Principal IT Business Systems Analyst (Oracle Financials-AP)

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Oracle Payables Specialist to join our Accounts Payables Finance IT team. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Oracle Fusion Financials and e-Invoicing frameworks.

Partners with Business Groups to ensure delivery of end-to-end business application solutions aligned to the business and IT strategy, as well as the support of those applications. Works with Business Groups to define their global technology roadmaps. Manages projects from inception to completion with matrix, global teams.

Responsibilities
Business Requirements Analysis

• Partners with team members and vendors to gather requirements
• Is respected by business for deep, cross functional business process expertise and innovative solutioning across platforms and systems/architectures
• Able to distill executive level requirements into appropriate discovery work plans and guide team members on good requirements gathering

Process Modeling and Design

• Partners with team members and vendors to model business processes
• Is respected by business for driving innovative process improvements
• Able to communicate process improvements at implementation and executive level

Stakeholder Management

• Supports senior stakeholders and management team in identifying, communicating to senior stakeholders
• Is recognized by senior managers as a skilled communicator, trusted to recognize and proactively manage key impacts and drive issue resolution
• Demonstrates value from realized projects

Solution Design

• Responsible to design strategic cross-functional and global solutions that align with long-term organizational goals and roadmaps
• Advises on solutions prepared by peers or supporting team, to ensure that good design practices are followed
• Is recognized as expert within the industry
• Establishes standards

Documentation

• Supports senior management by creating architecture, project management and roadmap documentation

Functional Design

• Develops functional design standards and methodologies to deliver robust, agile functional designs that may span multiple functional areas and applications
• Recognized for innovative, deep and long-term designs
• Keeps up to date with industry trends and vendor capabilities
• Develops functional designs in line with an Enterprise Architecture and the long-term business roadmap
• Collaborates with cross functional business and IT teams to ensure business needs are addressed in the functional designs
• Manages delivery scope and risks, and sets right expectations with stakeholders
• Mentors junior BSAs to produce functional designs

Architecture

• Application/integration architecture; constructs solutions across multiple functional areas and applications

Testing & Test Design

• Develops test strategy and execution to cover testing in an optimal amount of time
• Ensures cross functional testing coverage
• Organizes test labs for repetitive testing
• Drives methodology and best practices for defect resolution and triaging
• Ability to manage multiple cross functional projects running in parallel
• Optimizes release management to strike good balance between business goals and delivery capacity
• Ability to logically split bigger projects into value added releases to gain business value in progression
• Identifies and manages risks in release delivery

System Configurations

• Designs configurations methodology to drive consistency, robustness, speed and good governance

Day to Day Support (Production Support)

• Monitors and manages support metrics and trends for functional areas
• Drives team towards root cause identification and resolution

Training and change management

• Drives appropriate practices through collaboration with business
• Analyzes adoption rates and issues and assesses business case realization and proposes solutions to improve

Vendor Management

• Manages/leads individual consultants or consulting teams as assigned
• Participates in vendor advisory boards and user groups
• Is accountable for creating and negotiating vendor contracts, MSA/SOW, License Agreements, and driving through internal reviews with GTS leadership and Legal teams

Vendor & Application Technology Evaluation

• Executes and guides large-scale vendor evaluations by BSA staff, vets recommendation and negotiation communications for executive review
• Responsible for executive communications and cross functional stakeholder buy-in
• Brings thought leadership to influence technology roadmap and decisions

Electronic Invoicing

• Lead and manage end-to-end e-invoicing processes within Oracle Fusion Payables, including invoice receipt, validation, approvals, exception handling, and payments
• Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve invoicing discrepancies and ensure timely, accurate payments
• Ensure compliance with global and country-specific e-invoicing and tax regulations, supporting both domestic and cross-border transactions
• Design, maintain, and support e-invoicing integrations and interfaces between Oracle Fusion, third-party vendors, and government platforms
• Translate complex global e-invoicing mandates into actionable business and system solutions
• Define e-invoicing architecture, data flows, error handling, and monitoring mechanisms to ensure reliability and compliance
• Support compliant invoice formats, including digital signatures, QR codes, and regulatory-specific data requirements
• Perform transaction audits and controls to ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency
• Contribute to the implementation of new Oracle Payables features and enhancements, while staying current with industry trends and regulatory changes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Over 15 years of experience implementing and supporting enterprise applications, with a strong focus on financial and procurement systems
• Expert-level knowledge of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, including end-to-end business workflows and system integrations
• Deep expertise in Oracle Fusion Accounts Payables, including configuration, customization, and production support
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud iExpense, including policy enforcement and integration with P2P processes
• Proven expertise in bank integrations, including experience with multiple payment formats, electronic payments, and check printing solutions
• Experience implementing and supporting country-specific localizations within Oracle Cloud
• Demonstrated experience supporting Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) initiatives, including boundary system integrations and data migrations
• Strong understanding of Direct and Indirect Tax requirements within the Procure-to-Pay lifecycle
• Experience integrating and working with third-party applications such as SAP Fieldglass, Vertex, Coupa, and Concur
• Experience working with Oracle AI Agents, including leveraging AI-driven capabilities to enhance business process automation, insights, and decision-making

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 136,000 - 204,000 USD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we're providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you'll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.