Sr Business Systems Analyst

Yahoo is a technology company that connects brands and partners with a vast audience. They are seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to implement and support technology solutions for Oracle Application finance, focusing on gathering requirements, integration testing, and providing post-implementation support globally.

Responsibilities:

• Implementing and supporting technology solutions enabling Oracle Application finance (Procure to Pay, GL)
• Gathering business requirements, assisting in Integration and Acceptance Testing, supporting and development of training and implementation material, participating and leading in the implementation, and providing post-implementation support globally
• Leading Procure to Pay and accounting area and may lead contractors on projects
• Partnering closely with relevant Procure to Pay and other finance process owners, application developers and other Corporate Applications team members to deliver global solutions with an objective of optimizing processes
• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand their requirements and ensure the ERP system meets these needs effectively
• Identifying system gaps and designing solutions to address business process gaps, utilizing industry-standard processes or customization
• Configuring and maintaining ERP software and processes based on business needs (P2P, T&E, CLM)
• Understanding of upstream and downstream systems and collaborating with relevant teams to integrate systems with Yahoo ERP/EPM systems
• Providing training and technical support to ERP system users
• Creating and maintaining system documentation, including detailed descriptions of system workflows, user guides, and training materials
• Diagnosing and resolving system problems, including working with software vendors when necessary
• Continually researching and recommending ways to optimize the ERP system
• Ensuring data integrity in ERP systems
• Working with Procure to Pay and accounting business process owners and relevant Finance stakeholders to translate business requirements to technology solutions related to Vendor management, Vendor onboarding, Vendor qualification, Contract management, sourcing, procurement, Purchasing, P2P portal, T&E, OCGL, FAH
• Responsible for leading Procure to Pay area, supporting and optimizing the Finance platform including and not restricted to accounting applications
• Partnering with relevant Finance Process Owners to prioritize and implement enhancements
• Leading Finance projects and contractors on projects
• Working with operations, security and infrastructure teams to ensure adherence to Yahoo Inc. standards
• Collecting requirements for building and supporting business applications
• Analyzing and designing short- and long-term solutions for the and Finance systems
• Planning and performing various test cycles including integration and system testing
• Planning and Performing Conference Room Pilot sessions for deployment
• Planning and Performing User Acceptance Testing for deployment
• Planning, organizing and conducting training to end users for deploying business solutions
• Planning, organizing and conducting workshops to facilitate discussions and decisions for building business applications
• Providing Production support to rolled out projects
• Providing Production support for month end close activities
• Designing and Deploying Custom Solutions leveraging Oracle E-Business Suite
• Working with other business systems analysts and the development team in converting the business solution into technical designs
• Creating and managing documentation as appropriate related to creation of desktop manuals, test scenarios, test conditions, and test scripts

Requirements:

• 8+ years of IT industry work experience including finance systems analysis, solution design, and deployment using Oracle applications and/or other Major ERP systems
• 6+ years of experience working with Oracle ERP including oracle fusion experience on Vendor management, Vendor onboarding, Vendor qualification, Contract management, sourcing, OCGL, FAH and Oracle R12 experience on procurement, Purchasing and T&E systems
• Good Project management skills, planning and organization skills
• Technical knowledge like SQL, TOAD for basic troubleshooting and one-time extracts
• Candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• The candidate should have good analytical, problem-solving skills and a desire to develop new skills
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language to end users and Senior management
• Ability to exercise independent and autonomous judgment when dealing with competing priorities and initiatives, while keeping management well informed of issues, progress, status and resolution
• Ability to lead projects and project team
• Responsive to customer needs and highly motivated to improve the processes of the organization
• A team player outlook with the ability to work well with peers
• Strong prioritization, communication and multi-tasking skills a must as the environment is fast paced and dynamic
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with credibility at all levels of the organization
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience