Financial Business Analyst - Oracle ERP

Job#: 2091262

Job Description:

Site: Headquarters (HDQ)

Business Unit: Fin Tech & Prod Mgmt (D0003736-Fin Tech & Prod Mgmt)

Description: Hybrid - HDQ (Primary Choice) or Hybrid - GPO

Projected end date 12/13/2025, with possibility of extending the position into Q1 of 2026

The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, leveraging data to develop and implement agile solutions that meet the needs of our finance and accounting departments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, accounting, and data analysis as well as experience working within agile frameworks. Candidates must have strong familiarity with Oracle Fusion ERP Financials Modules, including but not limited to General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Fixed Assets. This expertise should encompass both functional and technical aspects, ensuring seamless integration and optimization within the financial operations. Candidate will be responsible for coordinating and conducting complex system analyses, feasibility studies, and implementation studies under minimal supervision. Works with the business to understand their needs enhance business process by promoting new functionality and data-driven decisioning. Using knowledge of the organization's technology and target architecture initiatives, assist the business implementing a strategic vision aligned with the enterprise. Understand business needs and identify opportunities for new analysis capabilities and process optimization to meet business objectives using cutting-edge data tools and methods. Act as a consultant and liaison to Finance Leadership for financial data governance initiatives. Considered a stakeholder/contributor on complex systems projects and project teams. To lead full lifecycle project implementation. To exercise advanced technical knowledge of all phases of applications systems analysis.

Responsibilities (Please replace all current responsibilities)

Conduct and/or facilitate user acceptance testing to include developing and executing test cases, communication with project teams, validating and documenting results

Develop test plans, test criteria, scenarios and documentation; ensure acceptance of delivered solutions

Provide training and support to finance and accounting users of the systems and processes that you have developed.

Collaborate with finance and accounting stakeholders to understand business requirements, identify pain points, and opportunities for improvement.

Develop and maintain a deep understanding of existing systems and processes and identify opportunities to streamline or automate these processes.

Create detailed requirements documentation, user stories, and acceptance criteria to support the development of agile solutions.

Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Work with development teams to ensure that solutions are developed in accordance with the requirements and meet the needs of the finance and accounting departments.

Serve as a change management lead for the business unit; apply change management principles and knowledge to develop strategies including organizational assessments, stakeholder analysis and change roadmaps and plans

Develop and oversee project plans and roadmaps that outline preventative and corrective actions necessary to remediate control deficiencies, maximizing effectiveness and mitigating future exposure

Ensure preventative, detective, and corrective controls are properly identified and documented

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Experience using/implementing Oracle Cloud Fusion ERP Applications

Experience using/implementing/supporting General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, Cash Management, Expenses applications.

Familiar with Data Engineering concepts

Familiar with the concepts and application of data mapping and building requirements.

Familiar with Data Integration, Data Governance and Data Warehousing

Familiar with the use of standard ETL tools and techniques

Extensive experience in problem resolution including determining root cause, scope and scale of issues

Extensive experience leading and/or working within highly collaborative teams

Significant in leading large projects/initiatives which have business risk and impact

Extensive experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals

Expert knowledge of data querying, reporting, forecasting, analysis, and operations research

Experience in leading, guiding and coaching professional staff

Extensive experience that demonstrates the ability to research, compile, and document data, business processes, and workflow

Extensive experience in market/consumer research, project management, and analysis in support of strategic planning initiatives

Expert verbal and written communication skills

Expert word processing and spreadsheet software skills

Expert database and presentation software skills

Expert skill identifying and analyzing business requirements and recommending solutions

Desired Qualifications: (Please Add)

Proficient with advanced data analysis techniques using SQL or Python

Proficient with Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau or Microsoft PowerBI

Experience working in an agile environment and an understanding of agile methodologies.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Familiarity in R, Python or SAS

Familiarity in Data Interpretation, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis

Familiarity in descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics and modeling; demonstrated success in building models that are deployed and have made measurable business impact

Moderate skill Familiarity in data mining, data wrangling, and data transformation with both structured and unstructured data; deep understanding of data models

Moderate skill in SQL and querying (able to pull/transform your own data)

Moderate skill in Data Management, Data Validation & Cleansing and Information Analysis

Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work on tight deadlines.

Experience with financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday is a plus.

Knowledge of cloud computing technologies such as: Apache Spark, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, Azure ML (Machine Learning), Hadoop, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, AWS, Google Cloud) is a plus

Strong analytical background and experience with one or more of the following Oracle ERP Cloud reporting tools: Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (BI Publisher); Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI); Oracle Fusion Analytics Warehouse (FAW)

Master's Degree in a related field, or the equivalent combination of training, education and experience

Enable Skills-Based Hiring

No

Hybrid Status

Hybrid

Alternate Job Title

Financial Business Analyst - Oracle ERP

Finance Contractor Titles

Analytics - Business Analyst

Contractor Experience Level

2

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