Senior Systems Analyst, Record to Report

at  Vital Farms

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WHO WE ARE:

Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation, offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin, Texas, in 2007, Vital Farms became a national consumer brand that works with 350 family farms and is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms’ products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs, are sold in over 24,000 stores nationwide. Vital Farms’ ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. In addition, as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Vital Farms prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, crew members, and stockholders. In short, we exist to improve the lives of people, animals, and our planet through food.

YOUR ROLE:

The Senior Systems Analyst reports to the Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture will be responsible for ensuring that Vital Farms derives the maximum business value from our systems that support our Record to Report functions spanning across Accounting, FP&A, and Sales, resulting in efficient and effective business operations and regulatory compliance. This individual leads the planning, designing, implementing, and supporting cash application, trade management, and associated systems at Vital Farms. They will collect and analyze business requirements, optimize business processes with business stakeholders, define system requirements, complete application configuration, and development, test, and end-user training and support.
They will be responsible for Anaplan, Blacksmith, and High Radius’s smooth functioning and any future Record to Report-related applications. With a focus on continuous improvement and eliminating redundancies, they will partner with Farm, Plant, and IT stakeholders on process and system enhancements, thoughtfully building and managing in alignment with Vital Farms’ mission and values.

STRATEGY, ARCHITECTURE, AND TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture and various business stakeholders in defining business requirements and shaping the long-term direction of the Record to Report application architecture platform
• Facilitate organizational strategies for governance, design, implementation, integration, and usage
• Ensure that the use of applications within the Record to Report application architecture platform enhances our Running-the-Business abilities
• Project Management & Communications for new implementations and platform enhancements
• Review all updates to the Record to Report application architecture platform and ensure there is no impact on the overall architecture and integration with downstream systems
• Collaborate with L&D to curate a training plan for end users

RECORD TO REPORT APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE PLATFORM RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze and design IT systems and processes related to the Record to Report cycle, ensuring they align with business requirements and financial regulations
• Ensure the Record to Report application architecture platform is configured and optimized in a manner to support business operations effectively
• Identify opportunities to reduce the level of customizations made to the Record to Report application architecture platform by leveraging out-of-the-box functionality and off-the-shelf bolt-on technology
• Create and maintain a robust process for managing new and existing Record to Report application architecture platform integrations
• Researching, identifying, and resolving Record to Report application architecture platform integration errors or failures
• Direct all configuration, customization, and application development activities, ensuring the team adheres to a standard SDLC process
• Ensure adequate application support, maintenance, and system administration capabilities are in place, enabling maximum end-user productivity, uptime and availability, and IT efficiencies
• Lead the implementation of new systems or enhancements to existing systems that support Record to Report activities
• Build and manage Record to Report application project timelines, budgets, resource capacity planning, and prioritization to align with internal and external resource availability and other competing company priorities
• Ensure that the Record to Report application architecture platform technology conforms to SOX, SoD, and regulatory compliance-related requirements
• Ensure controls related to approval levels, user access, routing, etc., are established and maintained in the system
• Implement and monitor controls to mitigate risks and ensure data accuracy and security
• Work with the Finance & Accounting team to establish internal controls as they relate to SOPs, compliance, and financial audits
• Collaborate with IT Leadership to define SLAs, KPIs, Cost to Serve Budget, and Metrics for performance reporting to be used within IT and distributed to business stakeholders
• Stay current with industry best practices, emerging technologies, and financial regulations.