Senior Business System Analyst - Finance Systems

About the role

The Senior Business Systems Analyst – Finance Systems serves as the primary functional subject matter expert for Oracle E-Business Suite supporting General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Purchasing, Inventory, and Cash Management and related finance processes. Reporting to the ERP Applications Manager – Finance Systems, this role is responsible for solution design, production support, continuous improvement, testing, and project delivery across the Finance Systems portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead functional expert for Oracle EBS Finance processes, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Purchasing, Inventory, financial reporting, period close, workflow approvals, security responsibilities, and interfaces.
• Provide expert recommendations regarding solution design, configuration, process improvements, and financial controls while partnering with the ERP Applications Manager on prioritization, governance, and portfolio decisions.
• Support finance process standardization and enterprise initiatives across multiple operating divisions.
• Ensure solutions support accurate financial reporting, transaction integrity, control compliance, and audit readiness.
• Lead functional solution design activities for enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and strategic initiatives across the Finance Systems application landscape.
• Lead requirements analysis for complex finance and accounting initiatives and translate business requirements into scalable functional designs aligned with enterprise architecture, financial controls, and supportability objectives.
• Prepare functional specifications for enhancements, integrations, reports, workflows, extensions, and custom applications.
• Identify and lead opportunities to simplify finance processes, reduce manual effort, leverage standard Oracle EBS functionality, and support modernization initiatives involving AP automation, treasury, banking, financial reporting, and related finance systems.
• Provide subject matter expertise to support application roadmap planning and prioritization.
• Act as the senior escalation resource for complex Oracle EBS production issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and develop permanent corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot cross-functional issues spanning general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, purchasing, inventory, cash management, banking, financial reporting, and integrated financial applications.
• Support critical month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close, tax reporting, and transaction processing activities.
• Develop and execute testing strategies, including system integration testing and user acceptance testing, while ensuring solutions are production-ready and fully validated against business requirements.
• Lead workshops with business stakeholders to identify business requirements and process improvements.
• Provide expert guidance regarding Oracle EBS capabilities, limitations, and best practices.
• Influence solution decisions through expertise and finance business process knowledge.
• Mentor analysts and project team members supporting the Finance Systems portfolio.
• Maintain functional, process, and configuration documentation.
• Support audit, compliance, application control, remediation, segregation of duties, and access governance activities.
• Ensure solutions align with established security, control, and change management requirements.

Requirements

• Extensive hands-on Oracle EBS R12 experience in complex manufacturing, distribution, or publicly traded corporate environments and capable of independently diagnosing, designing, and implementing solutions across multiple finance domains.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of Oracle EBS R12 experience.
• 5+ years supporting Finance, Record-to-Report, and Procure-to-Pay processes in Oracle EBS.
• Demonstrated experience independently configuring, supporting, and enhancing Oracle EBS production environments and leading complex enhancements and implementations.
• Experience supporting publicly traded organizations within audit and compliance frameworks.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of:
  • Core finance modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, and Cash Management
  • Procure-to-Pay processes, including Purchasing, Inventory, and Approval Workflows
  • Financial period close, tax reporting, and compliance support
  • Reporting and integrations, including financial reporting, banking integrations, interfaces, and Oracle EBS form-based applications
  • Security, responsibilities, and access governance
  • Financial controls, audit requirements, segregation of duties, and remediation activities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain-intensive environments.
• Experience working with ServiceNow, JIRA, or similar operational and delivery management tools.

Benefits

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k with company matching & retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program