ERP Business Analyst; Accounting Background

Blue Sky Consulting is looking for a full-time ERP Business Analyst with a strong accounting and finance background to join our growing consulting team.

This is a permanent employee position for someone who understands accounting processes and wants to build a career combining finance, business analysis, ERP systems, and client consulting
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The successful candidate will work closely with clients, functional consultants, developers, and project managers to understand business requirements, improve processes, and support ERP implementations and ongoing optimization.

• Work directly with clients to understand their business processes, challenges, and requirements.
• Analyze financial and operational processes, including: GL, AP, AR, FA, Banking and cash management, Inventory and costing, Purchasing and sales, Financial reporting, and Month-end and year-end processes
• Translate business requirements into clear ERP functional requirements.
• Participate in ERP discovery and requirements-gathering workshops.
• Document business processes, functional requirements, process flows, and system gaps.
• Support ERP configuration, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Prepare and execute test scenarios and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Assist with data validation, reconciliation, and migration activities.
• Provide end-user training and post-go-live support.
• Work closely with technical consultants and developers to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve, standardize, and automate client business processes.
• Track issues and action items and follow them through to resolution.

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline
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• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes.
• Experience in accounting, finance, business analysis, ERP consulting, or a related role.
• Experience working with ERP or accounting systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both finance users and technical resources.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a consulting environment.

Experience with any of the following would be considered an asset:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Power BIERP implementation projects
• Inventory and manufacturing accounting
• Project accounting
• Multi-company and multi-currency environments

A CPA designation or progress toward a CPA designation is an asset but is not required.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a solid understanding of accounting and wants to expand into ERP consulting.
• Is analytical, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Is comfortable working directly with clients.
• Can understand both the accounting and operational impact of system changes.
  
  Can translate business problems into practical system solutions.
• Takes ownership of assigned tasks and follows issues through to completion.