Finance Applications Systems Analyst I

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Why Merit?

At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.

At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.

The Finance Applications Systems Analyst I collaborates with stakeholders, business leaders, IT teams, and end users to support enterprise finance applications and business processes. This role involves facilitating meetings to discuss end-user requirements, project status updates, communication, planning, training, and operational needs.

Summary of Duties

• Develop, support, and administer an array of financial and reporting systems.
• Assist in the creation of documentation to support the various financial systems.
• Develop in depth understanding of core financial systems and how the support the various financial processes
• Assist in the monitoring of core financial systems and offers solutions to business areas when issues occur.
• Participate in process improvement activities utilizing existing and/or new technology.
• Assist in implementing new financial systems to meet growing business needs.
• Contribute to the testing and verification of product upgrades or new technology.

Position Description
Develop, support, and administer the Oracle Cloud EPM and various other systems required so that effective planning, performance management, and decision support services can be offered to executives, business area management, and various levels of business analysts throughout Merit Medical

Provide the tools necessary to access information from a variety of internal systems to better assist personnel in the preparation and analysis of consolidated financial reports. Responsibilities include the configuration, implementation, and management of the e-business financial applications and reporting systems. Educates and trains users in the technology tools to access information from a variety of internal systems. Uses emerging and existing technology and services with the goal of streamlining and improving the business decision-making process.

Position-Related Responsibilities

• Integrates the financial, forecasting and reporting systems with other corporate financial and operational information systems. Must be sufficiently knowledgeable to function efficiently in various operating systems and environments in order to access information from all systems which ultimately feed the financial and reporting systems.
• Initiates and maintains relationships with clients to ensure processes and solutions are integrated to support business requirements.
• Gathers requirements from clients for reports and enhancements and translates those requirements into functional designs used by technical resources to develop solutions.
• Recommends improvement of existing or proposed systems to enhance the functionality or effectiveness of solutions delivered.
• Provides internal consulting to users on how to make best use of functionality readily available in the current applications.
• Reviews and approves report design documents.
• Ensures proper documentation is in place to support on-going internal reporting and querying systems.
• Maintains application configuration table values to support business rules and application functions. Keeps associated documentation up to date.
• Controls and monitors system security configuration settings, granting user access to (or removing user access from) applications according to appropriate authorization.
• Develops unit test plans. Tests application patches and changes to configuration tables, programs, and processes.
• Performs regression testing and verification for product upgrades.
• Coordinates client's testing and acceptance of application changes.
• Develops and/or assists in developing business process aligned application training material. Delivers training to clients one-on-one or in a classroom environment as required.
• Monitors system, data, application, process, and user errors and performance issues, and takes corrective action as appropriate.
• Provides business support to clients needing assistance with applications and/or diagnosing data issues.
• Documents problem analysis findings and corrective measures for ongoing support and audit purposes.
• Develops and runs ad hoc query reports as needed to troubleshoot problems, fulfill audit requests, and support other client requests.
• Works closely with technical resources as needed to troubleshoot problems and determine solutions.
• Continuously looking for implementing improvement strategies to enhance performance through better utilization of operational information.
• Is consistently aware of corporate goals and can identify technology to help meet those goals.
• Continually increases personal understanding of utility business functions and processes.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by management.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Firm understanding of finance and accounting practices and terminology.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud EPM preferred. Power BI or other similar tools a plus

As an eligible Merit employee, you can expect the following:

* Multiple Shifts and Hours to choose from: Days, Swing (Eve), and Nights

* Medical/Dental & Other Insurances (eligible the first of month after 30 days)

* Low Cost Onsite Medical Clinic

* Two (2) Onsite Cafeterias

* Employee Garden | Gardening Classes

* 3 Weeks' Vacation | 1 Week Sick-Time | Paid Holidays

* 401K | Health Savings Account

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Military Veterans are encouraged to Apply.

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