Oracle - Business Analyst - OFSAA Consulting (10-15 yrs)

Position Title - OFSAA Consulting - Business Analyst

Position Summary:

- This role is for subject matter expert who is responsible for understanding the current accounting process for a financial institution and translate the understanding to the technical team in order to configure enterprise accounting solutions.

- He / She provides key inputs to the design and configuration of Finance Modernization projects for Oracle suite of applications.

- Reporting to the Program Director, this is a strategic role that provides our key Finance Modernization customers in Banking (FMB) with functional advice and guidance on Oracle Accounting Integration solutions and adoption.

Job Specification:

- Experience of complete project life cycle preferably for Banking Clients in multiple Finance modules with exposure to large and complex system landscape

- Experience in product implementation for large global banks with multi-GAAP/multi-country roll-outs is preferred

- Configuring Accounting Content, Data Extraction Processes, Data Visualization, Dashboards, and Report

- Strong Domain knowledge in bookkeeping, accounting, ledgers, and financial reporting

- Experience in supporting business Finance month-end close and supporting daily operations.

- Configured the application based on solution design, performed gap analysis, and designed workaround/custom solutions.

- Excellent knowledge of functional analysis and implementation, techno/functional analysis on interfaces/Legacy conversions.

- Experience in test script generation, integration Testing, training end users, and preparing user guides.

- It's a plus, if candidate has expertise in analysis, design, post-go-live support, and implementation of Oracle Applications using Oracle Fusion modules.

- Training the client's users on the application and conducting pilot testing, integrated testing, design validation, and setups of Oracle applications

- Certified Oracle Cloud Implementation Specialist is a bonus

- Excellent communication and articulation skills.

- Can explain technical solutions with business flair and get business buy-in.

- Can lead, own, and deliver in the Finance modules, design workable and even complex solutions, and integrations for client needs, provide demos, and get agreements.

Qualification / Skills:

- Graduate degree in accounting or finance with relevant experience.

- Masters or post graduate education is a plus.

- Candidates with CA / CPA qualification would be preferred.

- Minimum of 10+ years of progressive financial services related finance function/ consulting deployment experience in a dynamic, innovative environment with a large financial institution, software vendor or consulting organization.

- 5+ years of relevant exp. working as Senior Consultant/Architect in Oracle Fusion Cloud projects is a plus.

- Ideal candidate will have a strong combination of technical and business skills with deep domain (financial services finance) expertise.

- Have managed/have played a functional lead role in large transformational programs across multiple domains of Risk, Finance & Accounting.

- Experience with key Oracle products (EBS/ Fusion/ PeopleSoft/ ERP Cloud, EPM Cloud/ Hyperion, OBIEE/ OCA etc. ) is a plus

- Knowledge of banking products and transaction data is a must.

- Proven experience of presenting to and engaging with "C-Level" and other Senior Executives and successfully conveying and securing buy in on key messaging and positioning,

- Ability to understand business needs quickly and articulate solution benefits while securing buy-in from customers.

- Strong communication skills, written and verbal

- Strong team leading skills

- Strong analytical and problem solving skills

- Ability to operate at senior levels with clients and internal stake holders.

Key Competencies:

Business:

- Business Acumen

- Knowledge on banking products

- Knowledge on banking transaction accounting

- B/S and P&L Preparation

- Risk Management

Professional:

- Facilitation

- Functional Community Contribution

- FSI Thought Leadership

- Change Management

- Quality Management

- Relationship building and management.

Experience:

- Minimum of 10+ years of progressive financial services accounting function/ consulting deployment experience in a dynamic, innovative environment with large financial institutions and consulting organization.

About Us Oracle is strongly committed to the global financial services industry.

- To help financial institutions, Oracle has brought together the industry's best application and technology ecosystem for evolutionary transformation, providing customers with the largest footprint of functional assets.

- Oracle's transformation strategy for financial services industry is executed through the Oracle Financial Services Global Business Unit (FSGBU).

- The FSGBU offers best-of-breed functionality for financial institutions that need to operate flexibly and competitively and respond rapidly to market dynamics in a fiercely challenging business environment.

- FSGBU's software has serviced over 900 customers in more than 135 countries through our portfolio of products and services.

- The OFSAA suite of Analytical Products is a key component of our offering.

- http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/financial-services/index.html

- Knowledge on Financial Accounting and Auditing.

- This involves the processes of recording, summarizing, and reporting financial transactions, as well as auditing those transactions for accuracy, legality, and adherence to accounting standards