Business Analyst - Oracle Fusion

A Local Authority are seeking a Business Analyst for their Oracle Fusion Implementation.

You will be supporting the implementation of the new Oracle Fusion Applications which will replace SAP for the management of Finance, Procurement and Human Resources within the Council.

You will plan, analyse, capture, document and implement business processes and / or business cases, and create requirements documentations or specifications as part of the Programme / Project life cycle, often to tight deadlines. You will continually seek opportunities and champion to reduce all non-essential costs to drive down the cost base, adding value back into services across the council.

You will provide significant input and support into major change initiatives. You will have previous experience of building relationships with Programme and Project team leads and stakeholders ensuring that they have the full analysis of the impacts of change, including the assessment of the financial and service benefits of change.

Key Skills:
1. Ability to accurately analyse information, data analytics and business processes, operate in a timely and efficient manner.
2. Ability to evaluate service improvements, profitability, risk and issues.
3. Ability to communicate concepts and technical information to a non-technical audience.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant field or equivalent level of significant experience, demonstrating the same level of knowledge, in a relevant setting.
• Experience of working on the implementation of IT solutions, particularly in the areas of Finance, Procurement or Human Resources.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion or a similar ERP systems.
• Experience in conducting research / data analysis, both internal and external and presenting the results clearly and creatively.
• Experience in business process review, analysis, design and documentation.
• Proven experience of gathering and documenting business requirements and through a structured process, model, validate and translate it into business requirement specifications.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Visio.

Key responsibilities

Successful delivery of the assigned Programme / Project documentation as defined and agreed with the Programme or Project managers / sponsors, to time and to the required quality.
Gather, analyse and document business requirements, developing & publishing all agreed documentation.
Conduct business process reviews with business process owners and other key stakeholders to map "as is" and "to be" processes and to support the production of Target Operating Models.
Seek opportunities to reduce all costs within the programme / project, continually seek to improve efficiency whilst adding value into the service.
Build positive relationships with stakeholders within the programme team and from other departments and agencies.
Manage, identify and mitigate all business analysis related associated risks & issues that will impact the successful delivery of the programme / project.
Develop and document working practices and procedures in conjunction with Business Process Owners and users, and support the development of associated training materials.
Assist with the development of test scenarios and scripts and participate in testing activities.
Contribute to the change management process to ensure that proposed changes meet business requirements.

Please get in touch with Lauren Pocknell at Investigo to find out more.