Business Systems Analyst

Our high-visibility client is looking for a Business Systems Analyst who will provide maintenance and support towards Oracle AR EBS and other cross dependent AR applications from a functional and user perspective working to manage global AR regional expectations and deliverables using a mixture of project management methodologies, and AR operational knowledge to develop and manage business integration and uniformity for disparate systems across the Global ERP/EBS environment.

OVERVIEW

- Participate in governance and support of the Oracle AR E-business Suite (EBS) application from a functional perspective.
- Provide Global support towards non-development Oracle and other third party application configuration and maintenance.
- Utilize proven best practices to assist with writing and capturing well rounded user requirements, document functional specifications and design test scenarios, etc.
- Actively participate in the development, testing, training, integration and acceptance processes related to Oracle upgrades, patches or large system changes.
- Work closely with the Global Financial Systems (GFS) team to develop plans for transactional data extraction and integration.
- Assist in the development of business processes in compliance with SOX across all key AR segments to include: Collections, Cash application, Billing and Customer Setup (SOX) documentation.
- Work closely with the GFS, FOX, and user community to determine appropriate strategies to enhance business productivity and efficiency globally.
- Act as the liaison between the user community, Accounting, GFS and FOX.
- Work with the GFS and FOX TPM to develop and drive project roadmaps.
- Conduct Global monthly close activities to ensuring compliance in adherence to GAAP.
- Manage Oracle AR responsibility Access, segregation of duties and approvals.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge of Collection, Accounts Receivable and Accounting process and systems
- Oracle Financials, Receivables, Order Management
- Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with Oracle Financials or equivalent ERP application
- Strong SQL Skills, experience using a Datawarehouse type environment a plus
- Experience with using Microsoft Access a plus
- Experience writing Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
- Experience using Microsoft PowerPivot
- Experience with Oracle Business Intelligence Suite is a plus (OBIEE and OBIA) Strong understanding of finance, accounting and accounts receivable
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong ability to dive deep into details
- MILS - Masters of Library Information Science a plus

This contract position is expected to be 9 months in duration.