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Accounting Business Systems Analyst (Accounting BSA)

Artech LLC
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • $46–$48 Per Hour
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2 days ago

Job Description

Job Title : Accounting Business Systems Analyst (Accounting BSA)
Location: West Des Moines, Iowa – Onsite
Duration: 6 Months


Salary Range: $46.00 - $48.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits).
Applicants must be willing to work on W2
 
Experience Required:
  • Overall Experience Required is 8+ Years.
  • Must Have 4 to 7 years in Finance and Accounting.
Role Description
  • An Accounting BSA (Business Systems Analyst) plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between accounting teams and IT or system development teams.
  • Their primary responsibility is to ensure that financial systems and processes are aligned with business needs and regulatory requirements.
Requirements Gathering & Analysis
  • Partner with accounting, finance, and insurance operations to gather and document business requirements.
  • Analyze insurance-specific workflows: policy administration, premium billing, claims accounting, commissions, and reinsurance settlements (ceded/assumed).
  • Translate business requirements into system designs, process maps, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
System Implementation & Support
  • Support implementation, configuration, and testing of ERP and insurance platforms (e.g., SAP FI/CO, Oracle Cloud, Guidewire Billing/Policy/Claims, Duck Creek).
  • Design and validate system integrations between policy, billing, claims, and general ledger modules.
  • Create and execute test plans (unit, SIT, UAT); manage defect triage and remediation; support change control.
Insurance Process Management
  • Build and optimize accounting processes for premium recognition, unearned premium reserves (UPR), loss reserves, IBNR, claims payments, and commissions.
  • Implement system logic for reinsurance (treaty/facultative; proportional/non-proportional), bordereaux, and settlements.
  • Partner with actuarial and underwriting on loss ratio, combined ratio, and reserve-related data and reporting.
Data Integrity & Reporting
  • Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and reconciliation across sub-ledgers and the GL.
  • Develop dashboards and financial/insurance KPIs (e.g., written/earned premium trends, loss & LAE, expenses).
  • Support statutory and regulatory reporting (e.g., NAIC statements, Schedule P, Schedule F) and management reporting.
Compliance, Controls & Audit
  • Ensure adherence to GAAP, SAP (Statutory Accounting Principles), SOX, and state insurance regulations.
  • Design and maintain internal controls; support audit requests and walkthroughs for insurance-specific areas.
  • Document end-to-end process controls, segregation of duties, and data lineage across systems.
Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Act as a liaison between Accounting, IT, Insurance Operations, Actuarial, Underwriting, Claims, Billing, and Compliance.
  • Facilitate workshops, sprint planning, and stakeholder alignment; manage expectations and timelines.
Training & Documentation
  • Create and deliver training for end users on enhancements and new features.
  • Maintain process documentation, configuration guides, data dictionaries, and SOPs.
Preferred Experience
  • Experience with data warehouses, ETL, and integration tools (e.g., Informatica, Azure Data Factory).
Skills Required
Accounting Expertise:
  • GL, sub-ledgers, reconciliations, month-end close, revenue recognition, reserves.
Insurance Knowledge:
  • Policy lifecycle, billing, claims, reinsurance structures, statutory reporting.
Technical Skills:
  • SQL, Excel (advanced), data modeling, APIs/integrations, reporting tools (Power BI/Tableau).
Analysis & Problem-Solving:
  • Root-cause analysis, process re-engineering, control design.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Clear documentation, workshops, cross-functional alignment.
Project/Change Management:
  • Prioritization, risk management, change control, UAT coordination.
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles.
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle R12, NetSuite).
  • Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving.
  • Communication and project management skills.

Numbers & Facts

LocationWest Des Moines, IA
Salary$46–$48 Per Hour

Skills

  • Acceptance Testingunmatched
  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Policiesunmatched
  • Accounting Softwareunmatched
  • Accounting Standards and Regulationsunmatched
  • Actuarial Skillsunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Bug Tracking/Defect Managementunmatched
  • Business Solutionsunmatched
  • Change Controlunmatched
  • Change Managementunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Modelingunmatched
  • Data Qualityunmatched
  • Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Financial Systemsunmatched
  • Financial Trend Analysisunmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Guidewireunmatched
  • Informaticaunmatched
  • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Insurance Regulationsunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Management Reportingunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
  • NetSuiteunmatched
  • Oracleunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Power BIunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Control Engineeringunmatched
  • Process Engineeringunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Process Managementunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Regulatory Reportsunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Reinsuranceunmatched
  • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • SAP FICOunmatched
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)unmatched
  • Sprint Planningunmatched
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Statutory Lawsunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • System Validationunmatched
  • Systems Analysisunmatched
  • Tableauunmatched
  • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Underwritingunmatched
  • Unit Testunmatched

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