Solution Architect – Accounting Systems
Billhighway is a growing financial technology company that brings energy and innovation to the heart of metro Detroit. We work in a fast-paced environment where opinions are respected and contributions rewarded. Everybody on our team is encouraged and expected to challenge the status quo and collaborate with one another.
By applying and joining our team, here’s what you can expect:
Supporting Teams- Each day, we work as teams and collaborate to bring great products and services to our clients.
Outstanding Culture – An environment of jeans and T-shirts, company-wide, quarterly off sites and flex work options actually exist outside of your dreams.
Killer Results – Breaking records and delivering results are daily requirements. Be able to work with and own projects you believe in.
High Expectations – We move fast, and expectations continue to grow. Our successful team members excel in an environment of high expectations for themselves and fellow team members.
Countless Opportunities – Our voices are heard and our work is seen. Going the extra mile around here doesn’t go unnoticed.
Our outstanding culture has earned us the “Crain’s Coolest Place to Work” award. We value efficiency, simplicity and working smart, all of which make us one of “Metro Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For”. Here’s your chance to be part of an award-winning team! Learn more about our culture at http://www.billhighway.co/about-us/playbook/
The Role: Solution Architect - Accounting
The Solution Architect – Accounting serves as the liaison between the growth, client relations, and client accounting teams defining customer requirements, and the development team building our products. Comprehensive experience with all facets of the software development lifecycle (requirements definition, system design, development, testing, implementation, deployment and support) is a must as the role is intricately woven into each and every step. The individual must be an excellent communicator, tactful diplomat, problem solver, thinker and analyzer - with the ability to understand and respond to user needs in a rapidly changing business environment. She/he will need to "think big" and determine how new software applications and corresponding processes can be used to solve business challenges in a creative, scalable, and impactful way. In short, the Solution Architect’s success is built on asking the right questions, in the right way, at the right time.
Responsibilities:
Serve as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team through which requirements flow
Serve as the primary liaison between Client Accounting and Product Development on projects
Strong ability to read and understand financial statements and reports
Gather business requirements using interviews, document analysis, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis
Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
Conduct user acceptance testing to ensure the system can be used easily, quickly and accurately and that all identified requirements have been met
Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs
-
Develop the following documentation according to standard templates, using natural language
Functional requirements (Business Requirements Document)
Use Cases, GUI, Screen and Interface designs
Acceptance criteria
Review requirements documents with the business, elicit feedback, integrate feedback into requirements documents as necessary