Financial Systems Analyst

Financial Systems Analyst (ERP & EPM)

Position Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced, versatile Financial Systems Analyst to lead the implementation and ongoing administration of Oracle Fusion Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). Bridging the gap between financial expertise with technical proficiency, your first year would focus on partnering with project teams and ensuring smooth deployment.

Post implementation you would continue as the principal ERP/EPM systems expert, optimizing and automating processes within the Finance team and across the organization for planning and budgeting (PBCS), enterprise & self-service reporting and analytics (ERP Analytics), account reconciliation (ARCS), financial consolidation & close (FCCS), narrative reporting including the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), and profitability & cost modeling (PCM).

Key Responsibilities

Oracle ERP & EPM Implementation

• Support the implementation projects from start to finish (Discovery, Plan-Design-Build-Test-Deploy), ensuring all requirements are met.
• Become the organization's primary expert in configuring and administering the Oracle Fusion ERP and EPM solution.
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer and training for internal teams on budgeting, reporting, and forecasting tools within the EPM, and core features of the ERP including GL, AR with integrations to the Airport Operations Systems, and other critical functions.

Oracle ERP & EPM Administration

• Act as the first-line support for finance system-related issues, working with IT for more complex items; manage user security configurations and access control in cooperation with information security protocols.
• Partner with IT/partners to ensure seamless data integration between the ERP, EPM, and data mart/warehousing systems, troubleshooting data interchanges, allocations, reconciliations, and accruals.
• Assist in the design and maintenance of chart of accounts, financial reporting structures, and other key accounting frameworks in the ERP.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure financial systems align with business needs.
• Lead or assist in upgrades and enhancements, including working with external consultants and vendors.

Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting Support

• Configure budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, statistical reporting, and allocation models, as well as month-end closing processes such as reconciliations and accrual tracking within the EPM.
• Ensure accurate reporting for compliance and grants management.
• Work closely with department heads to support annual budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis using EPM.
• Identify anomalous financial activity and out-of-tolerance transactions and support compliance with financial regulations and reporting standards (GASB, FAA) and other applicable regulatory requirements.

Financial Process Automation & Optimization

• Optimize financial workflows within ERP and EPM to streamline month-end close, journal entries, and financial reconciliations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce errors, inefficiency, and manual interventions; move processes into EPM where possible.
• Work alongside IT and finance leadership to ensure that financial data governance and integrity are upheld across systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
• 2-3+ years of experience in financial systems configuration & administration, preferably in Oracle Fusion ERP and EPM.
• Strong background in FP&A, financial reporting, and budget planning.
• Ideal candidate will also have 1 or more Oracle certifications such as: Fusion Cloud Applications ERP Essentials, ERP Implementation Professional (e.g. GL, Payables, Receivables, etc.), EPM Implementation Professional (Planning, Data Integration, Account Reconciliation, etc.)
• Data management scripting skills (e.g. SQL, Python, or similar) and business intelligence understanding (e.g. metrics, dimensions, cubes, semantic / metric layer / headless BI) are required.
• Strong data skills: mapping, validation, and reconciliation from ERP to EPM; comfort with driver-based models and dimensional design.
• Clear communicator and facilitator with experience running UAT, training, and cross-functional workshops.
• Experience with financial compliance reporting, including ACFR and grants management, is a plus.
• Knowledge of data integration or Integrations Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions (e.g. Oracle Integration Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Workato, MuleSoft, Boomi) is helpful but not a primary focus.