Lead Oracle IT Business Analyst, Corporate Systems (Finance)

Job title: Lead Oracle IT Business Analyst, Corporate Systems (Finance)

Company: Mattel

Job description: Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

Be a part of an organization that is modernizing and transforming its IT platforms, processes, and skills to accelerate Mattel’s strategy to unlock a world of tech-enhanced 360-degree play experiences!

Job Description

The Opportunity:

Mattel is looking for a Lead Oracle IT Business Analyst with a techno-functional skill set to join the Global Technology Organization (GTO) Corporate Systems Applications group that supports Finance, Legal and Human Resource functions. Oracle eBusiness Suite is one of the main global applications supported by this group and we need a resource with both functional and technical expertise supporting an Oracle R12, on premise environment.

Reporting into a Sr. Manager, GTO, the Lead Oracle IT Business Analyst is a critical role that partners with business teams and business leadership as well as IT teams and IT leadership to support and help transform finance.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Project management, business analysis, requirements gathering, Oracle functional setup and configuration, liaison between business/functional teams and development team, testing facilitation, and deployment of Oracle enhancements and projects.
• Combines business knowledge and an understanding of the inner-workings and configuration options of Oracle EBS Financial modules (i.e. GL, AR, AP, iExpense, FA, PA, CE and E-Business Tax, version 12.1.3 and on prem).
• Bring expertise, knowledge and experience to the Corporate Applications team as a senior system expert with leadership and drive, interfacing with IT peers and business users.
• Work with internal customers, external consultants and vendors to support project and operational tasks, as they relate to the Oracle EBS environment.
• Understand business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements and recommend solutions to enable the organization to achieve its goals. These business problems and recommended solutions will be documented and supported through:

• Business process definition
• Developing current state/to be process flows
• Requirement solicitation, gathering, and documentation
• Facilitation of testing, including Unit, System Integration, Regression, and User Acceptance and documentation of results
• Interact with Mattel application leads, and 3rd party application leads to understand and analyze technical requirements and contribute to the creation of technical design documents.
• Lead design discussion sessions with IT and business resources and be able to communicate how core application functionality works and impact caused by requested design changes.
• Provide technical effort estimates based on BRD/functional design documents and review with management/team leads.
• Conduct and participate in code review sessions for team deliverables as needed.
• Guide team members involved in development and unit testing.
• Provide written and verbal statuses to manager/project manager level resources on a scheduled or ad-hoc basis.
• Help the team to troubleshoot critical issues in development, staging or prod environments.
• Support go-live preparation, and production rollout activities.
• Support business driven projects that integrate with both in-house systems and cloud-based SaaS solutions.
• Manage and perform Oracle functional configuration in a 12.1.3 EBS version to support enhancements and projects.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Requires 10+ years of Oracle EBS financials experience as a production support or project resource with emphasis on techno-functional analytics and in-depth configuration experience, with 5+ years overall related experience in a lead role.
• Have a deep functional and technical understanding of the Oracle EBS Financials from a global perspective – multiple OUs, Global and Local COA’s, Ledgers, etc. – for on prem version 12.1.3.
• Participation in at least 2 full life-cycle Oracle EBS rollouts for global organizations.
• Proven ability to gather technical effort estimates based on BRD/functional design documents and communicating the rationale behind those with business/IT leads.
• Experience with Oracle localizations and globalizations.
• Experienced in defining and documenting technical and functional requirements and business solution design using MD50, BR10/30, & BR100’s, as well as leading users through the testing cycles.
• Ability to lead design discussions with IT and business teams and communicate current application functionality and impact of design changes.
• Interprets and transforms information based on business requirements and provides the data for delivery team.
• Proactively seek opportunities for simplification, application rationalization, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent critical thinking skills to help address and resolve business issues.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of users and IT/Business leadership.
• Plan and organize tasks, report progress, and manage and coordinate with project consultants and Mattel resources.
• Ability to work with existing support teams to manage issues and develop enhancement opportunities.
• Ability to work with multiple departments to document and validate current state business processes.
• Understand and modify the application configuration as required (includes system setups, flex-fields, workflow builder, custom library, profile options, etc.).
• Experience with SOX system implementations, and interacting with internal audit to satisfy their requirements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting SaaS solutions and related integrations with Oracle and related applications.

Additional Information

What It’s Like to Work Here:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

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Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Expected salary: $100000 – 125000 per year

Location: Saint-Laurent, QC

Job date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:18:32 GMT