Senior Finance Business Analyst

Job Description

Who we are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading full service entertainment, media, and sports agency.  We represent many of the most successful professionals working in television, film, music, theatre, video games, sports, and digital content. We also provide a range of strategic and marketing consulting services to corporate clients.

The Role

The Senior Finance Business Analyst (Lead) is a full-time position responsible for analyzing finance system business problems and implementing solutions in our corporate technology platforms. The business analyst supports the finance user community, elicit, configure,  manage requirements and specifications as well as execute a variety of testing disciplines (test plans, scripts, unit testing and user acceptance) to drive development and validate results. The Finance Business Analyst will report to the head of Corporate Applications.

This role is both strategic and hands on with a strong ability to communicate objectives, configure finance systems, develop plans and deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements, product configuration and user acceptance testing management on finance related systems

• Evaluate the solution options, configure, demo and make recommendations within context of finance D365 F&O & other tech platforms.

• Work with global finance teams to deliver product configuration and support that can scale across countries.

• Manage small projects related to finance platforms

• Facilitate requirements review and design sessions with business owners

• Maintain Business Use Case and Process Flows with requirement changes

• Key liaison between the business and technical solutions delivery team

• Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized technical and business presentations

• Deliver daily and weekly progress metrics

• Train users in using the system according to process best practices

• Provide business as usual support

Required Capabilities

• 10+ years of implementing D365 F&O/AX ERP applications with specific knowledge of finance accounting, fixed assets, accounts payable & finance reporting modules

• Advanced Excel skills, around data validation, pivot tables and reporting financial data

• Excellence in communication, collaboration, business presentations and meeting facilitation

• Expert in business workflow modeling

• Expert in project and product planning

• Thorough understanding of GAAP accounting

• Thorough understanding of SOX

• Thorough understanding of source control, unit testing, and continuous integration practices

• Thorough understanding of relational database design

Desired Capabilities

• Experience with planning tools such as Oracle HFM, Workiva

• Experience using SAP Concur

• Experience and skilled in SQL and other query languages.

• Experience with Lean and Agile (Scrum) development methodologies

Location:

This role will be based in our Los Angeles, CA office.

Compensation:

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $143,000 - $178,000. This position also is eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept uns