Sr. Analyst, Financial Systems: Oracle GL and Financial Close

Alignment Health • Remote CA Outside Bay Area, CA

126d • $113,332 - $169,999 • Remote

About The Position

Alignment Health is seeking a Senior Analyst, Oracle GL & Financial Close Systems for a remote position. This role serves as the technical subject matter expert responsible for the stability, configuration, and optimization of Oracle Cloud Financials' General Ledger and Financial Close environment. The position is crucial for ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of financial data within the Medicare Advantage business. The Senior Analyst will act as the primary technical partner to the Corporate Accounting team, ensuring smooth period-end close cycles, intact sub-ledger integrations, and adherence to US GAAP, SOX, and CMS regulatory frameworks. The role is essential for maintaining financial integrity and meeting regulatory reporting deadlines, especially given the high stakes of GL and close accuracy in a Medicare Advantage organization, including medical cost accruals, risk adjustment entries, and intercompany eliminations.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive IT experience in Oracle Financials, with a minimum of 4 years focused specifically on the General Ledger and Financial Close modules in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain GL configurations including COA mapping, Ledger Sets, Accounting Calendars, and Data Access Sets.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP or IFRS accounting principles.
• Proven experience in root-cause analysis for out-of-balance ledgers, sub-ledger reconciliation discrepancies, and GL interface failures.
• Participation in at least two full-lifecycle Oracle Financials implementations or major upgrades, with hands-on involvement in the GL and Close workstream.
• Experience with data privacy and financial compliance requirements (SOX, HIPAA, SoD) as they apply to GL system governance and audit readiness.
• Experience in a regulated healthcare, insurance, or financial services environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, or a related field with a strong technical background; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials GL module through formal implementation or sustained production support experience.
• Working knowledge of FBDI and ADFdi for bulk GL data loads and sub-ledger integrations.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a Medicare Advantage, managed care, or health insurance organization, particularly supporting medical cost accruals, risk adjustment journal entries, or intercompany eliminations across plan entities.
• Experience with Oracle Close Monitor automation and close cycle optimization in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Familiarity with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) for managing inbound GL interfaces from sub-ledgers and third-party systems.
• Master's degree in Information Systems, Accounting, or Finance.
• Coursework or background in healthcare finance, managed care accounting, or regulatory reporting for health plans.
• Oracle Financials Cloud: General Ledger Implementation Professional certification (strongly preferred minimum).
• Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close certification.
• Oracle Cloud Platform Application Integration Specialist certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide Expert Technical Support for Financial Close Cycles: Serve as the primary technical resource for the Corporate Accounting team during Monthly, Quarterly, and Year-End close cycles, ensuring timely execution and troubleshooting system-related disruptions. Resolve complex journal entry issues, including automated accruals, recurring journals, cross-validation rule failures, and sub-ledger posting errors.
• Maintain General Ledger Configuration and System Setup: Own and maintain all GL system configurations, including Chart of Accounts (COA) mapping, Accounting Calendars, Ledger Sets, Data Access Sets, and cross-validation rules. Manage technical workflows for multi-currency translations, revaluations, and intercompany consolidations and eliminations.
• Automate and Optimize the Financial Close Process: Identify and implement automation opportunities within Oracle Close Monitor and broader close workflows to reduce manual cycle time, eliminate repetitive tasks, and increase reliability. Utilize scripting and automation tools like Python, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Manage Sub-Ledger Integrations and Data Integrity: Monitor and troubleshoot inbound interfaces from Oracle sub-ledgers (AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Payroll) and external systems, ensuring accurate and complete transaction posting to the General Ledger. Build and maintain technical queries (SQL) for sub-ledger balance reconciliation and resolving out-of-balance conditions.
• Develop and Sustain Financial Reporting Infrastructure: Build, maintain, and optimize financial reports using Oracle Financial Reporting Studio (FRS), Smart View, and OTBI. Ensure reporting workloads are query-optimized to avoid performance degradation during peak periods.
• Enforce Compliance, Security, and Audit Readiness: Maintain Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls within the GL module and support audit requests by providing system logs, configuration snapshots, and data lineage documentation. Ensure GL configurations and changes align with SOX internal control requirements and CMS financial reporting standards.
• Serve as Tier 3/4 Escalation Expert for GL Incidents: Act as the final technical escalation point for complex, high-priority incidents involving the Oracle General Ledger, including out-of-balance ledgers, reconciliation discrepancies, integration failures, and close monitor errors. Drive root-cause analysis and implement preventive controls.

Benefits

• The financial close does not stop for weekends — and neither does this role. This position is expected to participate in an on-call rotation to support critical GL system failures, close monitor errors, and integration issues outside of standard business hours.
• The incumbent must be available for elevated support during the "Day 1 to Day 5" financial close window each month, during Quarterly Close, and during Year-End Close — the highest-stakes, highest-visibility periods in the Corporate Accounting calendar.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior