manage and improve processes

• Demonstrate Adaptability

• Industry Knowledge

• Build relationships

• Drive Execution

• High Impact Delivery