Financial Systems Analyst and Systems Administrator
New York, NY - National
full time
Remote
H1B: no
Aclu Financial Systems Analyst and Systems Administrator at ACLU managing NetSuite and financial systems integration. This role ensures system reliability, compliance, and delivers actionable financial insights through reporting and analytics.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Financial Systems Analyst and Systems Administrator works closely with Accounting and FP&A (“Finance”), HR, IT engineers and technicians, and vendors to ensure NetSuite runs smoothly and integrates effectively with other SaaS platforms such as Workday, Concur, and Vena. They have demonstrated hands-on technical experience with NetSuite administration, configuration, systems integration, data management, along with strong finance and accounting acumen to translate business needs into integrated processes and technical solutions. They are highly effective, mission-driven, and detailed-oriented with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service and continuous improvement, ideally with experience working in large, nonprofit legal and advocacy settings.
System Administration & Maintenance: manage ACLU’s financial ecosystem (i.e., accounting, expense, HRIS/HCM, budget, etc.), including daily operational duties including but not limited to:
user account provisioning, role and permission assignments according to established SOPs and least privilege principles;
ensuring financial systems adhere to industry standards (i.e., GAAP, FASB), and financial reports comply with local, state, and federal regulations
proactively assess for impact, prepare and conduct functional and regression tests in sandbox environment;
data imports from and exports to third-party systems, external entities such as financial institutions;
lead proper systems and user change management through documentation, communication, and training, ensuring seamless production releases and high system availability, reliability, and security
Reporting & Analytics: create, maintain, deploy, and train users on reports, saved searches, dashboards, and other analytical capabilities that deliver actionable business insights and financial/accounting oversight, adhering to sound data management and information security principles
Integration Management: working in conjunction with Finance and adjacent teams, architect and maintain systems integrations with third-party applications and/or entities, ensuring secure, reliable, and accurate source-to-target data flows and system reliability, resiliency, and performance
Confidential Information: exercises discretion, due diligence, and due care always, handling highly sensitive financial and personnel information through daily operations, troubleshooting, integrations with and access to financial and HR ecosystems
User Support & Training: provide exceptional technical support to users, working directly with system provider / vendor, when necessary, to resolve product/feature-related and/or advanced issues in collaboration and consultation with Finance staff (thoroughly tracking issues, risks, decisions), and conduct regular end-user training to drive system adoption and increase operational efficiencies
Stakeholder Collaboration: as the financial systems subject matter expert (SME), collaborate closely with Finance, IT, department leads, adjacent and external partners to align system capabilities with business objectives
