Finance & Accounting Business Analyst – ERP Transformation

Bio-Techne

Minneapolis, Minnesota

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$78,100–$128,500 Per Year
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Accounting, Acquisition Integration, Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Biology, Budget Management, Bug Tracking/Defect Management, Business Analysis, Business Processes, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Capital Project, Change Management, Communication Skills, Cost Accounting, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, DevOps, Disease Prevention and Control, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Expense Management, Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Operations, Financial Systems, Flexible Spending Accounts, Futures, Gap Analysis, Inventory Costs, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing Cost, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Windows Azure, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Oracle, Problem Solving Skills, Process Analysis, Process Flow, Procure to Pay/Purchase to Pay (P2P), Project Planning, Project Tracking, Reconciliation, SAP, Scientific Research, Standards Development, Stock Purchase Plans, System Integration (SI), Test Scenario
LOCATION
Minneapolis, Minnesota
POSTED
16 days ago

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range:

$78,100.00 - $128,500.00

Position Summary

We areseekinga highly capableFinance & Accounting Business Analyst (BA)to support our globalERP + MES transformation strategy, with a strong focus oncapital (capex) initiatives and multi-ERP integration.

This role will be a key member of theERP Transformation Team, working across a complex landscape that includesMicrosoft Dynamics 365, AX 2012, and multiple legacy ERP systemsobtained through acquisitions. The BA will partner with Finance, Accounting, and IT to define, standardize, and enable financial processes across systems while supporting the transition toward afuture-state D365 platform.

The ideal candidate brings deepexpertiseinfinancial processes, ERP implementations, and cross-system integration, and thrives in an environment wherestandardization, scalability, and transformationare core priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Business Process Analysis (Finance & Accounting)

  • Elicit, document, andvalidatebusiness requirements across core finance processes, including: 

  • Record to Report (R2R) 

  • Procure to Pay (P2P) 

  • Fixed Assets & capitalization 

  • Project accounting (capex tracking) 

  • Facilitate workshops acrossmultiple business units and ERP platformsto define current-state and future-state processes 

  • Develop structured deliverables: 

  • Process maps (including cross-system flows) 

  • Business requirements documents (BRDs) 

  • User stories and acceptance criteria 

Capex & Financial Transformation (Primary Focus)

  • Support ERP enablement ofcapital investment initiativesacross the 5-year transformation roadmap 

  • Define and document requirements for: 

  • Capital project planning, tracking, and budgeting 

  • Asset capitalization and lifecycle management 

  • Cost allocation and financial controls across systems 

  • Partner with Finance leadership to ensure compliance withaccounting policies, audit standards, and reporting requirements

  • Enable consistentROI tracking and financial visibilityfor major investments 

Multi-ERP & Integration Support

  • Work acrossD365, AX 2012, and legacy ERP systemsto define: 

  • System roles and responsibilities (system of record) 

  • Cross-system financial process flows 

  • Document and support integration requirements for: 

  • Financial data synchronization (GL, AP/AR, assets) 

  • Intercompany transactions 

  • Inventory and cost accounting flows 

  • Collaborate with Solution and Technical Architects to ensureclear, scalable integration design

ERP Implementation & Transition Support

  • Support Solution Architects infit/gap analysis across multiple ERP platforms

  • Translate business requirements intofunctional designs aligned to both current-state (AX/legacy) and future-state (D365)

  • Assistindata migration and harmonization, including: 

  • Chart of accounts alignment 

  • Financial master data standardization 

  • Historical data considerations 

  • Support phased transitions and coexistence strategies between systems 

Testing & Deployment

  • Lead and coordinateUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)across systems: 

  • Develop end-to-end test scenarios spanning multiple ERPs 

  • Validate financial integrity and reconciliation across integrations 

  • Support issue triage, defect resolution, and go-live readiness 

  • Assistwithcutover planning, including financial data validation and reconciliation 

Change Management & Standardization

  • Drive adoption ofstandardized financial processes acrossacquiredentities

  • Support training and change management for Finance and Accounting teams 

  • Act as a liaison between Finance stakeholders and IT throughout transformation and stabilization 

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as aBusiness Analyst in Finance, Accounting, or ERP environments

  • Strong understanding of core financial processes: 

  • Record to Report, financial close, and reporting 

  • Procure to Pay and expense management 

  • Fixed assets and capitalization 

  • Experience working withmultiple ERP systems(e.g., D365, AX 2012, SAP, Oracle, or similar) 

  • Experience supportingERP transformations, integrations, or system transitions

  • Experience withcapex projects or project accounting

  • Proven ability to documentcross-system business processes and requirements

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with bothMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 and D365 Finance & Operations

  • Experience inERP consolidation or post-acquisition integration environments

  • Familiarity with: 

  • Financial data models and system integration patterns 

  • Inventory and cost accounting in manufacturing environments 

  • Experience with tools such as: 

  • Azure DevOps (backlog and user story management) 

  • Power BI (financial reporting and analytics) 

  • Experience inmulti-entity, global organizations

Key Competencies

  • Strong financial and accounting acumen across complex environments 

  • Ability to thinkend-to-end across systems, not just within one ERP 

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities 

  • High attention to detail, especially aroundfinancial dataintegrityand reconciliation

  • Comfortable operating in afast-paced, multi-year transformation program

Success Measures

  • Clear, high-quality requirements across multi-ERP environments 

  • Accurate and reconciled financial data across systems and integrations 

  • Successful delivery of capex-related ERP capabilities 

  • Smooth financial close during and after system transitions 

  • Increased standardization and reduced process variability across entities 

Why This Role Matters

This role is critical to enabling acontrolled transition from a fragmented ERP landscape to a modern, scalable D365 environment, whilemaintainingfinancial integrity across multiple systems during the journey. The Finance BA will play a key role in ensuring thatcapital investments, financial processes, and system integrationsare aligned,accurate, and scalable.

Why Join Bio-Techne:

  • We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.

  • We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.

  • We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.

  • We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. 

  • We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

  • We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

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