Senior IT Systems Analyst, ERP and Financial Systems

About Emerald

Emerald’s talented and experienced teams grow our customers’ businesses 365 days a year with products that create connections, deliver content, and drive commerce. We produce over 140 annual events, create and deliver content through print and digital channels, and power commerce through our seamlessly integrated in-person and digital platforms and channels. For more information, please visit http://www.emeraldx.com.

Emerald, a leader in building dynamic market platforms that integrate live events and media, seeks a Senior Systems Analyst to support and enhance a multi-system Financial applications landscape in a highly audited (SOX-compliant) environment. This role is critical to ensuring data integrity, audit readiness, and operational efficiency across systems including Epicor, Hyperion, NetSuite, and a potential implementation of OneStream.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on ERP and financial systems experience, is comfortable navigating manual processes and complex integrations, and can serve as a trusted partner to Finance, IT, and Audit.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a senior analyst supporting Epicor ERP, Hyperion, NetSuite, and other financial reporting/consolidation platforms like A2Z, Salesforce, Etc.
• Analyze and stabilize manual processes, identifying opportunities for automation and system optimization.
• Own and support system integrations, reconciliation, and data validation between ERP and reporting tools.
• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate financial data flow and reporting.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities across multiple systems.
• Support SOX compliance, including ITGCs, application controls, and audit evidence preparation.
• Prepare and maintain audit-ready documentation (process flows, narratives, control descriptions).
• Act as a key liaison during internal and external audit teams.
• Lead functional analysis for enhancements, upgrades, and fixes; support UAT and deployments.
• Work closely with vendors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to resolve system issues and improve processes.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Systems Analyst supporting ERP and financial systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with any ERP and familiarity with ERP processes, preferred Epicor and at least one of the following:
• • Hyperion
  • NetSuite
  • OneStream
• Strong ability to learn new systems and processes.
• Experience working in a SOX-compliant, heavily audited environment.
• Solid understanding of financial processes (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Close & Reporting).
• Experience building and modifying integrations built using API and other file transfer protocols.
• Experience working with middleware’s and other API tools to create new integrations.
• Experience supporting systems integrations and process support.
• Strong documentation, process-mapping, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Epicor or other ERP experience.
• Experience in multi-entity or acquired-company environments.
• Exposure to system decommissioning, data archiving, or ERP modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with automation or integration tools (API, Gen AI, FTP)
• ERP or financial systems certifications (Epicor, NetSuite, Hyperion, OneStream).

Why Join Emerald

• High-visibility role in a mission-critical, audited ERP environment
• Opportunity to reduce manual processes and improve system maturity
• Work across multiple leading ERP and financial platforms
• Partner closely with Finance, Audit, and Executive stakeholders
• Competitive compensation and benefits

About Emerald

At Emerald, we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive community. We actively recruit and champion candidates who bring new perspectives from varied professional backgrounds and experiences, and we are intentional about ensuring a positive hiring experience for everyone. Our job postings don’t contain experience inflation, and most don’t require college degrees. Instead, they’re crafted to focus on outcomes and transferable experiences that are assessed in a structured interview process carried out by trained hiring teams. 

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Target Compensation: $125,000 - $135,000

Please note that this range reflects a reasonable estimate of the target compensation for this position. This range may ultimately vary based on a candidate’s qualifications and may be higher where required by applicable law. 

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to strengthen our employees’ physical and mental health, including unlimited vacation for exempt employees, flexible working locations, 401(k) plan with a company match, medical/dental/vision coverage with inclusive provisions including transgender services and fertility benefits, parental and caregiver leave, dependent, commuter and FSA benefits, professional development programs like Toastmasters, and mental wellness tools.

If you need accommodation in our application process or have questions about our posted salary range, please email our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].