Senior Financial Systems Analyst - Workday Financials

Company Description

Who We Are

AIR Communities owns and operates best-in-class apartment communities in major markets across the country. Our communities are managed by team members who are passionate about providing world class customer service to our residents. At AIR, we value integrity, respect, collaboration, customer focus, and performance. These values are brought to life by our teammates, who are ultimately responsible for our success. When you join our team, you'll work alongside the most dedicated professionals in the industry and open the door to unlimited career opportunities.

Where You Will Work:

Our corporate office is located in the Denver Tech Center. Our office spans the top two floors of the building and features expansive views of the mountains and the downtown skyline. 

AIR values relationships and the benefits from working side by side with teammates, therefore this position will be in-office 5 days a week to support the team.

Job Description

AIR Communities is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to support, govern, and continuously improve our Blackline and Kyriba environments. This role serves as a key partner to Accounting, Treasury, and Finance teams, ensuring critical financial processes are supported by scalable system solutions, reliable operations, strong controls, and continuous improvement.

Success in this role requires a combination of systems expertise, process thinking, business partnership, and operational ownership. The ideal candidate understands how financial close, reconciliation, cash management, and treasury processes are supported through technology and can effectively translate business needs into sustainable system solutions.

This role plays an important part in supporting the reliability, control environment, and operational continuity of AIR's critical financial processes. The successful candidate will help reduce operational risk, improve transparency, and strengthen process consistency across the organization.

This is a functional role focused on system administration, business process support, governance, reporting, and solution design. It is not a developer position and does not include integration ownership or technical development responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

System Administration & Support

• Provide day-to-day support for Blackline and Kyriba users, troubleshooting system, process, and reporting issues.
• Configure and maintain system functionality, workflows, business rules, and operational settings.
• Support ongoing administration of account reconciliations, task management, variance analysis, journal workflows, cash management, and treasury processes.
• Monitor data integrity, process performance, and operational effectiveness to ensure reliable system operation.
• Coordinate testing and validation activities for system enhancements, upgrades, and configuration changes.

Business Partnership & Solution Delivery

• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, and Finance stakeholders to understand business needs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate business requirements into scalable system solutions, process enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on system capabilities, process design, and best practices.
• Facilitate discussions that balance business needs, controls, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
• Evaluate business requests with consideration for process impacts, dependencies, and governance standards.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Develop a deep understanding of close, reconciliation, journal entry, cash management, and treasury processes.
• Evaluate upstream and downstream impacts of system, process, and configuration changes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, standardization, and user experience.
• Support governance and change management practices to ensure consistency, control, and scalability.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve process documentation, control execution, and operational readiness.
• Help identify and mitigate operational risks associated with critical financial processes.

Reporting & Documentation

• Create and maintain documentation for system configurations, workflows, business processes, controls, and support procedures.
• Develop and support operational and management reporting as needed.
• Investigate and resolve data discrepancies, reconciliation issues, and process exceptions.
• Contribute to knowledge management efforts that improve cross-training, support readiness, and business continuity.
• Maintain documentation that supports audit readiness, operational consistency, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of experience supporting financial systems, accounting systems, treasury systems, or enterprise business applications.
• Experience supporting Blackline, Kyriba, or similar financial close, reconciliation, treasury, or cash management platforms.
• Strong understanding of accounting, financial close, reconciliation, cash management, or treasury processes.
• Experience troubleshooting system issues and driving resolution across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze business requirements and recommend scalable solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Blackline
  • Experience supporting Account Reconciliations, Transaction Matching, Task Management, Variance Analysis, or Financial Close Management.
  • Experience supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Kyriba
  • Experience supporting cash management, treasury operations, liquidity management, payments, or banking processes.
  • Experience working with treasury teams and financial institutions.
• Additional
  • Experience supporting Finance or Accounting organizations in a publicly traded or multi-entity environment.
  • Experience with system implementations, upgrades, or large-scale process improvement initiatives.
  • Exposure to internal controls, audit support, or SOX-related processes.

Core Competencies

• Systems and Process Thinking
• Business Partnership and Stakeholder Management
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Ownership and Accountability
• Documentation and Knowledge Management
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Strong Communication and Collaboration
• Attention to Detail and Data Integrity
• Ability to Influence and Drive Alignment Across Teams
• Risk and Control Awareness

What Success Looks Like

• Builds trusted relationships with Accounting, Treasury, and Finance stakeholders.
• Understands both the systems and the business processes they support.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to improve controls, efficiency, automation, and user experience.
• Maintains high-quality documentation and promotes knowledge sharing.
• Balances daily operational support with long-term strategic improvements.
• Considers business impact, process dependencies, controls, and scalability when making recommendations.
• Helps reduce operational risk by improving transparency, standardization, and support readiness.
• Supports the stability and continuity of AIR's close, reconciliation, and treasury operations through strong governance and process ownership.

Additional Information

What We Offer

AIR offers attractive total compensation packages designed to recognize and reward performance including:

• Expected pay range of $100,000 - $120,000 base salary plus annual target bonus. You will be provided a pay rate that is in line with your skills and experience as they relate to the requirements of the job.
• 25% Rent Discount at any AIR community (a rental application is required, and certain exclusions apply).
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options, HSA/FSA plans, short and long-term disability paid by the company.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and 11 holidays.
• Paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Tuition assistance program and up to 100% reimbursement for job-related certifications and licenses.
• 15 hours of paid time annually for community service.
• Commuter benefits and pet insurance.
• Consumer discounts on various products and services.
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development, leadership training, and career growth.

Candidates extended an offer will be required to undergo pre-employment screening that includes checking references, a four-panel drug screening that excludes marijuana testing, employment verification & criminal background check.

AIR values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. AIR prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.