Lead Business Systems Analyst, Oracle Cloud ERP - CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

About the role

The Lead Business Systems Analyst - Oracle Cloud ERP supports CoStar Group's accounting, finance, procurement, and billing systems. This role is based in Arlington, VA and involves modernizing global contracts to cash processes from legacy applications onto the Oracle Cloud ERP platform.

Responsibilities

• Partner with key stakeholders to document and analyze current-state processes across financial, regulatory, and accounting systems.
• Translate process improvement recommendations into clear, actionable functional requirements.
• Lead business analysis and requirements elicitation efforts for system implementations and enhancements.
• Communicate complex technical and functional concepts to business users to support informed decision-making.
• Design and manage application security using Oracle standard security roles, ensuring proper role alignment and access governance.
• Implement and support Oracle Financials Cloud ERP as the central financial systems platform for CoStar Group.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for core Oracle modules, including Receivables, Bill Management and Advanced Collections, Revenue Management, Payments, Cash Management, and Fusion Tax.
• Configure and personalize Oracle Cloud applications; troubleshoot and resolve functional issues.
• Raise, manage, and resolve service requests with Oracle and other vendors.
• Customize Oracle Cloud application functionality and user experience using Application Composer.
• Develop basic reports and data queries using OTBI, Financial Reporting Studio (FRS), and BI Publisher.
• Collaborate with external vendors and Corporate IT to design and support data integrations with internal and external systems.
• Lead and manage small system enhancement projects in accordance with established SDLC and PMLC methodologies (e.g., Agile, RUP, OUM), as directed by leadership.
• Support Quality Assurance efforts, including test planning, execution, and defect resolution for new implementations and periodic releases.
• Produce comprehensive system documentation, including business requirements documents, functional designs, user manuals, test scripts, test plans, and training materials.
• Support large-scale data migration initiatives resulting from acquisitions, system upgrades, or new implementations.
• Proactively identify risks and issues, communicate potential impacts, and escalate trends to management.
• Ensure systems and processes comply with SOX and other regulatory documentation requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college or university.
• 8+ years of professional IT experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud ERP or Oracle E-Business Suite, including: Functional configuration of Oracle Receivables, Advanced Collections, Revenue Management, and Cash Management.
• Strong business process re-engineering and documentation expertise; Visio process mapping experience required.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Copilot.
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college or university.
• A track record of commitment to prior employers.
• 8+ years of professional IT experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud ERP or Oracle E-Business Suite, including: Functional configuration of Oracle Receivables, Advanced Collections, Revenue Management, and Cash Management.
• Strong business process re-engineering and documentation expertise; Visio process mapping experience required.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Copilot.
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.