Church Pension Group (CPG) is a financial services organization that serves the Episcopal Church, located in Midtown Manhattan. CPG was founded in 1917 to provide pension benefits to eligible clergy of the Episcopal Church. Since then, its mission has expanded to include life and disability insurance, health benefits, property & casualty insurance, and publishing.The primary responsibilities of theBusiness Systems Analyst include supporting the Director of Finance Technology Systems in maintaining the Oracle applications for Shared Transaction Services, Accounting and Finance (EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) and DOMO), which include assisting with close processes, identifying, and developing innovative solutions to business issues and data compilation for reporting purposes. Will support BU/CU Projects that directly impact the Corporate Finance unit.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Analyzes business functions to recommend development of new or modified technology changes
• Assists with month, quarter, and year end close processes
• Identifies innovative solutions to business issues that conform to the technical specifications
• Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting the data
• Consults with business unit management and personnel to identify and document business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, data scope, usage, formatting, and security requirements
• Compiling data for annual reports, budgets, and cash flow reports, assessing operational performance and priorities
• Provides functional assistance in identifying, evaluating, and developing systems and procedures
• Writes and maintains functional specifications for new or modified business systems
• Consults and coordinates with systems analysts and programmers to design and develop automated business systems
• Assists with the coordination and implementation of changes or enhancements to test business and functional processes during system development and quality assurance testing
• Assists business unit management and personnel to obtain additional information during system development and evaluate alternatives
• Supports the tracking and documenting of changes to functional and business specifications
• Assists others in the writing of user documentation, instructions, and procedures
• Monitors and supports post implementation problems and enhance requests
• Assists in the preparation of time and cost estimates for completing projects
• Prepare the monthly and quarterly financial reports of various units and departments
• Ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting
• Analyze historical and current financial data
• Effective performance of the essential functions of this position requires regular in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues, both for purposes of relationship building and meaningful collaboration

QUALIFICATIONS to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Analysis, design, and development of on-line classroom training programs.
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong knowledge of the industry and internal business operations.
• Strong decision-making, negotiation, business communications, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Advanced excel skills

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
• 7 years of finance related experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Commuting to the office, on average, three days a week. Extensive use of a computer keyboard is a demand of the position to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Medical (including Vision)
• Dental
• Supplemental Dental

• Employer funded defined benefit pension plan (five year vesting)
• Employee Life Insurance
• Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage (elected as either pre-tax or after-tax)
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Worker's Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retiree health insurance (eligible after 10 years)
• Retiree life insurance

• 401(k) with matching contributions (immediate vesting)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Commuter Benefits
• New York's 529 College Savings Program (NY State residents)