Senior or Principal Systems Analyst - Dynamics

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:(Key duties and responsibilities of this Senior Systems Analyst position include, but are not limited to, the items listed below.)

• Use in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance modules to provide effective solutions to the Finance and Payroll teams and to address business scenarios. Knowledge of the interdependency between modules is essential for making design decisions.
• Keep abreast of new Microsoft Dynamics releases and applications and present opportunities for improvement to the business.
• Provides support for all Microsoft Dynamics Finance functions.
• Assists business units in the development and implementation of their strategic objectives, policies, procedures and standards
• Evaluates techniques and processes and makes recommendations that will improve the team’s effectiveness and capabilities.
• Understanding, in depth, the business processes supported by assigned business software applications
• Analyzes and documents business users’ requirements, clarifying inconsistencies, conflicts, or ambiguities, to effectively model business processes in software.
• Serves as the IT application owner of assigned business applications for their lifecycles.
• Responsible for the configuration, development, testing and maintenance and documentation of business software applications
• Develop and maintain relations with 3rd party support and vendors
• Use in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance modules to provide effective solutions to the Finance and
• Payroll teams and to address business scenarios. Knowledge of the interdependency between modules is essential for making design decisions. 
• Keep abreast of new Microsoft Dynamics releases and applications and present opportunities for improvement to the business.
• Provides support for all Microsoft Dynamics Finance functions.  

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Senior Systems Analyst: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required.  
• Five years’ experience implementing or supporting ERP systems, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, SAP, Oracle, or similar. Covering core financial and operational modules (e.g., General Ledger, Budgeting, Procurement, Project Accounting, and reporting) is required.
• Five years’ experience of platform development, configuration and support of COTS, SAAS or PAAS applications is preferred.
• Two years’ experience working within waterfall or agile IT project methodologies is required.
• Two years’ experience writing Structure Query Language (SQL) queries is preferred.
• Proven experience in implementing and optimizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 systems, including data migration, system configuration, and workflow development.
• Software development / support experience is preferred.
• Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
• Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is preferred.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Principal Systems Analyst: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university is required.
• Ten years’ experience in an internally focused IT role supporting business applications is required.
• Ten years’ experience of platform development, configuration, and support of Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Power Platform, or related applications is required.
• Ten years’ experience working within Waterfall or Agile Methodologies is required.
• Experience with local government business processes is preferred.
• Software development / support experience is preferred.
• Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
• Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is preferred.
• ITIL certification, Prosci certification, Lean Six Sigma (or similar) certification are preferred.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Microsoft Power Platform certifications are preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• ITIL v3 (or higher) is preferred.
• Agile Scrum Foundation is preferred.
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License upon hire, with complying insurance. Review of motor vehicle record is required at time of hire and periodically throughout employment.
• This position requires successful completion of a criminal background check including fingerprinting through a national database.

Salary : $97,485 - $164,043