Accounting Systems Analyst

Robert Half · Waukesha, United States

Accounting Systems Analyst

Position Overview

We are seeking a Accounting Systems Analyst to support, maintain, and enhance financial and accounting systems, including OneStream and related applications. This role partners with Finance, Accounting, and FP&A to support accurate financial consolidation, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analytics.

The ideal candidate combines accounting knowledge with technical aptitude, enjoys troubleshooting, and is eager to learn. This position provides day-to-day user support and assists with system improvements that increase efficiency and usability.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Systems Support

• Assist with administering financial applications, including account reconciliations, task management, and consolidation workflows.
• Perform routine configuration updates, report modifications, and basic business rule changes.
• Maintain metadata, hierarchies, workflows, dashboards, reports, and user access.
• Respond to user questions, troubleshoot issues, and escalate complex concerns as needed.

Financial Close, Planning, and Reporting

• Support consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes from a systems perspective.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, and FP&A to understand reporting needs and develop solutions.
• Provide month-end technical support, including data loads, validation, and transformation rule maintenance.
• Monitor system processes and integrations to identify and resolve issues.

System Maintenance and Enhancements

• Assist with monitoring system performance and resolving user issues.
• Gather business requirements and support testing and implementation of enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and system functionality.
• Document system procedures, configuration changes, and user instructions.
• Support user training and contribute to system enhancement planning.
• Collaborate with external consultants on new functionality and implementations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, or a related field, or 4 years of equivalent experience.
• One to two years of relevant experience.
• Experience with OneStream, Hyperion, Oracle EPM, BPC, or similar financial consolidation software.
• Strong interest in learning financial systems and enterprise applications.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous OneStream experience.
• Understanding of month-end close, financial consolidation, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Experience in a SOX-controlled environment.
• Experience working in a collaborative corporate environment.
• Basic knowledge of SQL, databases, or data integration concepts.