Business analyst

About the Position

Job description

General Responsibility:

This position acts as a critical liaison between the companys financial functions including: Corporate Controllership, Regional Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Business Assurance and the companys IT organization. The Finance Support team maintains financial systems, supports users of those systems, and assists in financial system initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides first line support to users of financial systems including:

Responding to helpdesk queries

Providing one-on-one support, explanations, and guidance to users regarding finance operations

Triaging data issues, process issues, and user errors prior to escalating to IT

Performs financial systems maintenance (e.g. Chart of Accounts, Revaluation rules, open/close periods, alternate reporting hierarchies, etc.)

Take the lead role in:

Assisting with the business case

Planning and monitoring

Eliciting requirements

Requirements organization

Translating and simplifying requirements

Requirements management and communication

Requirements analysis

Provides training to various financial users on key systems such as Oracle R12 and Oracle Cloud applications

Monitor inbound/outbound interfaces for data issues, ensuring system synchronization (including some SOX control ownership

Liaise with IT and business users to define and prioritize business related issues associated with systems

Partner with other system owners to ensure data quality, timing, and financial reporting impacts are fully understood

Coordinate user acceptance testing for new system or enhancement releases. This involves assistance with creation of test cases and follow-up to ensure users complete testing per the schedule.

Desired Skills and Experience

Job Qualifications and Requirements:

Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, IT or related field.

3-4 years of experience working within the finance and accounting organization of a large multinational company

Strong written and oral communication skills

Strong problem solving and decision making abilities

Hands-on experience with Oracle EBS R12 and Oracle Cloud

Hands on experience in BI and Hyperion is preferred

Willingness to travel occasionally if needed

CLIMATE:

Applicant must work effectively in a fast paced team environment with constant interruptions. Must clearly communicate business goals so associates understand how they contribute to the organizations success. Extensive short-term and long term planning based on established and changing priorities. Some irregular hours required.

Applications Skills

Oracle General Ledger

Reconnect applications

Oracle AGIS

Oracle Accounts Payables

Oracle Purchasing

Oracle SQL & PL SQL

Lucernex leasing systems

Oracle E-Business Tax

Oracle WED ADI

Oracle Fixed Assets

Oracle Payables

Data Loader

Coupa procurement systems

Concur Expense systems

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