Job Description

About the job

Main Purpose of the Job

The principal objective of the position is to own the general corporate finance system support and improvement/business process transformation initiatives with focus on Oracle General Ledger, Tax engine, Freight, and Treasury. Responsibilities also include support for Alcoa compliance and privacy programs - providing required evidence for ASAT/SOX/GDPR demands.

The position works in partnership with the business global process owners improving, redefining, and implementing solutions; bridging the gap between business strategy and rite sized technology solutions which fit in a sophisticated technology ecosystem.

The IS Analyst supports the transformation and modernization of Alcoa’s Enterprise application portfolio and ecosystems through simplification, standardization, digitalization and assists with improving the integration, automation, and data strategies, following company’s standards, governance structure and targeting commonality of business solutions.

Major activities/Key challenges

Work with GL, Tax, Freight, Treasury business teams to ensure their needs are fulfilled and Support to optimize business performance
Develops positive relationships, provides services to these business areas, comprehends current condition, business needs, strategies, and plans and recommends efficient changes for existing processes and systems
Use knowledge to navigate through data and technology challenges
Facilitates ideas, option development, solution design, implementation and deployment roadmap development for new (digital) initiatives and application projects
Develop and document project requirements, including detailed specs, work estimates, timelines, results, and achievements
Provide leadership and direction to offshore technical development and support teams
Stays ahead of with technology trends and innovations and collaborates with IS Architecture & Governance, Integration, Infrastructure, Data Architects, Security, Data Privacy and other groups to ensure right adoption of business solution used by these areas.

Essential Knowledge & Skills/Education

The ideal candidate possesses strong business and technical knowledge in processes and solutions to meet business requirements.

Knowledge and experience with Oracle ERP R12: General Ledger, Tax engine and Treasury Management systems (Cash Management)
Experience implanting custom solutions to fill functionality gaps with Oracle R12
Must possess experience in customer-facing position and problem-solving sills
Must have good communication written and verbal
The incumbent must be proficient in English
Good understanding of IT Service Management, IT compliance / Sarbanes-Oxley and data privacy regulations
Showing proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; Power BI is a plus
Understanding of Project Management methodologies and experience with presentations to business contacts
Demonstrating experience reducing cost or improving efficiency in previous jobs
Having professional planning experience
Understands the importance of data single source and data linage
Flexible servicing the business across multiple time zones in a global environment
Technical programming skills a plus PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, Oracle Application FND architecture
Ability to work in a multicultural & remote environments; used to work independent, self-starter.

Major Customers Corporate Finance GL, Tax, Treasury

Qualifications

Technical degree: Information Systems, Engineering or Business Administration with experience implementing IS Solutions
5+ years systems implementation & support experience on sophisticated, large scale applications
Effective interpersonal and leadership skills; collaborative management style to work with and through others