Senior Application System Analyst, Finance

Job title: Senior Application System Analyst, Finance

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Senior Application System Analyst, Finance

Requisition ID: 155104

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

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Country: Canada (CA)

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City: Stellarton

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Postal Code: B0K 1S0

Our family of 127,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton’s Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Overview

Customer service is at the core of our business, and it’s something that you value too. As a Senior Application System Analyst, you will bring a customer first mindset when resolving key issues and providing support to our users. This position will be based in our Information Technology team in Stellarton, NS and reports to the Manager, Finance Cloud Product.

Job Description

As a Senior Application System Analyst with Sobeys, you will:

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the application(s) within the Product Team Portfolio. Maintain up-to-date expertise in the application(s) and mentor and lead the team(s) in translating product needs into enhancements and or fixes for the supported application.
• Provide specialized Level 2 & 3 application support. Identify the root cause of issues, and triage with the appropriate team. Prioritize the backlog and make necessary configuration or code changes. Source additional support from other teams to resolve underlying issues as needed. Maintain the system documentation; run books and required changes to user documentation as incidents are resolved.
• Monitor applications and their components across dimensions such as end-user experience, application interfaces, runtime code exceptions and performance. Recommend enhancements as needed.
• Lead each phase of the development life cycle: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), design, build, testing, deployment and release. Design the applications to ensure both the business and architectural needs are met including adhering to standards, patterns, and reference models.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, or otherwise innovate on business operations using application features.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through advisory and consultative support. Proactively share new leading practices.
• Keep appropriate teams members and other teams updated on product backlog status, incidents, and projects, as appropriate. Serve as the liaison between vendors, users, and product team as needed.
• Observe and communicate potential application risks and improvements in support of effective issue prevention and risk mitigation.

Job Requirements

Your experience and resume will show us:

• 5 years experience in application development and support and delivery
• Undergraduate degree in computer science or business
• Knowledge of various areas of finance (accounts receivable, accounts payable, assets, General ledger, etc.) Professional certification CPA preferred
• Experience with cloud applications (Ariba, Concur, etc.)
• Experience with SAP will be preferred
• Experience in application development and support and delivery
• A deep technical knowledge of the Products / applications being support
• Experience in working with outsourced service providers and vendor management
• Retail industry experience preferred
• ITIL Certifications (if applicable)
• Bilingualism (English and French) considered an asset

If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do, and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then we look forward to reviewing your application. Please ensure that you take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you’re the most qualified applicant for the role.

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Company: Sobeys

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Location: Stellarton, NS

Job date: Wed, 19 May 2021 02:26:08 GMT