Business Systems Analyst

The Business Systems Analyst supports core finance and treasury operations and financial planning & analysis (FP&A) functions. This role is a part of the Financial Management Services Product Team within a product-centric delivery model focusing on iterative improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and long-term value delivery.

The Business Systems Analyst works closely with finance leaders, financial analysts, product managers, engineers, and data teams to shape and support systems including ERP, Treasury, and forecasting & planning platforms. This role is a key player in delivering technological solutions that enable smarter decisions, better financial visibility, and operational efficiency.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Support enhancements, upgrades, and continuous improvement of finance systems and forecasting & planning platforms.
• Collaborate with finance, accounting, treasury, and financial planning & analysis stakeholders to elicit and refine business needs across both operational and strategic planning processes.
• Translate business requirements into user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria, with a focus on both short-term wins and long-term scalability.
• Support solution design for ERP systems (e.g., Peoplesoft, Oracle, SAP, etc.) and enterprise forecasting & planning platforms (e.g., Planful, Anaplan, One Stream, etc.).
• Advance integrated planning initiatives by contributing to financial forecasting model changes, scenario planning capabilities, and forecasting workflows.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and stakeholder training for newly released features or workflows.
• Analyze, track, and report on key product and platform KPIs, including system adoption, process efficiency, and forecast accuracy.
• Continuously assess system performance, integration needs, and change impacts to ensure alignment with finance transformation goals.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, management information systems, or equivalent
• 4-6+ years of experience in the Business System Analyst field with a focus on accounting, finance and planning systems
• Technical expertise and strong understanding across finance, accounting, and financial planning & analysis (FP&A)
• Solid working knowledge of finance processes (GL, close, reporting) and financial planning & analysis workflows
• Experience with ERP systems such as People Soft, Oracle Cloud, SAP or similar.
• Hands-on experience with at least one financial planning & analysis tool such as Planful, Anaplan, One Stream, or similar
• Experience working in Agile product teams (Scrum, SAFe)
• Solid documentation and analysis skills, including use tools including Jira, Confluence, and Visio and similar
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical mindset with experience in data modeling, reporting, and process optimization.

Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $69,053.00 - $93,425.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions.

The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.

The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year;
Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays;
Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to  or call  and request Human Resources.

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