Position: Business Systems Analyst - Finance
Reports to: Lead Business Systems Analyst
Compensation*: Competitive starting salary $96,200 - $122,200 commensurate with skills and experience, Full Pay Range: $96,200 – $148,200
Employment Classification: Exempt, Full-Time
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Application Deadline: 2/27/26
Office Location: Portland Metro Area, Oregon, USA
BACKGROUND
About Energy Trust of Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy development. We serve Oregon customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas and Avista, and SW Washington customers of NW Natural. Year over year Energy Trust is recognized as one of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon.
Our Vision
Clean, affordable energy for everyone.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We recognize the lack of diversity in our industry, and we actively seek to address it with our hiring and retention practices as well as our values. We believe every person and their lived experience is integral to building a vibrant culture and delivering effective services to all customers we serve. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, and we encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds and experience to apply.
Our Location
Energy Trust provides a range of work location options, including remote, hybrid and in-office work. This position will represent Energy Trust in public settings and potentially at community events. We are open to candidates who live throughout Oregon and Washington. The person in this role would be expected to report to the office on a quarterly basis, at minimum.
What We’re Looking For:
Under the general supervision of the Lead Business Systems Analyst, the Business Systems Analyst - Finance leads and performs requirements elicitation, analysis, testing and implementation of Energy Trust’s new Enterprise Financial System, and will remain the main support for maintenance, troubleshooting and future enhancements after project completion.
The Business Systems Analyst - Finance serves as an integral part of the IT Department and, as such, may be called upon to perform other IT duties in addition to those detailed here.
This individual reports to the Lead Business Systems Analyst.
This position is expected to report to the Portland office quarterly at a minimum for all staff and other in-person meetings.
What You’ll Do:
- Analyze and document current-state and future-state Finance business processes, system functionality, integrations and data flows supporting Accounting, Compliance, Auditing and Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
- Partner closely with Finance stakeholders to elicit, clarify and validate requirements, analyze current workflows and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
- Translate Finance business requirements into functional and technical requirements that support system configuration, integration and reporting design.
- Function as primary Business Systems Analyst for our Enterprise Financial System Implementation Project, supporting requirements definition, solution design, configuration decisions and testing activities.
- Collaborate with Business Systems Team and implementation partners to ensure solutions can continue to integrate with our most critical business systems.
- Lead creation and management of user stories and tasks in Azure DevOps or similar Agile project tracking tool.
- Automate business processes and workflows by integrating with various systems and services to enable seamless data flow and task automation.
- Manages small to medium projects using a standard project management methodology.
- Tests and deploys system changes in non-prod environments, collaborates with Product Owner and end users.
- Maintains accurate documentation on applications, data structures, queries, and reports.
- Performs proactive application administration and maintenance tasks to keep assigned applications functioning efficiently and effectively.
- Leads and performs root cause analysis of application outages, defects and issues. Troubleshoot system, database statements and understands the full application lifecycle.
- Responds to user issues and finds solutions to resolve issues.
- Carries out other duties as assigned or requested.
- Perform all functions of the job in a safe manner.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter that shares your interest in this role. All applicants must apply via the Energy Trust website: www.energytrust.org/About/careers.
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems from an accredited college or university; or equivalent professional experience in the information technology field.
- Minimum three years of previous experience as a business systems analyst or similar role, preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in systems, data and business analysis and systems testing.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Experience providing software-related customer support and training to a non-technical user base.
- Demonstrated ability to verbally, and in writing, communicate in a clear, concise and accurate manner.
- Experience managing small to medium sized projects using agile methodologies.
- Experience leading or supporting an ERP/EFS implementation, including requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, training, and go‑live support
- Demonstrated experience writing and maintaining SQL queries to validate system behavior and outputs, and to troubleshoot application issues and data discrepancies
- Working understanding of relational databases and query logic, and data models, hierarchies and reference data used by financial platforms.
- Experience building test plans, test scripts, and executing system and integration testing
- Demonstrated ability to excel in a collaborative team environment.
- Ability to work off-hours and extended hours as needed to support IT processes and timelines.
- Customer service skills and experience. Must be able to interact with a diverse workforce and be comfortable working in culturally diverse settings and groups.
The above information is designed to outline the major functions and position requirements of this job. It does not identify all tasks that may be expected, nor address the performance standards that must be maintained.
What You’ll Get:
- Health/dental/vision insurance
- Employer sponsored and paid life/disability
- 401(k) with a company contribution of 6% of your salary after 90 days of employment
- TriMet pass
- Access to health and dependent FSA/HSA accounts
- Generous paid vacation, holidays and sick days
- Paid volunteer hours
- Employee assistance program
- Career advancement opportunities
- Great colleagues and culture
- Flexibility to work from home and/or an office space at the Portland, OR location
- Work from home laptop provided
- Read more about our benefits here
All offers of employment are conditional pending the successful completion of a background check (which may include employment verification, education verification, criminal history, motor vehicle record) and reference checks.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that candidates from certain demographics are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification—for example, women and People of Color. At Energy Trust we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace—if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Energy Trust of Oregon is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, mental and physical disability, political affiliation, union membership, status as a parent, military or veteran status or other non-merit based factors. We will provide reasonable accommodation throughout the application, interviewing and employment process. If you require reasonable accommodation, contact us. Energy Trust of Oregon is an E-Verify employer. This policy is applicable to all phases of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Energy Trust is committed to pay equity. Energy Trust is committed to fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected class (race, sex, veteran status, disability, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation) in the payment of wages or screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. We determine salary by completing a review of your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience and training.
*Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, and certifications in the pay equity assessment to determine equitable salary placement. Candidates should expect compensation offers within the starting compensation range. The full pay range is included to show the earnings potential for this position with sustained high performance.
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