[Hiring] Financial Systems Analyst @Saks Fifth Avenue

Role Description

The Financial Systems Analyst is responsible for supporting, maintaining, and optimizing the organization’s accounting and financial systems to ensure reliable operations and effective business processes. This role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, IT, Merchant, Planning, and Inventory Management teams to deliver system enhancements, implement new applications, and support data-informed decision-making. The Analyst manages multiple projects simultaneously, performs complex data analysis, troubleshoots technical issues, and provides end-user training and support. Working alongside the Financial Systems Manager, this role drives process improvement initiatives, increases operational efficiency, promotes self-service reporting capabilities, and supports strategic business growth through effective financial systems management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or equivalent
• Strong technical and financial background with 2–3 years of relevant experience
• Highly proficient in MS Excel, Office and Google Suite products
• Strong analytical, intuitive, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to serve as a strategic liaison between IT and business-focused departments
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate processes and design/execute process improvements

Requirements

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Large platform ERP experience required, with a strong preference for Workday Financials.
• Enterprise Performance Management (EPM): Experience with Oracle EPM for financial planning and reporting.
• Business Intelligence (BI) & Analytics: Hands-on experience building dashboards and visualizing complex data using Tableau and Power BI.
• Data Analytics: Proficient in writing complex SQL queries and understanding how data can be deciphered to tell a story.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision, and dental)
• An amazing employee discount
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Basic life insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Disability insurance
• A variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital, and accident insurance)