Senior Oracle EBS Functional Analyst
- Summary
Come make a difference in the community and bring your rock star Senior Oracle EBS Functional Analyst skills to King County's EBS Team.
About King County:
King County is the largest County in Washington State and the 12th most populous in the United States. King County is striving to be the best run government and is focused on many key initiatives, like Equity and Social Justice. It is the financial, economic, and industrial center of the Pacific Northwest region. The County provides a broad range of services including public transportation, road construction and maintenance, wastewater treatment, agricultural services, parks and recreation facilities, law enforcement, criminal detention, rehabilitative services, court services, tax assessments and collections, land use planning and permitting, zoning, public healthcare, emergency medical services, election services, animal control, and the disposal of solid waste.
About the EBS Team:
The EBS Team is a part of the Business Resource Center (BRC) within King County's Department of Executive Services. The BRC is an independent agency that enables business value through integrated system solutions and the support of those solutions. The BRC manages the County's ERP applications, to include, Oracle EBS, Oracle Business Intelligence, PeopleSoft, and Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Services.
The BRC embraces Lean, Shingo House, continuous improvement, best practices, empowers innovation, and strives for second-to-none customer service.
BRC Core Values are Customer Service, Collaboration, Respect, Honesty & Integrity, Innovation, and Excellence.
BRC Goals are to Advance Organizational Maturity, Deliver Customer Value, Optimize Systems and Processes, Foster Employee Engagement, Empowerment and Expertise, and Exercise Financial Stewardship.
The EBS Team works closely with the many agencies and business partners across King County. We strive to effectively partner with all of our customers on value driven process improvements and initiatives. We also provide on-going operational support for the EBS system.
We are currently running Oracle EBS version 12.2.7 on premises and plan to stay as current as possible. Our long term strategy includes planning for migration into the Cloud and we have our initial Cloud project in-progress.
The Position
In order to be considered minimally qualified, applicants must demonstrate a background which provides the knowledge, skill, and ability to:- Collaborate and Communicate effectively with our internal team, customers, business partners, and King County agency stakeholders to define, design, and deliver solutions utilizing EBS functionality to enable business operations and enhance functionality of the Financial system.
- Leadership Skills to independently lead team(s) on small to medium sized initiatives and lead stakeholder meetings.
- Provide techno-functional expertise with a working knowledge of multiple EBS modules. Experience gathering requirements, researching, analyzing, troubleshooting, defining solution options, estimating work effort, and resolving open production issues. A working knowledge of logging and monitoring Oracle Service Requests.
- Create and maintain system and operational documentation, including configuration documentation, functional specifications, user education/training material, business process and procedure documentation, process flows, troubleshooting/support documentation, and test scenarios and scripts.
- Facilitate process and systems analysis, customer workshops, functional and user acceptance testing, migrations, root cause analysis, and change requests.
- Have a strong background in functional or business analyst support of Oracle EBS, work flow analysis, business systems design, and process re-engineering;
- Have knowledge of Lean, standard support processes and systems, project methodologies.
- Have the ability to quickly learn governmental finance/accounting, to independently create simple SQL queries to support research, analyze big data sets;
- Are self-driven and reliable, demonstrating initiative to work under pressure to meet deadlines, with attention to detail and minimal direction;
- Continually expand their knowledge, and use creativity and problem solving skills to proactively identify and troubleshoot dynamic system issues;
- Have proven interpersonal skills with a customer focus, maintaining professional working relationships with team members, business partners, and agency staff; and
- Balance a strong work ethic with a positive attitude and sense of humor!
Why King County's Business Resource Center (BRC) is a great place to work!
King County offers great benefits, to include a pension, bank holidays, telecommute days, transit pass, and training and education opportunities to promote growth and equity and social justice.
Our focus is to provide our employees with work life balance- Competitive healthcare plans
- Flexible work environment with 1 regular remote day per week
- Free Orca Card allowing multiple transportation options to/from the office
- On-Site exercise facilities and bike storage
- Leadership Support and structured employee assistance program
- Paid vacation time (in addition to paid holidays)
- Paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Deferred compensation plan
- Employer Contributions to state pension plan
- Ten paid holidays and Two Additional personal holidays
- Downtown with tons of great lunch spots within walking distance
What people have said about working in the Business Resource Center.
"The Business Resource Center provides an environment with highly diverse work groups and business partners, offering opportunities for professional growth and challenges, learning new skills and the latest technology and applications."
"Employee ideas and contributions are highly valued and supported by supervisors and managers, and employees are able to offer solutions to issues that can be brought before business partners and stakeholders."
"Employees have the freedom to manage their own workload, which is both challenging and rewarding. Work involves not only resolving issues and finding the root cause of problems, but also interacting directly with business partners and experiencing the positive feedback of their appreciation."
"The job is constantly evolving, providing new professional challenges and opportunities for growth, and this comes with a supportive environment with others around you who are rooting for your success as much as their own."
The Location
The office is located in the heart of downtown Seattle at the Chinook building. There are hundreds of great lunch spots and transit options within walking distance.
Living in Seattle WashingtonThe Application Process
This recruitment is open to all applicants. A King County Application is required. We highly suggest that you include a letter of interest and a resume with your submission.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Robert James at 206-263-9414, or robert.james@kingcounty.gov.
The successful candidate will be required to pass a thorough background and reference check.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage: King County pays 100% of the premiums for eligible employees and family members
- Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
- Retirement: King County employees are eligible to participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
- Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
- 10 paid holidays each year (plus 2 personal holidays)
- Generous vacation and paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave, family and medical leaves, and volunteer leave
- Flexible Spending Account
- Wellness programs
- Onsite gyms and activity centers
- Employee giving program
- Employee assistance programs
- Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
- Training and career development programs
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.