Sr. Business Systems Analyst

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Position: Sr. Business Systems Analyst - Finance

Department: IT

Work Location: Bussigny, Switzerland Hybrid - 3 days in the office

Position Type: Full time, Permanent role

Work Type: Full time, Permanent

What you will be doing:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Systems Analyst to support our growing EMEA operations.

This role will analyse, design, and implement solutions that enhance business operations, particularly in Financials, Incentive Compensation, Costing & Revenue Management Modules.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, experience in process optimization, and a bachelor’s degree with progressive experience in providing IT solutions in Finance & Accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

EMEA Support:

• Provide Tier 2/3 support for EMEA and global users on Oracle Financial Modules (GL, GIS, AP, AR, CM, GIS, Treasury, FA, Incentive Compensation, TM, Cost Management & FP&A) and other financial systems.
• Coordinate with global teams to resolve EMEA and APAC specific issues.
• Ensure timely response to EMEA and APAC user inquiries and incidents

System Implementation:

• Lead discovery workshops with Finance leaders and SMEs (Controller, GL, AP, AR, CM, GIS Treasury, FA, Incentive Compensation, TM, Cost Management & FP&A) using finance/business terminology.
• Translate business processes into Oracle ERP (Finance) solution design, including fit-gap analysis, process redesign recommendations, and target-state documentation.
• Create clear functional deliverables: BRDs/FRDs, process flows, configuration workbooks, test scenarios, and training materials.

Functional design and configuration guidance across Oracle Finance Modules, including:

• General Ledger (GL)
• Accounts Payable (AP)
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Cash Management (CM)
• Fixed Assets (FA)
• Treasury / Incentive Compensation / Revenue Management (Plus)
• Tax (EBusiness tax)
• Cost Management
• Intercompany & Intracompany (GIS and PO-Inv-AR-AP)
• Trading Community Architecture (TCA)(Plus)
• Supply Chain and Distribution experience is a plus

Advise on accounting structures:

• COA, ledgers, legal entities, business units, balancing segments, intercompany rules, accounting calendars, and subledger accounting (SLA Rules).
• Solution Design, Testing & Stabilization.
• Guide the end-of-the-end lifecycle: design → configure → test → train → cutover support → stabilization.
• Partner with technical/integration teams to define functional requirements for:
• Integrations (banking, procurement, payroll, billing platforms, third-party tax engines & Shopify
• Reporting (OTBI, BI Publisher, Financial Reporting)

Process Improvement:

• Identifying and implementing process improvements to optimize Finance operations and enhance efficiency across EMEA.

Data Analysis:

• Analysing data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Elicit reporting and information requirements from Finance and business stakeholders and translate them into new reporting solutions or data integration initiatives.

Project Management:

• Translate business objectives and operational requirements into scalable system solutions.
• Lead process assessments, future-state design, and fit-gap analysis to ensure proposed changes align with business priorities, reporting and transactional requirements, and control and compliance requirements.
• Drive end-to-end project readiness activities, including process documentation, solution design validation, risk assessment, and stakeholder alignment.
• Establish clear timeframes, key project milestones, acceptance criteria, success measures, and business outcomes before development begins.
• In close cooperation with the global development team, ensure the relevance and completeness of test scripts and representative test data prior to Finance involvement.
• Coordinate rigorous pre-UAT validation to identify and resolve defects before business users are engaged.

Required Skills and Experience:

Technical Proficiency:

• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and standards (GAAP, IFRS).
• 5+ years of relevant experience supporting and enhancing enterprise Finance applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite Financials (., GL, AP, AR, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, and intercompany processes); experience with FP&A tools such as Hyperion or OneStream is an advantage.
• Experience defining reporting and information requirements and working with financial reporting and analytics tools (., OBIEE, Power BI, OTBI, or BI Publisher), including data validation and integrations

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical, root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, and independent problem-solving skills, with an ability to balance operational issues and project deliverables.
• Excellent communication, requirements-gathering, documentation, facilitation, and presentation skills, including the ability to translate between Finance stakeholders and technical teams.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Finance, IT, business stakeholders, global development teams, and offshore application support teams; experience coordinating testing and UAT.
• Experience with process assessment, fit-gap analysis, solution design validation, test scripts, representative test data, pre-UAT quality checks, and project readiness activities, with an understanding of controls and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in finance, accounting, or project management.
• Experience with global financial operations and consolidations.
• Technical skills in SQL is highly desired.
• Experience working in Supply Chain and Distribution environments will be a plus.

What do we offer?

• Competitive compensation package depending on experience and skills
• Collective Health Insurance or Gym Allowance (available in CH only)
• Mobility allowance
• Flexible work policy with regards to working hours and work from home
• Increased flexi-days package after 1 year of service
• Swibeco OR Perkbox (UK)
• Modern office with collaborative workspaces
• Employee assistance counselling line
• Employee discounts on all our EMEA products
• Lunch and Learns
• Company closure between Christmas and New Year’s
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• The chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment!