Oracle Financials Projects Business Analyst (REMOTE)

GDIT has an immediate opportunity as an Oracle Projects Business Analyst. As an Oracle Projects Business Analyst supporting the internal financial systems, you will be trusted to work with the Finance and Business community to help maintain and improve the Oracle Financial system.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12 (12.1.3) environment including Project Costing, Project Billing, Project Contracts, Time and Labor and Financial modules (AP, AR, GL, FA, PO). Experience with Release 12, Oracle Projects (Costing and Billing) and SQL required.  Desired skills include functional knowledge of Oracle Financials (AP, AR, GL, FA, PO), eBusiness Suite Business Processes and Oracle Application schemas. Experience with Oracle ERP Cloud preferred and knowledge of Oracle Project Contracts, Shipping, Government Contracting a plus.

This Business Analyst (BA) IT position will be the "liaison" between IT and the business units and will be responsible for providing support and enhancements for Oracle Financials including Project Costing and Billing and Project Contracts. The BA works with the business unit customers to identify and define in detail the customer requirements for information systems solutions and then works with the IT Software Engineer to translate customer requirements into detailed technical requirements that are used in the software solution development process. The BA also is involved in creating requirements-based software test plans and in performing testing of software. Often the BA is involved in identifying, analyzing and streamlining the customer business processes associated with software solutions. The BA also provides ongoing post implementation support of the use of the software applications. This position combines understanding of customer requirements and business functions, breadth and depth of technical expertise, and multi-discipline knowledge to recommend innovative ways of implementing technology to support business processes.   Work may be done remotely.  Occasional travel may be required. 

A Day in the life....

• Supporting the IT change control process, gathering the end-user requirements, and communicating IT priorities and delivery status to the business units
• Collaboration with Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Operations, Engineering and IT management in the design, development, and deployment of the organization's Oracle 12.1.3 eBusiness Suite
• Development of test scenarios and test cases, including execution, test run validation and coordination of functional user testing
• The design and development of operational workflows, the development and execution of the roll-out strategies, cut-over plans, end-user training and support and end-user documentation
• Understanding the complexities, interdependencies and data flow of business processes across Oracle Projects and the entire E-Business Suite, including GL, AP, AR, PO, Projects, and FA.
• Development of clear functional business requirements/specifications
• Troubleshooting production issues through discussion with end users and technical resources, including problem recognition, research isolation and resolution steps.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of relevant experience with an in-depth knowledge of:  Oracle Projects (Cost and Billing), Oracles Project Contracts and/or Oracle Financials (AP, AR, GL, FA, PO) - Release 12.1+ required OR ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION of 14+ years of the same relevant experience
• Due to the nature of the work performed and the privileged user access for this position, U.S. Citizenship is required
• Knowledge of SQL is required
• Must be an effective communicator (written and oral) across all levels of organization, including users, developers and management
• Must have experience documenting requirements and developing system / user test plans
• Ability to work independently

Preferred, but not required:

• Understanding of government contracting financial requirements a plus
• Experience with Oracle ERP Cloud preferred.

The likely salary range for this position is $112,000 - $168,000, this is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary; rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

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