Financial Analyst - Systems Job at Meijer (Grand Rapids)

Job Description

The Financial Analyst - Systems is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for overall technology advancements and development for Meijer's Finance Platforms. This person will work very close with various Finance leaders and ITS teams to define, prioritize, develop, and launch new features and capabilities. This person is also a key leader and liaison with product managers within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) that Meijer has adopted across multiple areas of the business. This role offers the unique opportunity to influence and create new finance experiences that impact users across the whole Finance areas. Individuals in this role must demonstrate the ability to understand customer needs and have the aptitude for both technical and business requirements. They must be able to understand the impacts finance requests have on other areas, and communicate and prioritize cross functionally.

Job Responsibility

Responsible for managing features, user stories, spikes and/or enablers on the finance train that drive development changes in IT, many of which are tied to other Agile trains
Leads, collects, and analyzes business requirements and implements business solutions in a multifunctional project, assesses and communicates issues of technology impact on the business
Serves as a Finance Subject Matter Expert (SME) for contributions toward the creation and development of larger project roadmaps, project strategy and planning process
Leads Projects from start to finish, including detailed breakdown of features at the beginning, through measuring success post-rollout
Conveys the vision and goals to their team for each new feature prioritized
Maintains and prioritizes their portion of the team's projects during the sprint and PI planning processes
Identifies conflicting business practices and integration issues, suggesting alternative solutions
Identifies requests requiring custom programs and suggests 'standard' alternatives that still meet the business need
Attends all regularly scheduled meetings as part of the SAFe framework, including sprint planning, sprint demos, system demos, retrospectives, and program increment planning events
Communicates status and progress internally and externally
Plans and executes program/feature transitions with high customer impact as needed
Engages in systems tests, monitors results, and takes required corrective actions as needed
Additional projects outside of the agile project teams as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
5+ years' experience in Accounting or Finance, or IT field supporting Finance applications
Experience working with technical teams required, preferably within an Agile (SAFe) framework
Experience in working within teams and cross-functional partner relationships
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint experience
Demonstrated ability to deliver simple customer experience solutions
Strong written, editing, proofreading and oral communication skills
Strong presentation skills, comfort leading cross functional projects
Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with ability to prioritize multiple/competing projects and assignments
Attention to detail with an ability to meet tight timelines
Strong problem solving ability and dealing with ambiguity
Strong work ethic complemented by a positive, can-do attitude
Ability to communicate and interact with various divisions and levels of the organization
Exceptional ability to extract strategic insights from data and adjust and/or plan accordingly

What we offer

Weekly pay
Scheduling flexibility
Paid parental leave
Paid education assistance
Team member discount
Development programs for advancement and career growth

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