Senior Business Systems Analyst - CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

Senior Business Systems Analyst
- CoStar Group
- Arlington, VA

Who isCo Star Group ? CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.

We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

The Senior Business Systems Analyst is a hands-on role focused on the administration, support, and continuous operation of key financial and operational systems. This position plays a critical role in ensuring systems are reliable, well-maintained, and aligned with SOX and ITGC controls, with a strong emphasis on day-to-day application ownership, user support, and configuration management across platforms such as Oracle EPM, Concur, and Stripe.

This role reports to the Senior Manager, Financial Systems.

In this role, the analyst will actively support the administration and day-to-day operations of critical financial systems, with a primary focus on application functionality, user support, performance, and stability. Responsibilities include managing user provisioning, roles, and security groups within Oracle EPM Cloud and Planning, supporting metadata updates and hierarchy maintenance, and assisting with forecasting and budgeting cycles.

The analyst will perform system administration activities such as environment refreshes, backup coordination, and routine maintenance, while also supporting Oracle Cloud ERP-related access management and configuration tasks.

The role also includes supporting Concur expense management by maintaining configurations such as expense policies, mileage rates, per diem structures, and user roles, along with providing ongoing user support and issue resolution.

Across additional systems—including Cognos, App Zen, Stripe, and Navan—the analyst will assist with user administration, reporting support, operational processes, and troubleshooting, while coordinating with vendors as needed.

In addition to system administration responsibilities, the analyst will handle access management tasks by processing user provisioning, deprovisioning, and role changes through ticketing systems, ensuring all access is properly approved, documented, and compliant with internal controls.

The role requires maintaining system documentation and supporting knowledge management efforts to ensure consistency and operational efficiency.

From a compliance perspective, the analyst will support SOX and ITGC control activities, including user access reviews, audit evidence collection, and documentation maintenance.

The individual will help ensure systems remain audit-ready by maintaining accurate records of access and system changes, and supporting remediation efforts, when needed.

The position also contributes to system governance and change management activities by participating in user acceptance testing, helping assess the impact of system updates on operations and controls, and supporting updates to procedures and internal documentation.

Throughout all responsibilities, the analyst will collaborate closely with Finance, IT, and Compliance teams, providing responsive support to users and clear communication regarding system issues, enhancements, and ongoing operational activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or…