Principal Business Systems Analyst, QAD (51353)

Welbilt hires a Principal Business Systems Analyst (QAD) to support, enhance, and optimize its QAD Adaptive Enterprise and Enterprise Edition environments. The role partners with Finance, Operations, and IT to resolve financial issues, improve processes, and deliver ERP solutions across global operations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide functional support for QAD AE and QAD EE Finance modules, including GL, AP, AR, Costing, Fixed Assets, and multi‑currency processing
• Support multi‑domain configuration, cross‑domain transactions, and financial consolidation processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve month‑end and year‑end issues such as cost variances, posting errors, domain mismatches, and currency translation discrepancies
• Gather, document, and manage business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, and test plans for enhancements and new implementations
• Create and maintain business requirements documents (MD50s) and ensure compliance with SDLC and change‑control processes
• Lead or support QAD AE/EE implementation projects, including domain setup, financial configuration, testing, and user training
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and improved financial controls within QAD
• Collaborate with global QAD analysts, business leaders, and technical teams to ensure successful solution delivery
• Train users on QAD AE/EE functionality, financial processes, and best practices to increase adoption and reduce dependency on external support
• Support integrations between QAD and complementary systems (e.g., reporting tools, costing systems, procurement platforms)
• Promote standardization of QAD processes across domains and business units

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, IT, or related field; equivalent experience considered
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience supporting QAD AE and/or QAD EE environments
• Strong functional expertise in QAD Finance modules (GL, AP, AR, Costing, multi‑currency, multi‑domain)
• Experience implementing QAD in multi‑domain, multi‑currency business environments
• Proven ability to support month‑end and year‑end close activities, troubleshoot financial discrepancies, and resolve cross‑domain posting issues
• Experience gathering business requirements and creating functional design specifications, process flows, test plans, and MD50 documents
• Strong understanding of manufacturing or distribution business processes
• Experience participating in SDLC and change‑management processes
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively with Finance, Operations, and global IT teams
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
• Deep expertise in QAD EE Finance (highly preferred)
• Experience supporting global ERP environments and cross‑functional business teams
• Knowledge of complementary QAD modules (Inventory, Procurement, Costing, EDI, etc.)
• Experience with QAD upgrades, domain migrations, or multi‑domain consolidations