Senior Applications Analyst; Oracle Cloud Financials and EPM

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Applications Analyst is responsible for applying past experience and industry standards in the planning, organizing, and execution of Business Needs Assessments (commonly referred to as Business Requirements) for the development and enhancement of enterprise application capabilities that are cost‑effective, scalable, and aligned with business needs. This role supports and optimizes Oracle Cloud Applications, including Financials, Procurement, and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions.

The Senior Applications Analyst may engage in the solutioning of complex functional and technical challenges and recommend, configure, and implement Oracle Cloud and EPM system capabilities – including ARCS (Account Reconciliation Cloud Service) & FCCS (Financial close and consolidation service) – to support complex business processes and project objectives. This includes partnering with business and IT stakeholders to translate financial, accounting, and operational requirements into effective system designs and configurations.

The Senior Applications Analyst plays a sustained role throughout the full Development Lifecycle, including gathering and documenting business requirements, creating use‑case scenarios, modeling end‑to‑end business and financial processes, and supporting solution design, testing, and deployment. The role also contributes to planning and governance activities to ensure that delivered solutions – particularly within Oracle Fusion SaaS ERP Financials, EPM Cloud, and Oracle Account Reconciliation and Financial Close and Consolidation applications – meet business, compliance, and reporting requirements while enabling improved financial close, reconciliation, and performance management processes.

• Works independently and provides thought leadership in assisting the business with defining and refining project vision, scope, risks, assumptions, and stakeholder alignment for Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM initiatives, including ARCS and FCCS, with minimal oversight.
• Leads the planning, coordination, and development of comprehensive functional documentation, including Business Requirements, Functional and Technical Design Documents, Use Cases, Process Models, Business Needs Assessments, and Conceptual Designs, specifically supporting Oracle ERP and EPM Cloud primarily around GL, AR, AP, financial close, consolidation, and reconciliation processes.
• Independently gathers, analyzes, and validates complex business and accounting requirements; evaluates existing and proposed solutions; and drives the design, configuration, and enhancement of Oracle Cloud ERP Financials, Oracle EPM Cloud, ARCS, and FCCS applications.
• Performs advanced dependency analysis, functional and workflow design, use‑case modeling, data modeling, and end‑to‑end process analysis, with a deep understanding of current‑state and future‑state business rules across GL, sub‑ledgers, financial close, consolidation, and account reconciliation.
• Designs, configures, and supports ARCS components, including:
  • Reconciliation profiles and formats
  • Matching rules and tolerances
  • Transaction Matching configurations
  • Workflow, approvals, and task management
  • Close calendars and reconciliation schedules
  • Audit‑ready documentation and controls
• Designs, configures, and supports FCCS functionality, including:
  • Consolidation structures and hierarchies
  • Elimination and intercompany processing
  • Close calendars and period management
  • Data integration with Oracle Cloud ERP General Ledger
  • Validation rules and reporting structures
• Partners with technical and integration teams to support and validate data flows between Oracle Cloud ERP (GL, AR, AP, FA and CM) and EPM (ARCS and FCCS), ensuring data integrity, reconciliation accuracy, and alignment with accounting and audit requirements.
• As a senior, adopt a growth mindset and be a constant learner. Be the driver for change and guide the team on new capabilities and enhancements released every quarter. Be flexible to switch hats and horizontally expand the horizon if required.
• Acts as a senior contributor within the testing discipline by partnering with the Test Lead to define test strategy,…