Finance Systems Analyst II

Title: Finance Systems Analyst II Location : Springfield, IL Position Summary The Business Analyst II supports financial systems and corporate banking initiatives involving cash collection, payment disbursement, banking services, financial applications, and related controls. The analyst works with finance, technology, business divisions, banks, and third-party vendors to define business needs, document requirements, analyze data, coordinate testing, improve processes, and support successful implementation and adoption. Key Responsibilities: Financial Systems and Banking Analysis •    Drives projects and operational improvements involving cash collection, payment disbursement, corporate banking, and related financial systems. •    Elicit, analyze, validate, and document business requirements, functional requirements, process flows, data needs, acceptance criteria, and control requirements. •    Analyze transaction activity, system behavior, bank reporting, exceptions, fees, and operational metrics to identify trends, root causes, risks, and improvement opportunities. •    Support administration and ongoing use of assigned financial and banking applications, including configuration analysis, access coordination, issue research, and user support within established authority. •    Maintain procedures, process documentation, decision logs, requirements, test evidence, and other records needed to support operations, projects, controls, and audits. Project Delivery and Change Adoption •    Serve as a working liaison among Finance, business leaders, Technology teams, banks, and external vendors to clarify needs, dependencies, priorities, and delivery expectations. •    Develop and maintain project plans, action-item logs, status updates, risks, issues, decisions, and implementation readiness activities for assigned work. •    Coordinate or support system testing and user acceptance testing, including test scenarios, expected results, defect documentation, retesting, and evidence retention. •    Support the redesign of cross-divisional processes and develop procedures, communications, and training materials that help users adopt changes. •    Coordinate assigned project activities and resources within scope, communicate constraints promptly, and meet agreed deadlines. Bank and Vendor Coordination •    Act as a working-level contact for assigned banks and external vendors, coordinating information, deliverables, service issues, testing, and follow-up actions. •    Monitor vendor performance, service levels, and open issues; communicate material risks and recommended actions to leadership. Knowledge Skills and Abilities •    Ability to evaluate system, transaction, service, and operational metrics and draw relevant, supportable conclusions. •    Ability to analyze operational data and translate findings into clear 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, issue resolution, and change support. •    Process improvement mindset and the ability to identify practical changes that improve control, efficiency, accuracy, or user experience. •    Ability to plan and prioritize work, manage multiple assignments, maintain accurate documentation, and meet deadlines. •    Clear written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work effectively with business, technical, and external partners. •    to work effectively with business, technical, and external partners. Salary Range: $31.97 - $44.23 Salary is commensurate to experience, location, etc.   Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we’ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow.  And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth:  We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we’re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets. We’re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children’s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs.  We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them.  This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators. 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