Business Systems Analyst, Financial Applications

Business Systems Analyst, Financial Applications

Brookfield Renewable is one of the core businesses under Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”), one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers. Brookfield Renewable is one of the world’s largest owners, operators, and developers of renewable power, with $102 billion of power assets under management. Our portfolio of hydropower, wind, utility-scale solar, distributed generation, and storage assets extends across North America, South America, Europe, India, and China, totaling almost 33,000 megawatts of capacity, and over 7,000 generating facilities globally.

Come Join Us

At Brookfield Renewable, we attract and retain high-performing individuals who are interested in making an impact, driving meaningful change and being part of a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. Together, we contribute to the success of one of the fastest growing and largest publicly traded, pure play renewable power platforms in the world while supporting decarbonization and greater energy sustainability to facilitate the global transition to a net-zero.

About the Role

Reporting to the Supervisor, Financial Applications, Brookfield Renewable is seeking an intermediate professional Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to support and maintain the ERP and other Financial Applications.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide daily support to stakeholders on new requests or incidents related to Financial Applications.
2. Support/maintain an ERP and other Financial Applications by performing such functions as application configuration, troubleshooting of complex incidents, and development of new features.
3. Develop hands-on knowledge of the ERP and other Financial Applications to investigate issues, identify root causes, recommend, and drive resolutions.
4. Proactively communicate and collaborate with Business System Owners and End Users to analyze information needs and functional requirements.
5. Perform and review system configurations to ensure the configuration of the functional modules align with the designed business processes and perform updates as required.
6. Act as the liaison between Finance, Operational business units, Technology teams, and Vendors.
7. Proactively identify areas for improvement regarding the financial applications and existing or new business processes.
8. Facilitate the collection of business requirements, understand, analyze, and translate them into system requirements, configurations, and customizations.
9. Participate in the collection and presentation of evidence to support the organization’s audit cycles.

Knowledge and Experience Required

1. Between 2 and 5 years of professional experience in a finance/accounting role or similar experience as a Business Analyst, serving mainly the accounting/finance group is required.
2. Strong knowledge of core ERP enabled business cycles, specifically accounting, procurement, and accounts payables cycles.
3. Capable of working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines; able to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations; ability to manage time effectively.
4. Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
5. Ability to identify problems and deal with situations and issues proactively.
6. Demonstrate a critical and creative mindset with all new requests received from stakeholders.
7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally and effectively with executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
8. Strong attention to detail with the ability to work in a conscientious, consistent, and thorough manner.
9. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
10. Functional experience with ERP systems such as IFS, D365, SAP would be considered an asset.
11. Finance, Accounting, or related degree would be considered a strong asset.
12. Computer Science experience with formal training in the areas of ERP systems would be considered an asset.

Note: Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Brookfield’s identity. This position requires the employee to be on-site for a minimum of 4 days to perform most effectively. We will reassess the approach on a as needed basis.

Working here, you will enjoy:

1. We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, bonus structure, a health benefits program, and defined contribution pension plan.
2. Our spaces are open, dynamic, and collaborative, giving you access to different businesses and teams. For your wellbeing, our building is equipped with a modern gym, bike storage, and healthy snacks and drinks.
3. We cultivate a culture where we invest in your growth and development.

Diversity & Inclusion

Brookfield Renewable embraces and promotes the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including women, Indigenous peoples, and other persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We also provide accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the recruitment process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.