JD Edwards/Application Business Analyst - REMOTE!

Role Overview

The JD Edwards / Application Business Analyst will act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and IT for a JD Edwards ERP environment. You will analyze business processes, configure JDE solutions, maintain reporting and integrations, and ensure data and system integrity across finance-related modules.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements; translate them into JD Edwards functional specifications.
• Design, configure, and optimize JD Edwards modules including:
  • Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Payroll
  • General Ledger and related accounting areas
• Develop and maintain reports using ReportsNow and native JD Edwards reporting tools; write SQL for accurate data retrieval.
• Design and maintain integrations between JD Edwards and internal/external systems to ensure data integrity.
• Lead and support testing across unit, integration, system, and UAT for features, patches, and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot production issues with root-cause analysis and implement long-term fixes.
• Provide end-user support: create guides, training sessions for business users and support teams.
• Maintain documentation: technical/process documentation, change logs, configuration records.
• Coordinate with IT/vendors on upgrades, patches, and performance tuning; document impacts and rollback plans.
• Support security, audit, and control compliance for financial systems and data.
• Identify process improvements and automation opportunities to reduce risk and increase efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of hands-on JD Edwards (JDE) functional experience, preferably across AP, AR, Payroll, and General Ledger.
• Strong experience with ReportsNow (Orchestra/Certinia) and SQL.
• Experience designing and supporting ERP-to-third-party integrations with strong data integrity/reconciliation understanding.
• Solid understanding of accounting and payroll processes and how they map to JD Edwards.
• Experience with implementation lifecycle: requirements, configuration, testing, deployment, post-go-live support.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders; training/support capability.
• Familiarity with change control, security, audit, and compliance practices in ERP environments.

Nice to Have

• JD Edwards certification.
• Experience with automation tools or middleware.