Oracle Cloud HCM Functional Analyst

Responsibilities

• Provide direct functional support for Oracle Cloud HCM Core HR, Benefits, and Absence Management processes.
• Configure and maintain benefits programs, including eligibility, life events, enrollment activity, rates, and issue resolution.
• Support open enrollment planning, testing, audits, and post-enrollment stabilization activities.
• Set up and support absence plans, accrual rules, eligibility, and absence-related formulas.
• Troubleshoot employee and manager issues tied to HR data, benefits, absence balances, and downstream processing.
• Partner with payroll and time stakeholders to assess configuration impacts, investigate issues, and recommend solutions.
• Analyze payroll and time-related discrepancies from a functional perspective and support testing and validation efforts.
• Assess current configurations and identify opportunities to improve consistency, usability, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain functional documentation, test scripts, support guides, and issue logs.
• Perform regression testing and impact analysis for quarterly Oracle updates, enhancements, and production fixes.
• Support root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive controls for recurring issues.
• Collaborate closely with HR Systems, HR Operations, Benefits, Payroll Operations, IT, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud HCM functional support.
• Strong working knowledge of Core HR, Benefits Administration, and Absence Management.
• Experience with Oracle Fast Formulas and User Defined Tables.
• Experience with benefits administration activities, including eligibility, enrollment, deductions, and life events.
• Experience with absence configuration, accrual validation, and employee or manager issue resolution.
• Understanding of Oracle HCM data structures, worker lifecycle events, and assignment data.
• Ability to analyze functional issues, determine root cause, and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented approach with a focus on quality and sustainable configuration practices.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting Oracle Payroll and Time & Labor in an advisory capacity.
• Background in quarterly Oracle release testing and post-go-live stabilization.
• Experience with benefits integrations, reconciliation, reporting outputs, or audit support.
• Exposure to Oracle Journeys or Oracle HR Help Desk.
• Experience in a global or multi-country enterprise environment.
• Familiarity with engineering, manufacturing, or energy-related organizations.
• Ability to identify process improvements and help streamline operational support.