Senior ERP Financial Systems Support Analyst

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING FOR YORK REGION

At York Region, we take pride in our progressive programs, benefits, employee satisfaction, and community involvement. We offer flexibility to support work/life balance through our flex time and hybrid work options, a defined pension plan to support your future, a comprehensive benefits package for your wellness, and an inclusive and diverse work environment to support your growth and learning. Do what you love and love what you do by visiting www.york.ca/careers.

ABOUT THE FINANCE TEAM

Join our established, passionate, and growing team in the Finance Department as a Senior Financial Systems Analyst! We value diversity, collaboration, innovation, empathy, and continuous learning. Our team embraces change as we are always innovating our practices, and we foster connectivity by promoting collaboration with everything that we do. We hire top talent to help get the job done and make the day-to-day fun! We take pride in empowering our staff and ensuring that they have what they need to grow and thrive. Come to be a part of our transformation journey as we leverage technology, data, and innovation to deliver the best services to our community and improve finance operations within York Region. 

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a specialist with strong technology experience and a keen interest in financial systems implementation and improvement. IF YOU –
•    Love problem-solving and exploring options for optimizing financial technology
•    Enjoy a variety of work functions such as business analysis, user support, application system processes, financial data, process improvement, compliance
•    Have a deep appreciation of system control, documentation, privacy, and security considerations
•    Have a genuine passion for providing outstanding customer service to the users, excelling at truly understanding what people need before building solutions. 
•    Have a keen desire to solve business problems and take a holistic view of any situation
•    Want to become the de-facto team lead and share what you know without reservation 
•    Respect diverse perspectives and know that working well with people is the key to working with systems and data
AND YOU ARE –
•    Well-rounded, curious, motivated, professional, and communicative
•    Resourceful yet know when to phone a friend
•    Fearless in learning and growing
•    Driven to prove the value of analytics and problem-solving and are a humble expert in your role

THEN you may be a perfect match! Keep reading, there is more

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Every day, you will drive our aspiration to master subjects around financial systems, identifying business needs, and determining solutions to business problems. YOU WILL – 
•    Serve as the go-to subject matter expert for our core ERP financials system. You will trouble shoot, investigate, and solve financial system issues for users. 
•    Collaborate closely with users to understand their needs and challenges. You will translate these into clear functional specifications and work effectively with IT to deliver robust solutions.  
•    Configure, test and maintain financial system modules to support evolving business processes and regulatory changes 
•    Research, identify and prototype opportunities to improve processes, educating users and advising on solutions that challenge and expand current thinking
•    Ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of financial data across all systems through strong governance, regular audits and reconciliations.  
•    Identify opportunities to enrich the effective use of financial systems, develop business cases, or make presentations as suitable. 
•    Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams to participate in and contribute to new ERP initiatives and projects. 
•    Help shape and serve the growing community in which we live and wor

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

•    University degree in Business, Commerce, Public Administration, or equivalent applied programs
•    Minimum 5 years of experience working in financial systems functional support, business analysis, and implementation - ideally working with large-sized ERP financial systems
•    Strong understanding of core financial processes (e.g. GL, AP, AR, Allocations, Budget), data concepts, and techniques, with familiarity in applicable standards and best practices, including formal training in business process re-engineering
•    Proven ability to document business requirements using documentation standards and perform effective QA testing with comprehensive test plans. 
•    Solid grasp of ideation, process mapping, requirements gathering, and project planning
•    Proficiency in advanced SQL, experience in data handling and report development. 
•    Adept with tools of the trade such as Visio, Excel, Power BI, PowerPivot, Tableau
•    Strong digital, technology, and IT literacy, as well as excellent analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively 
•    Communicate well in both spoken and written and demonstrated leadership qualities with a positive can-do attitude

Please apply online by 5:00PM EST of the closing date indicated above.

All employment opportunities are recorded on a 24-Hour Career Line and may be accessed by calling 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75508. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please be advised, York Region uses email as the primary means of communication with candidates and does not use AI technology in any part of the recruitment process. Please ensure your email address is up to date, checked frequently (including your spam folder), and accepts messages from unknown users.

York Region is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We respect, encourage and celebrate our diversity, aiming to build a qualified workforce that reflects the population we serve. Should you require an accommodation under the Human Rights Code during the recruitment and selection process, including accessible formats and communication supports, please email careers@york.ca or call 1-877-464-9675 extension 75506. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request during recruitment processes and throughout employment.