Oracle Payroll Business Analyst

WM, a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

I. Job Summary
This intermediate level Business Analyst supports the Functional Ownership of the assigned applications that include but are not limited to: Oracle module(s) and is responsible to work with their Domain Lead/Product Owner in partnering with the Department and Center of Excellence Leader to consult, innovate, enhance and/or deliver technology solutions to the organization.  

The Business Analyst will work with the Domain Lead/Product Owner and the Function and/or Center of Excellence leaders (e.g. Finance, Accounting, People, Recruiting, Payroll, Treasury, Tax, Shared Services, etc.) to understand the business requirements, vision, system issues and recommend a solution that will meet their short and/or long-term needs.  Acts as liaison between business, functional team and application support.  He/she will need to challenge existing solutions and work with the Domain Lead/Product Owner in enhancing systems with an emphasis on user experience, simplification, automation, performance, and standardization.  Generally, provides functional input for application/vendor support of an intermediate level of complexity.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. 

• With the Oracle Payroll Domain Lead/Product Owner, supports the design and testing of the system with a focus on business objectives and end user experience. 
• Reviews release notes and vendor published sites to keep current and recommend solutions to resolve issues. May log enhancement requests or "vote" for enhancements. 
• Facilitates design sessions on items of intermediate level of complexity, supports the review and development of design specs and configuration iterations, participating in the solution and validating/approving prior to deployment.
• Analyzes impact of configuration, Fast Formulas, and extensions to service delivery, downstream systems and integrations. Provides input in meetings to resolve priority issues.
• Continuously develops and advances knowledge of assigned application(s) utilizing vendor websites, user groups and training to effectively utilize system capabilities. May mentor less experienced team members and is recognized for working knowledge.
• Support the request for proposal (RFP) process working closely with the application support team, Domain Lead/Product Owner and Finance/People functions leaders.
• Gathers, documents, conducts assessments on requests, develops and analyzes functional requirements of an intermediate level of complexity - to make recommendations for config, reporting, and/or integrations. Interaction with senior management (Sr. Directors, VPs) is typically in conjunction with Domain Lead/Product Owner.
• Follows and may make suggestions to any established requirements gathering process. Coordinates with configurators, QA (Digital) and Technical team.
• Coordinates and executes unit, integration and acceptance testing. Provides support with required screen shots and system steps for testing and change management.  Supports all testing by developing test scenarios/cases and ensuring testers have necessary information and access for testing.
• Provides support for integrations, reports, and large data imports/extractions of an intermediate level of complexity. Plans for and supports migrations, releases, upgrades and/or patches - mitigating risk/downstream impacts. Develops knowledge and on configuration, extensions and Fast Formulas. Engages Digital and vendor for support as necessary.
• Collaborates with Domain Lead/Product Owner, Process Owner and COE SMEs. Provides consultative advice on moderately complex issues to Finance/People functions and relevant detailed documentation.
• Actively participates in design sessions and provides input on design and configuration iterations.
• Analyzes current and proposed processes/systems. Makes recommendations on effectiveness and efficiency.
• Identify application changes and partners with the Domain Lead/Product Owner and PMO/CMO to support the creation of change impact materials (job aids, training, FAQs, communications, etc.).
• Assists with resolving "How To" questions and maintains relevant support materials with Knowledge Management and PMO