Lead Analyst, Finance Systems

The Finance Systems team is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and operational management of our finance systems, ensuring they are aligned with our company's goals and objectives. As a Lead Analyst, Finance Systems, you will lead the design, development, and optimization of complex Oracle EPM solutions that drive enterprise consolidations and decision-making. You will play a critical role in expanding the capabilities of the Oracle EPM platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and establishing best practices to maintain model integrity, scalability, and performance.This role is responsible for supporting the design, development, and ongoing administration of Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service (FCCS), Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS), and Enterprise Data Management Cloud Service (EDMCS).Position location: Hybrid out of Deerfield, IL (Work from home opportunity on Mondays and Fridays) RESPONSIBLIITIES:What you will be doingSupport month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing processes in Oracle FCCS and ARCSSupport monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliation processes in Oracle ARCSSupport metadata management and trial balance mapping in global Oracle FCCS and EDMCSOversee the configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Oracle EDMCS, FCCS, ARCS and Narrative Reporting, ensuring data integrity and system reliabilityConduct training sessions and create user guides to ensure effective utilization of Oracle systemsElicit requirements for small to medium-sized requests, working with users to determine underlying needs and potential solutions. Transform these requests into actionable work and maintain continuous communication with key stakeholdersDevelop and maintain strong documentation on assumptions, models, configurations, and process flows for end users and other administratorsUnderstand business processes and apply knowledge to solve problems and drive process improvementStay abreast of latest Oracle EPM and related systems functionalities as well as industry best practices on data modelling, planning, and process definitionAct as a liaison between finance teams and IT, translating technical concepts into accessible language and bridging the gap between finance requirements and system capabilitiesMaintain effective internal controls related to system access, change management, data governance and other processes impacting the Anaplan system, ensuring compliance with SOX requirementsSupport other Finance System team members to maintain team efficiency by performing as a backup for other Oracle EPM solutions outside of your primary role during peak times or periods of absences