Finance Systems Analyst

About the Role

Alfanar is seeking a Finance Systems Analyst to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role is responsible for analyzing and executing system testing activities to ensure applications meet defined business, functional, technical, and quality requirements. The analyst will identify defects, manage testing risks, and support continuous improvement of QA processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze software testing processes, workflows, and quality assurance procedures to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct test process assessments to evaluate testing effectiveness, coverage, compliance, and operational quality.
• Perform root cause analysis for issues affecting software quality and testing efficiency.
• Develop and maintain test documentation, including test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, and defect reports.
• Document current-state (As-Is) and future-state (To-Be) testing processes to support quality improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to streamline testing activities, improve test coverage, and reduce testing cycle times.
• Gather and analyze business, functional, and technical requirements from stakeholders.
• Translate business and system requirements into test scenarios, test cases, and quality validation requirements.
• Analyze test execution and defect data to identify trends, issues, and quality risks.
• Prepare analytical test reports and recommendations to support project and release decision-making.
• Support the implementation of testing activities for new systems, enhancements, and process changes.
• Participate in test execution, regression testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and operational readiness activities.
• Ensure testing activities comply with organizational QA policies, quality standards, and testing procedures.

Role Accountabilities

• Maintain updated soft and technical skills relevant to the job.
• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets according to delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Solve related problems and escalate complex operational issues.
• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes.
• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities.
• Comply with related policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.