Finance Systems Analyst II

The role

The Finance Systems Analyst II supports financial systems and corporate banking initiatives. This role involves working with finance, technology, business divisions, banks, and third-party vendors to define requirements, analyze data, and coordinate testing.

What you will do

• Drive projects and operational improvements involving cash collection, payment disbursement, and corporate banking.
• Elicit, analyze, validate, and document business requirements, functional requirements, and process flows.
• Analyze transaction activity, system behavior, bank reporting, and operational metrics.
• Support administration and ongoing use of assigned financial and banking applications.
• Maintain procedures, process documentation, decision logs, and test evidence.
• Serve as a liaison among Finance, business leaders, Technology teams, banks, and external vendors.
• Develop and maintain project plans, status updates, risks, and issues.
• Coordinate or support system testing and user acceptance testing.
• Support the redesign of cross-divisional processes and develop training materials.
• Act as a working-level contact for assigned banks and external vendors.

Required qualifications

• Ability to evaluate system, transaction, service, and operational metrics.
• Ability to analyze operational data and translate findings into recommendations.
• Technical knowledge of financial systems, banking platforms, payment applications, and related integrations.
• Knowledge of business analysis practices including requirements gathering, process mapping, data analysis, testing, and issue resolution.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work and manage multiple assignments.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

About the company

Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers. The company serves more than 4,100 school districts nationwide and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.