Lead Finance Cloud Application Analyst
Multiple Location
Full time, Perm Hybrid
Base Salary - USD $78,900 to $130,000
Job DESCRIPTION
We are open to candidates throughout the continental United States. If the candidate is within 50 miles of Pittsburgh, PA, Camp Hill, PA or Buffalo, NY, the position would be hybrid with 3 days on-site. Anyone outside of the 50-mile radius would be remote with periodic travel to a corporate location.
This job leads the support of one or more analytical aspects of the application product life cycle (including capability enablement with cross-team dependencies within a product scope). The incumbent uses significant independent judgement and discretion to collaborate with customers on complex issues in order to understand capability needs, translate high-level business needs into complex detailed design for new capabilities (and change request/enhancements on existing capabilities), identifies opportunities for process improvements, creates/executes test plans, provides root cause analysis and corrective action plans, verifies delivery of customer needs, and ensures quality delivery. This job is responsible for identifying, documenting, and resolving risks, defects and issues, and uses functional and organizational knowledge to mentor Systems Analysts. This job serves as subject matter expert on complex, cross-functional teams, and may serve as the project lead. The incumbent acts as the primary face to the customer; serves as the primary customer contact through opened service tickets, resolving complex issues (which may involve multiple systems) and/or develops alternative solutions with understanding of potential regulatory risk exposure, customer and financial impacts. The incumbent acts as subject matter expert on complex new enhancement/applications that are developed using an expert level of understanding of end-to-end process and potential integration issues. This job requires expert level understanding of the end system's impact of changes across enterprise-wide systems.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
· Lead role with customers, FIT Business Analysts, and other team members to convert documented capability needs and drive quality business solutions on complex issues. Through a process of analysis, design, development, unit testing, supporting UAT, and go-live enablement; provide capabilities that meets the enterprise standard models.
· Lead in production support as required to maintain the overall EPM production environment. Manage Data Load process and Forms.
· Provide required business and/or subject matter expertise for both project and production related activities on complex issues, including new strategic programs or initiatives impacting current and existing systems.
· Lead the delivery and execution of large scale, multi-year client enterprise transformation programs by: gathering required data through direct observation and/or inquiry and synthesizing data into meaningful design; analyzing, identifying and problem solving from information sets drawing conclusions from information sets. based on analysis, creating hypotheses and presenting recommendations to team; developing client specific design, standard operating procedures, functional roles & responsibilities, process flow and user guides.
· Lead role in supporting various aspects of requirements testing (e.g. testing plan, scenarios, documentation, defect
· management) to ensure minimal production defects are realized and completing analysis of the results tying back to customer impacts.
· Assure compliance for required standards and all necessary approvals have been obtained throughout the project lifecycle.
· Communicate in an exemplary manner with team members, customers, partners and management, including assisting with or conducting design walkthroughs and sprint reviews, enabling vendor solutions and providing accurate and concise documentation.
· Mentor and provide guidance and education to business functional users and team
· Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
· Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance or Business OR Relevant education and/or experience as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.
EXPERIENCE
· 5 years of experience with Oracle EPM products - Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) or Financial Consolidations and Close (FCC).
· 1 year of Leadership or management experience.
· 7 years of experience in designing, building or implementing technical solutions OR accounting, finance, business analyst experience.
· Health care or health insurance industry experience.
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
· Oracle EPM Certification
SKILLS
· Deep knowledge of Oracle EPM Cloud Application Development and Support – Planning, PBCS, FCC, ARCS, Ent Report, Tax Reporting, EDM including leading multiple system implementations for Oracle EPM
· Familiarity with the Software Development Lifecycle Process and Project Management Lifecycle
· Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present to leadership and articulate both business and technical information
· Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
· Strong technical competenecy in an evolving environment - ability to find solutions and deliver results within a rapid, fast changing, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture. Ability to create applications, design dimensions , set-up formulas and complex business rules.
· Business Acumen - understand business needs, understand financial processes (budget, forecast, plan and close), maintain strong cross-functional relationships, merge business and technical knowledge to identify potential business cases for evolving technologies.
· Strong SQL & OLAP skills as well as architecture experience
· Ability to provide subject matter expertise on Oracle EPM best practices and identify areas to improve performance of EPM applications