PPD Looking for Principal Finance Sys Analyst – Oracle PPM Cloud at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

Summarised Purpose:

PPD has a role open in Bengaluru, India for a Principal Financial Systems Analyst experienced with Oracle and Cloud implementation. As part of a global Financial Systems team, this Analyst role provides management and delivery of process improvement and Oracle projects together with global end-user support of PPD financial applications

Primary Responsibilities:

• Administers the development, implementation, integration, and efficient processing of the Oracle Cloud system.

• Provides project management, consultation, analysis, testing and implementation support for Finance projects including upgrades and enhancements.

• Provides consultative and technical support of the ERP system, interfaces, and integrations with other financial applications.

• Defines requirements and acts as a liaison between the end-users (customers) and the Corporate Systems Development (CSD) department to resolve technical issues and design new features and/or application solutions.

• Generates queries, develops reports, ensures data integrity, performs systems maintenance, and provides routine audits as required.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Computer Science

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8 years’) or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

• Oracle and Cloud experience

• Knowledge of Oracle Financials, Oracle SQL, Lawson Financials, or ImageNow would be an advantage, as will familiarity with reporting tools and relational database concepts (such as SQL+ and MS Access)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Advanced understanding of finance systems.

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, particularly executive levels of management.

• Excellent understanding and implementation of Oracle PPM Cloud with a broader C2C landscape.

• Ability to provide positive end-user support across a global ERP system and global end-users.

• Ability to develop and deliver training programs for financial applications.

• Demonstrated proficiency in office productivity applications (such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Vision)

• Ability to identify, document and develop new processes that produce positive contributions to PPD profitability either through revenue growth or future expense avoidance.

• Knowledge with data mining or reporting tools and an understanding of relational database concepts (such as SQL+, Lawson Add-ins, Microsoft Access, Toad, Crystal Reports)

• Must be able to multi-task and provide close attention to detail while managing conflicting priorities.

• Ability to positively contribute to a team atmosphere and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills as demonstrated by the ability to identify the source of a problem and determine the appropriate solutions; resolve and prioritize sensitive problems.

• Demonstrated ability to independently and effectively organize and manage multiple projects with challenging timelines, resources, and budgets.

• Understanding of relational database concepts.

• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative.

• Ability to handle confidential data appropriately.