Senior Business System Analyst - Finance Systems

West Fraser•Cordova, TN

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Business Systems Analyst – Finance Systems serves as the functional subject matter expert for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and related financial applications supporting corporate finance processes, including Record-to-Report (R2R) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P). Reporting to the ERP Applications Manager – Finance Systems, the role is responsible for solution design, production support, continuous improvement, testing, and project delivery across the Finance Systems portfolio. The analyst advises on Oracle EBS capabilities, configuration, process optimization, and operational effectiveness, and supports standardization and enterprise initiatives across multiple operating divisions. The role leads functional solution design for enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and strategic initiatives. It analyzes complex finance and accounting requirements, translates them into scalable functional designs, prepares functional specifications, and identifies opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual work, use standard Oracle EBS functionality, and support modernization efforts. It also provides input to application roadmap planning and prioritization. As the senior functional escalation point, the analyst supports complex production issues, performs root cause analysis, and develops corrective actions across finance processes and integrated systems. The role supports critical month-, quarter-, and year-end close, tax reporting, and transaction processing; develops and executes testing strategies; and validates solutions against business requirements before production deployment. The analyst leads stakeholder workshops, provides functional guidance, influences solution decisions, and mentors analysts and project team members. The role also maintains functional, process, and configuration documentation and supports governance, controls, compliance, audit readiness, remediation, segregation of duties, access governance, security, and change management requirements.

Requirements

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.
Prior Oracle EBS experience; candidates without it will not be considered.
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.
Expert knowledge of core finance modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, and Cash Management.
Expert knowledge of Procure-to-Pay processes, including Purchasing, Inventory, and Approval Workflows.
Expert knowledge of financial period close, tax reporting, and compliance support.
Expert knowledge of reporting and integrations, including financial reporting, banking integrations, interfaces, and Oracle EBS form-based applications.
Expert knowledge of security, responsibilities, and access governance.
Expert knowledge of financial controls, audit requirements, segregation of duties, and remediation activities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain-intensive environments.
Experience working with ServiceNow, JIRA, or similar operational and delivery management tools.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead functional expert for Oracle EBS finance processes and modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Purchasing, Inventory, reporting, period close, workflows, security responsibilities, and interfaces.
Recommend solution designs, configuration, process improvements, and financial controls, and partner with the ERP Applications Manager on prioritization, governance, and portfolio decisions.
Support finance process standardization and enterprise initiatives across operating divisions.
Ensure solutions support accurate financial reporting, transaction integrity, control compliance, and audit readiness.
Lead functional solution design for enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and strategic initiatives across the Finance Systems application landscape.
Analyze complex finance and accounting requirements and translate them 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 opportunities to simplify finance processes, reduce manual effort, use standard Oracle EBS functionality, and support modernization initiatives involving AP automation, treasury, banking, and financial reporting.
Provide subject matter expertise for application roadmap planning and prioritization.
Act as the senior functional escalation resource for complex Oracle EBS production issues; perform root cause analysis and develop permanent corrective actions.
Troubleshoot cross-functional issues involving finance modules, 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, and validate solutions against business requirements before deployment.
Lead business stakeholder workshops to identify requirements and process improvements; provide Oracle EBS guidance and influence solution decisions.
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.