Business Finance Systems Analyst

Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.

Covia is looking for a dynamic remoteBusiness Finance Systems Analyst who will have a positive impact on the Information Technology team. This position will apply proven analytical, problem-solving and communication methods to both identify and pursue business systems opportunities in support of Covia’s strategy. The Business Systems Analyst will have a shared responsibility for all aspects of the IFS platform within Covia to include analysis, business solution definition, support, enhancement and implementation.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

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  Define requirements through process analysis as well as cross-functional team collaboration and development of written Functional Specifications.
  
  • Share best-practices to identify and prioritize solutions that support Covia goals.
  • Participate in all activities related to the design, configuration, implementation and maintenance of IFS Finance business applications.
  • Communicate project goals, impacts, and status updates to key stakeholders across the organization.
  • Partner with lines-of-business to create and maintain documentation for IFS Financial processes & procedures; lead and participate in training initiatives as needed.
  • Assist in developing procedures and standards to help meet organization’s compliance requirements (SOX, IT General Controls, etc.) while following established change management processes.
  • Support upgrades and expansion of IFS Financial system usage as well as solutions to satisfy business needs.
  • Perform other function-related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:
  
  • Deep experience with ERP finance modules is desired, IFS Applications ERP (Version 9 or above) knowledge is preferred.
• Knowledge of General Ledger, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash and record to Report processes is preferred.
  
  • Hands-on experience requirements gathering, authoring of Business Requirements Documents, completing functional verification/validation testing.
  • Experience using Oracle SQL Developer (OSD), TOAD or similar toolset for analyzing data and reporting.
  • Experience in understanding financial business needs and defining solutions that make use of IFS technologies implemented by Covia including Custom Fields, Custom Events, Saved Searches, Lobbies / Lobby Elements, Quick Reports, SQL Queries, SSRS Report Specifications, Custom Logical Units, IALs and Data Migrations.
  • Highly self-motivated and directed, with ability to thrive in rapidly changing environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication (verbal/written) and cross-functional collaboration skills combined with exceptional listening skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive internal and external information.
  • Ability to travel up to 20% outside of Ohio.

Education & Experience:

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  Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Management or a closely related field.
  
  • Minimum 5 years technical business experience with increasing responsibility, demonstrated success in business analysis, process design, and support of IFS Finance Applications.
  • Hands-on experience in configuration and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning applications including Oracle EBS, SAP, JDE, Dynamice 365 would be considered an asset.
• Project management, implementation, and/or training experience preferred.

Benefits:

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  Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
  
  • 401K with company matching
  • Vacation + Paid Holidays
  • Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long Term Care Insurances
  • Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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