Job Description

Location: Markham, Ontario

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At Pet Valu we understand that your pet is a part of the family, because we're devoted pet lovers too. We have been providing pets with everything they need to live healthy, happy and active lives for more than 40 years.

Our employees are the key to our success! As a growing organization, our employees apply their creativity and innovative ideas as they take ownership of their projects and growth. We pride ourselves in providing an open environment by managing with approachability and providing support to allow for career development.

From distribution centers to stores to home office, we're supporting pets and their owners, and together we're making a difference!

What is the role?

The Business Analyst, Accounting Systems will review, analyze and evaluate business systems and user needs. The incumbent will document requirements, define scope and objectives, and will formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies with a focus on supporting the Accounting and Finance systems.

What will you do?

• Requirements Analysis. Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement. Develop and implement solutions.
• Document and communicate the results of your analysis.
• Coordinate and facilitate ongoing reviews of business processes ensuring security and compliance and developing optimization strategies.
• Conduct meetings and presentations to effectively communicate findings and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Stay up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions
• Follow and align processes with the System Development Lifecycle processes, policies and standards.
• Prepare technical reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends
• Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs of the client group
• Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes
• Suggest changes to senior management using analytics to support your recommendations. Actively participate in the implementation of approved changes
• Conduct insightful, ad-hoc analyses to investigate ongoing or one-time operational issues
• Facilitate compliance and security activities as they pertain to business processes and policy enforcement.

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in any Information Technologies (IT) discipline, but IT Management Information Systems or Computer Systems Analyst discipline is most preferred
• 5+ years' of experience as a Business Analysis, with a focus on Accounting Systems, including system upgrades and implementations.
• Experience supporting Accounting and Finance department systems in a Business Analyst role.
• Experience with work flow collaboration tools such as: Jira, BaseCamp, Asana, Smart Sheets, or others that have the same functionality.

• Ability to impact operations and effect change without being confrontational
• Detail oriented, analytical and inquisitive
• Ability to work independently and with others
• Extremely organized with strong time-management skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• High proficient in standard end-user computing tools such as Google Applications, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Visio or equivalent
• Excel "Power User" in data analysis and summarization of detailed data