Senior Oracle ERP Business Analyst I – SCM

Job DescriptionJob Summary: The Senior Oracle ERP Business Analyst – SCM is a Finance-led business capability owner responsible for identifying capability gaps, standardizing business processes, defining and prioritizing Oracle ERP-enabled capabilities for Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM).This role owns the business “what/why” outcomes, value ranking, business requirements intent, acceptance criteria approval, and business readiness for quarterly releases. The role partners closely with the IT ERP Product & Delivery organization, which owns the technical “how/when”: platform roadmap, solution design, delivery execution, environments, deployments, integrations, and technical readiness.This position is also the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the SCM workstream, partnering day-to-day with the existing business SME(s) in Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Finance to ensure requirements, decisions, testing, and readiness reflect real operational needs—without pulling the current SME/leaders into constant review and discussion mechanics.The SCM focus areas are, but not limited to, Purchasing, Supplier Management, Self Service Procurement, Item Management, Supplier Portal, Order Management, Inventory Management, IDR, Automation, AI and Reporting.This position is to collaborate with Internal Audit to embed compliance/controls into defining business requirements and reporting requirements. This role does not own production support, system administration or application configurations.Job Duties Workstream SME Leadership (SCM)Serves as the Financial Systems SME and business capability owner for the SCM workstream, partnering with the business process owner/SME(s) who retain operational process ownershipPartners collaboratively with the business process owner/SME(s) to validate process intent, confirm operational feasibility, and ensure changes are adopted effectivelyTranslates business SME input into clear outcomes, requirements intent, and acceptance criteria; drive timely decisions to avoid delivery delaysMaintains knowledge of current-state and target-state SCM processes, key policies, reporting needs, and control expectationsDevelops and maintains business process maps (BPMN)Develops and executes test scenarios/scripts (SIT/UAT) and validate fixesContributes to training materials, jobs aids, SOPs and OGL Business Capability Ownership (SCM & PRM)Defines target-state business capabilities and process outcomes for SCM (e.g., project accounting outcomes)Maintains the SCM business capability requirements (what/why) and business value ranking to inform ServiceNow/ADO backlog; ERP Product & Delivery team retains accountability for delivery sequencing within capacity and dependenciesDefines measurable success metrics and partner on value realization reporting (cycle time, quality, adoption, compliance outcomes) Business Requirements Intent, Acceptance Criteria Approval & TraceabilityLeads discovery with Finance/Operations stakeholders to capture business needs, pain points, and desired outcomes for SCMDrafts business requirements intent and business acceptance criteria, including controls/audit evidence needs, reporting impacts, and data integrity considerationsPartners with IT ERP Product Support/Management teams who finalize the Functional Design Document (FDD); provide approval of business intent and acceptance criteriaCollaborates with IT ERP Product Support/Management teams who finalize the Technical Design Document (TDD) and that technical designs trace back to approved business requirement intent Demand Intake & Backlog Governance (ServiceNow → ADO)Serves as the business SME for SCM demand items in ServiceNow; ensure required intake fields are complete (i.e. outcomes, value driver, draft acceptance criteria, UAT owner, reporting impact)Collaborates with IT ERP Product Support/Management that a ServiceNow item has a linked ADO Epic/Feature and remains traceable through delivery and validation Quarterly Release Governance — Business Readiness (Oracle cadence)SCM business impact assessment for quarterly Oracle releases and firm-led changes (process impacts, training/comms needs, reporting impacts, Finance compliance considerations)Coordinates validation/UAT approach for SCM in partnership with FS PM & IT ERP Product Management and ensure validation evidence is captured in ServiceNowProvides business readiness sign-off for releases impacting SCM; partner with IT ERP Product Management, who owns technical readiness and deployment execution Business Controls, Business Compliance, Business Risk & Reporting Integrity (Business requirements focus)Translates Finance internal/external audit, compliance, and risk needs into business requirements and acceptance criteria for SCM processesPartners with Finance Compliance & Internal Audit to ensure business requirements include evidence expectations and auditabilityAdvocates for control automation and standardized reporting by specifying control outcomes and reporting needs; IT determines technical implementation Vendor Engagement & Product InfluenceParticipates in the ERP vendor discussions for the SCM pillar by coordinating ongoing touchpoints with vendor and community product groups advocating for functionality enhancements in the product that represents functionality to better align with the firm’s business strategy, operating model and representing Accounting/Assurance/Tax Professional Services industryAssists with the development and submission of Oracle enhancement requests and supporting artifacts (use cases, impact statements, prioritization rationale)Other duties as requiredEducationQualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Bachelor’s degree and five (5) or more years of experience working with Oracle PPM financial systems, required or High School Diploma or equivalent and nine (9) or more years of experience working with Oracle PPM financial systems, required Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, preferred Master’s degree, preferred ExperienceExperience working within a professional services firm such as accounting, financial services, business advisory and/or banking industries, preferredLicense/CertificationsN/ASoftwareProficient in the use of Oracle Cloud ERP, specifically SCM, requiredProficient in the use of Business Intelligence Reporting Tools (i.e. OneStream, Hyperion), preferred Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, requiredLanguageN/AOther Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesSuperior verbal and written communication skillsGood technical and data analysis skillsCapable of working and communicating effectively with professionals at all levelsAble to work in a deadline-driven environment, and handle multiple projects/tasks with attention to detailAble to multi-task while working independently or within a group environmentSuperior analytical and diagnostic skills, with the ability to apply analysis in determining appropriate next stepsExcellent computer skills with the aptitude to learn new software applications Superior customer service skillsPositive attitude and willingness to learnStrong interest in accounting, finance and systemsIndividual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.National Range: $100,000 - $120,000Maryland Range: $100,000 - $120,000NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $100,000 - $120,000About UsJoin us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. 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