ORACLE FINANCE BUSINESS ANALYST

Department: Information Technology

Location: REMOTE (Bangalore, India)

Knowles is a market leader and global provider of advanced micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, and high-performance capacitors and radio frequency (RF) filtering products, serving the MedTech, defense, consumer electronics, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets. Our focus on the customer, combined with unique technology, proprietary manufacturing techniques, and global operational expertise, enables us to deliver innovative solutions across multiple applications. Knowles, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, has approximately 7,000 employees at facilities located in 13 countries around the world.

At Knowles, we are committed to engineering a better tomorrow through the actions we take on a daily basis. We believe that our focus on ethical, socially responsible, and environmentally sustainable behavior guides our decision-making processes and helps keep us accountable. Visit us at knowles.com

The Oracle Finance Business Analyst partners closely with Finance, Sales, and IT to support, enhance, and optimize Oracle ERP Finance solutions. This role is responsible for finance process analysis, functional solution design, production support, and successful delivery of Oracle Financials enhancements in a global enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Process Analysis & Solution Design

• Analyze endtoend finance business processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Recommend and design finance process enhancements and system solutions leveraging Oracle ERP Financials.
• Translate business requirements into functional designs aligned with accounting, reporting, and compliance objectives.
• Evaluate Oracle tools, reports, and features to determine optimal solutions for finance stakeholders.
• Gather new finance process and reporting requirements, perform feasibility analysis, and provide clear recommendations.

Oracle Financials Production Support

Under the direction of Finance Business Systems leadership, provide ongoing production support for Oracle ERP Finance modules across assigned geographic regions:

• Support and administer Oracle ERP Finance modules, including:
• General Ledger (GL)
• Accounts Payable (AP)
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Provide Customer Master and Pricing support for Finance, Sales, and Marketing teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve finance application, data, and process issues to ensure system stability, data integrity, and timely close cycles.
• Escalate risks, issues, and dependencies to the U.S.-based Senior Director Global Business Systems as appropriate.

Enhancements, Projects & Training

• Manage and execute prioritized finance system enhancement and support requests.
• Develop functional design documents, business requirements, and test plans.
• Partner with technical and development teams throughout solution build and deployment.
• Perform regression testing and lead user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Deliver enduser training and documentation to support adoption and compliance.
• Participate in Oracle Financials upgrades, patches, and new functionality implementations.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of Oracle training programs to increase finance system awareness and effectiveness across regions.

Experience & Technical Qualifications

Required Experience

• 10+ years of Oracle ERP application experience, with a strong focus on Oracle Financials.
• Deep experience supporting and configuring Oracle Finance modules including GL, AP, and AR.
• Completion of at least two full Oracle ERP implementations from initiation through golive as a Business Analyst or Functional Lead.
• 5+ years of experience providing leadlevel application support.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and maintaining functional, configuration, and implementation documentation.
• Proficient in Oracle AIM methodology.

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of Oracle ERP Finance application architecture and underlying database structures.
• Handson experience with Oracle development and database tools including:
• PL/SQL
• SQL*Plus
• Oracle Forms and Reports
• Proficient in writing and executing SQL queries for finance data analysis and validation.
• Experience with Oracle Discoverer and BI/reporting tools.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and application support methodologies.

Personal Attributes

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detailoriented, analytical thinker with a strong finance and systems mindset.
• Ability to quickly learn new finance processes, systems, and tools.
• Effective collaborator in a teamoriented, crossfunctional environment.
• Willingness and ability to train and mentor finance users and technical team members.
• Skilled facilitator who can lead discussions and drive action items to closure.
• Ability to prioritize and execute effectively in a fastpaced, highpressure environment.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, multicultural environment and influence without direct authority.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.