Finance Systems Functional/Technical Analyst

Company Description

• Join a team of experts, and be a part of our collaborative culture 
• We value flexibility, and give our people choices to balance work-life commitments 
• Our modern offices are centrally located, with an onsite gym 

 Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Dai-ichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empowered to create better products and services.  

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise.  

Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections and exclusive learning opportunities. Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance. 

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally-enabled leading insurer. 

Job Description

Please note this position is a 12-18 month Fixed term contract

As the Technical - Functional System Analyst in the Financial Systems Team your role will be to work with Finance, Project Managers, Business Analysts, the user community and other team members to support projects that are aligned with TAL strategy.

This role is a 50/50 Technical/Functional split.

Support includes:

• Project (continuous improvement and system maintenance) - planning, analysing, preparing collateral and managing the implementation of changes to financial systems in line with project objectives.
• BAU - manage the finance systems issues/ requests process.

You will be required to respond to stakeholders requests in a professional, thorough and complete manner

Key Responsibilities:

Plan, Analyse, Prepare Collateral and Manage the Implementation of changes to financial systems to deliver long term results in line with strategy:

• Lead design discussions in relation to the financial systems
• Understand business needs through consultation and collaboration
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across multiple divisions 
• Work closely with TAL’s IT outsource company
• Conversion of the business requirements to financial system specific specification requirements
• Perform all tasks in the implementation cycle, including: business process definition, configuration and unit testing, support of user acceptance testing and post-live support, whilst using the current change methodology (including appropriate segregation of duties in the life cycle process)
• Ensure appropriate change control is adopted for any business and financial system changes
• Maintain/ create finance systems operating procedures, protocols and process documentation

Software upgrade and patching:

• Identify potential improvements for TAL to accept with vendor initiated upgrade/patching.
• Manage finance systems software upgrade/patching projects.
• Proactively identify continuous improvement opportunities for finance systems.
• Manage finance systems continuous improvement projects.

BAU

• Supporting the Finance Systems customer help desk.
• Triaging, prioritising, and assigning resource to address Finance Systems issues/ requests tickets.
• Actioning and closing out the tickets.
• Liaise with other system owners and TAL IT to resolve software integration issues.
• Ensure that any changes to finance systems maintain the controls to ensure the integrity of financial systems and related systems

Qualifications

Technical Skills and Experience:

• Ability to correctly translate user requirements into technical collateral
• Analytical focus with high attention to detail to ensure user requirements are fully addressed
• Demonstrable ability to provide project stakeholders with a positive experience and deliver quality outcomes
• Strong working knowledge of core finance modules: General ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Billing, Reporting
• SQL skills
• Debugging skills 
• Robust understanding as to how the finance systems interface with other systems.

Finance Systems Skills and Experience:

• PeopleSoft V9 or higher / Oracle Cloud ERP / Hyperion / Oracle Cloud EPM
• Hyperion knowledge of Financial Reporting Studio, SmartView, Calculcation Rules, EPMA
• Concur
• Reconciliation tools ie: NXG

Other Skills and Experience:

• Sound understanding of accounting/finance principles and practices.  Ideally will hold an Accounting degree or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of life insurance products

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:  

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index  

• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change  

• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.    

We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.  

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

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