SENIOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ANALYST

at  University of California Office of the President

POSITION SUMMARY

Under general supervision, provides subject matter expertise to ongoing and new Oracle Financials systems projects and initiatives. Works at the highest technical level of various phases of systems analysis and considers the business implications of applying technology to the current and future business environment to support Oracle Financial Cloud applications and other systemwide financial applications. Conducts complex business process analysis resulting in the identification of process issues and associated solutions. Recognized expert in business systems analysis across all modules within Oracle Financials. Coordinates with business users, and IT departments to manage and maintain Oracle Financial components and related tools. Provides system support for day-to-day operations including, gathering and documenting business requirements, configuration, testing, Oracle support requests, Oracle patches, and other related activities. Supports month end and year end activities in Oracle cloud. Provides Oracle functional expertise in Asset Management, Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud Service (EDMCS), and General Ledger.

EXPERIENCE

Required Qualifications

• Min 8 years of relevant financial systems experience (e.g., General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets and Financial planning systems) that is inclusive of a minimum of 2 years of experience with Oracle Financials, EPM FCCS and EDM Cloud.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Required Qualifications

• +4 years of experience interacting with business users to define and document business requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge IT and Finance functions and partner with IT to provide relevant system solutions
• Familiarity with systems integration security, user provisioning, and single sign-on technologies.
• Self-motivated and proactive with excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and team/collaboration skills that enable you to be successful both working independently with minimal supervision while ensuring your team maintains visibility and connection to the big picture
• Prior experience with reporting and data extraction tools e.g. Smartview.
• Clear and effective writing and documentation skills
• Team-oriented with strong interpersonal, communication skills, and customer interaction skills
• Excellent prioritization skills with the ability to see a task to completion
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. Interpersonal and communications skills to work with both technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization.
• Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines. Demonstrates problem solving skills.

• Demonstrated testing and test planning skills.Finance and Accounting knowledge: financial process, data management, reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Oracle finance cloud configurations, testing, and managing data governance using EDMCS
• +2 years of hands-on experience as a Business Analyst supporting Oracle Financials ERP cloud specifically GL, Asset Management, Workflow Management, EDMCS, FCCS, and AWS knowledge will be a huge plus
• Advanced skills and understanding of methodologies associated with process and software design, modification and implementation.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud implementation methodology and best practices
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud support methodology including updates (monthly/quarterly)
• Meticulous attention for detail as demonstrated by the ability to consistently prepare and review financial transactions, ensuring correct coding of data and discerning data anomalies with a high degree of accuracy.

EDUCATION

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training

• 30% Performs highly complex analysis of business and user needs, documentation of business requirements and translation into proper system specifications. Provides advanced support and training on existing and new financial applications, including Oracle Financials, Oracle Financial Consolidation & Close Cloud Services (FCCS), Oracle Enterprise Data Management (EDMCS), and AWS (Financial Data Warehouse). Provides subject matter expertise during the planning and execution of systems integration and acceptance testing and production support of Oracle Cloud applications.
• 30% Applies business process and analysis concepts, up to and including the most complex and advanced, while formulating and defining systems scope and objectives relative to the organization’s business needs and corresponding system requirements. Independently analyzes system-wide and local business practices, processes, and problems. Regularly analyzes and determines methods and procedures on new assignments. Independently performs business and functional analysis, up to and including the most complex, related to system integration issues and creates and maintains interface specifications / requirements. Considers the business implications of applying and updating technology to the current and future business environment.
• 20% Initiates, facilitates, implements, and documents business process changes. Initiates and oversees changes in processes and procedures as they relate to system enhancements with Oracle Cloud Financial applications and other financial systems. Manages and troubleshoots end-user incidents and tickets by effectively working with financial accounting, local accounting offices, and IT services to understand and resolve business concerns and issues. Maintains and keeps business processes and procedures up-to-date and provides end-user training when financial systems are updated and modified. Manages and maintains security profiles and permissions for the University’s financial systems and applications.20% Initiates, designs or modifies highly complex systems and procedures where standardized policies or procedures may or may not exist. Creates test plans and maintains test scripts for routine updates and works with ITS and managed services to execute test plans and review and validate results.