Business Analyst - JDE Finance

Subsidiary: Colas Inc. (100) 

Colas Inc. is a highway construction and maintenance company headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey with 7 subsidiary companies operating in more than 25 states including Alaska, California, Wyoming, Missouri, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio. Colas Inc. is part of Colas SA, www.colas.com the world leader in road construction and maintenance.

Job Description:

Colas ISS is seeking candidates with experience with JDE Finance modules (GL, AR, AP, and Fixed assets, Financial Reporting) to lead continuous improvement, projects and further expansion of our Finance and Fixed Assets applications.

As a member of Colas IS Support, the JDE Finance Business Analyst proactively works with our user communities and leads projects to improve business processes, and delivers solutions, all while maintaining a focus on quality customer service.

The successful candidate will bring a strong Business System Analyst knowledge of the EnterpriseOne JDEdwards 9.2 or higher as well as functional Finance expertise from previous roles within the business.  Proven technical skills to design integrations to other systems from JDE.

Job Responsibilities:

• Must be able to work independently and/or collectively with a team and establish a positive working relationship with end users and with the IT staff. Travel to various sites for end user training and project design planning.
• Strong understanding of functional Finance business processes & financial reporting to include Inter / Intra Company Accounting, Eliminations, Account consolidations and Fixed Assets to contribute to the design our systems and training new users.
• Designs new system solutions by analyzing requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; Design documents including, but not limited to, Business Requirement, functional design, configuration book, integrations designs.
• May lead cross-functional integrated teams to complete development projects using a formal Project Management methodology and completes clearly written project documentation.
• Defines project requirements by identifying project scope, deliverables, milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; leading project execution from specifications, testing to deployment and training. 
• Will assist in the development of testing/training material and all documentation related to the Financial processes maintained within JD Edwards and related systems.
• Trouble shooting and assisting users with problem resolution, process understanding and end user transactional issues. 
• Collaborate with technical development teams when addressing aspects of new implementations, functionality enhancements, application updates and performance issues.
• Develop custom reports within ReportsNow to provide the business with operational reports and analytics.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology or similiar
• 2 to 4 years’ experience as Implementation / Business Analyst role in JDE Fin in application Release 9.0, 9.1 or higher. Particularly Financial reporting, functional Finance business processes (Inter / Intra Company Accounting, Eliminations, Account consolidations to contribute to the design and training of our systems.
• Design/support experience with JDE integrations to 3rd party business applications, Bank Interfaces
• A thorough understanding of JDE Table Structures, Software Design, Software Documentation, Software Development Process.
• Exceptional writing skills for project and training documentation and clear verbal communication for interactions with users and team members
• Experience in gathering and writing detailed business/functional requirements and test scenarios based upon customer needs

Highly Favorable Qualifications:

• Experience in system setup, configuration and in-depth functional knowledge of JDE Finance modules (GL, AR, AP, and Fixed assets, Financial Reporting)
• Experience/ Knowledge of system integration process & methodologies.
• Integration with Bank (Positive Pay, ACH), ADRA for bank reconciliation
• Experience with JDE toolset, ReportsNow, and OnBase
• Experience in construction and manufacturing industry 
• 1 to 2 years accounting experience preferred

Are you looking for an IT career that leaves a lasting impact?  Come join our team and do your part in building our nation’s infrastructure.  

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Colas Inc.and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here EEO document.  If you need accomodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact Colas Inc. 973-290-9082 or send an email to ColasRecruiter@colasinc.com.