Brightspeed

Financial Systems Analyst

Brightspeed

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: North Carolina • United States

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SQL

About the role

  • Partner with Finance and business leaders to understand strategic objectives and translate them into clear, measurable business and system requirements
  • Lead end-to-end business requirements activities, including workshops, interviews, documentation, and process mapping with Finance business units
  • Develop and maintain business requirements documentation (BRDs), functional specifications, and process flows to support IT development and delivery
  • Ensure alignment between business needs and platform capabilities across multiple systems, including SAP S/4HANA, SAP BRIM, CABS, RAR, and data analytics platforms
  • Identify business process gaps and recommend process improvements, automation opportunities, and control enhancements
  • Collaborate with Platform Owners and Product Managers to translate requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria using Jira or similar tools
  • Lead backlog grooming and prioritization sessions, ensuring readiness for sprints and releases
  • Partner with developers and QA teams to validate functionality against requirements and acceptance criteria throughout development and testing
  • Support issue resolution, defect triage, and clarification during development, testing, and post-release stabilization
  • Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, to ensure ongoing business alignment
  • Serve as the primary liaison between Finance stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring transparency, alignment, and timely decision-making
  • Communicate project status, risks, and issues through structured updates and governance forums
  • Support project governance, approvals, and change management documentation
  • Develop test scenarios and actively participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate solutions
  • Document test results, track defects, and support resolution prior to deployment
  • Validate post-release outcomes and partner with business owners to confirm adoption and success metrics

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
  • 5–10 years of experience as a Financial Systems Analyst or in a similar role within a technology-driven organization
  • 5–10 years of experience supporting project delivery, financial systems integration, and cross-functional initiatives
  • Demonstrated experience developing business requirements, functional specifications, test cases, and release plans
  • Working knowledge of Agile delivery frameworks, including user story creation, backlog management, and grooming
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
business requirements documentationfunctional specificationsprocess mappingtest casesrelease plansAgile delivery frameworksuser story creationbacklog managementfinancial systems integrationdata analytics
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingorganizationaldecision-makingtransparencyprioritizationadaptabilitystakeholder management