Business Analyst, Financial Close, Reconciliation & Reporting

Markel•Richmond, VA

11d

About The Position

Markel is seeking a detail-oriented Business Analyst to join its Financial Systems and Technology team. The role supports Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) applications—primarily Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS), Account Reconciliation (ARCS), and Profitability and Cost Management (PCM)—as well as Finance reporting through Oracle Financial Data Integration (FDI) and Power BI. The position reports to the Manager, Oracle EPM & Reporting and works with senior team members, IT, the Oracle R2R Product Owner, and Finance stakeholders to support day-to-day operations, enhancements, and continuous improvement of the close, reconciliation, and reporting landscape. This is fundamentally an accounting and process role rather than a systems role. Accounting knowledge is the core competency; training on the underlying systems will be provided. It is an opportunity for an early-career professional to develop expertise in Finance systems within a collaborative, global team.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Experience in a Finance or Accounting role; internship or co-op experience is considered.
Proficiency with Excel and familiarity with ERP reports and standard Power BI outputs.
Ability to translate accounting and business needs into clear written requirements, with guidance from senior team members.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, including the ability to manage time and priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across Finance and IT.
Curiosity, willingness to learn, openness to feedback, and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
Supportive of an environment delivering automation and IT-based solutions, with ability to adapt to new technologies.
Ability to adapt and pivot work responsibilities based on task prioritization.
US work authorization is required; Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

CPA or CMA certification.
Exposure to month-end or quarter-end close, account reconciliations, intercompany eliminations, financial consolidations, and/or FP&A functions such as budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.
Familiarity with Oracle products.
Prior experience with Oracle EPM applications (FCCS, ARCS, PCM), Oracle FDI, or financial systems; training will be provided to the right candidate.

Responsibilities

Use accounting knowledge and standard templates to review consolidation results, reconciliation variances, and cost allocation outputs; identify and escalate discrepancies before they affect the close.
Support FP&A partners in validating that PCM allocation outputs align with profitability analysis and presentation.
Help gather and document business requirements for FCCS, ARCS, PCM, and reporting enhancements, translating them into clear specifications for the IT functional team with guidance from senior team members.
Develop subject matter expertise in the Oracle EPM suite, particularly FCCS, ARCS, and PCM, and understand how these applications integrate with upstream and downstream financial systems.
Support reporting between Oracle EPM and ERP applications and downstream reporting through Oracle FDI and Power BI; develop working knowledge of FDI data mappings, dimension crosswalks, and load rules, and Power BI data models, measures, and refresh logic.
Support end-to-end testing for FCCS, ARCS, PCM, and reporting changes by executing test scenarios, documenting results, and tracking issues through closure.
Serve as an initial point of contact for production issues, perform first-level triage using accounting knowledge, and coordinate resolution with senior team members and technical teams.
Participate in process improvement and automation efforts for close, reconciliation, and reporting, including learning Oracle capabilities such as intelligent matching in ARCS, automation and AI features in FCCS, and allocation automation in PCM.
Use AI and other available tools to support problem solving and stay current on emerging Oracle AI and automation capabilities.
Follow documented processes and controls and keep process documentation, control evidence, and governance documentation complete and up to date.
Assist with responses to external audit queries and delivery of supporting information requests.
Keep stakeholders informed about work in progress and capacity, ask meaningful questions, and build effective working relationships across Finance and IT.
Help develop best-practice guidance and training materials for Finance team members using Oracle EPM and reporting tools.
Identify process gaps and inefficiencies and raise them, along with suggested improvements, to the team.