The Senior Applications Analyst is responsible for applying past experience and industry standards in the planning, organizing, and execution of Business Needs Assessments (commonly referred to as Business Requirements) for the development and enhancement of enterprise application capabilities that are cost-effective, scalable, and aligned with business needs. This role supports and optimizes Oracle Cloud Applications, including Financials, Procurement, and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions.
The Senior Applications Analyst may engage in the solutioning of complex functional and technical challenges and recommend, configure, and implement Oracle Cloud and EPM system capabilities-including ARCS (Account Reconciliation Cloud Service) & FCCS (Financial close and consolidation service)-to support complex business processes and project objectives. This includes partnering with business and IT stakeholders to translate financial, accounting, and operational requirements into effective system designs and configurations.
The Senior Applications Analyst plays a sustained role throughout the full Development Lifecycle, including gathering and documenting business requirements, creating use-case scenarios, modeling end-to-end business and financial processes, and supporting solution design, testing, and deployment. The role also contributes to planning and governance activities to ensure that delivered solutions-particularly within Oracle Fusion SaaS ERP Financials, EPM Cloud, and Oracle Account Reconciliation and Financial Close and Consolidation applications-meet business, compliance, and reporting requirements while enabling improved financial close, reconciliation, and performance management processes.
Benefits and Rewards
Behind the smile! We are dedicated to safeguarding the health and financial stability of our employees and their loved ones. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:
• Competitive base and incentive pay • 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions • Rich medical & pharmacy benefits • 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits • Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives • Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off • Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program • Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance • Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities • Employee discount program
Fair Chance Ordinances and Criminal Background Considerations
This position requires that the applicant undergo a background check. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with any applicable federal, state or local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and/or New York Corrections Law Article 23-A.
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Base Pay Information
The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental's assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications, and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
Pay Grade 21. $81,305 - $176,043
Job Responsibilities
The Senior Applications Analyst works independently and provides thought leadership in assisting the business with defining and refining project vision, scope, risks, assumptions, and stakeholder alignment for Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM initiatives, including ARCS and FCCS, with minimal oversight.
Leads the planning, coordination, and development of comprehensive functional documentation, including Business Requirements, Functional and Technical Design Documents, Use Cases, Process Models, Business Needs Assessments, and Conceptual Designs, specifically supporting Oracle ERP and EPM Cloud primarily around GL, AR, AP, financial close, consolidation, and reconciliation processes.
Independently gathers, analyzes, and validates complex business and accounting requirements; evaluates existing and proposed solutions; and drives the design, configuration, and enhancement of Oracle Cloud ERP Financials, Oracle EPM Cloud, ARCS, and FCCS applications.
Performs advanced dependency analysis, functional and workflow design, use-case modeling, data modeling, and end-to-end process analysis, with a deep understanding of current-state and future-state business rules across GL, subledgers, financial close, consolidation, and account reconciliation.
Designs, configures, and supports ARCS components, including:
Designs, configures, and supports FCCS functionality, including:
Partners with technical and integration teams to support and validate data flows between Oracle Cloud ERP (GL, AR, AP, FA and CM) and EPM (ARCS and FCCS), ensuring data integrity, reconciliation accuracy, and alignment with accounting and audit requirements.
As a senior, adopt a growth mindset and be a constant learner. Be the driver for change and guide the team on new capabilities and enhancements released every quarter. Be flexible to switch hats and horizontally expand the horizon if required.
Acts as a senior contributor within the testing discipline by partnering with the Test Lead to define test strategy, test planning, data validation approaches, incident analysis, QA, and UAT, particularly for complex, cross-module Oracle Cloud and EPM scenarios.
Leverages deep knowledge of Oracle Cloud and EPM system behavior, metadata, and data structures to guide efficient and effective testing approaches, including reconciliation balancing, consolidation validation, and close process controls.
Independently plans and manages all aspects of the requirements discipline, including effort estimation, feasibility analysis, executive and stakeholder reporting, change request management, issue and risk tracking, process improvement initiatives, and project planning for enterprise financial systems.
Provides senior-level support throughout the project lifecycle, including issue resolution, break/fix and hot-fix support, incident triage,
Delta Dental covers more Americans than any other dental benefits provider. As an employee you’ll take part in our mission to become the trusted health partner by collaborating with our communities and employees to reimagine and deliver new possibilities in an ever-changing environment. Our Enterprise Strategy focuses on pillars of Growth and Diversification, supported by the platforms of Culture and People, Process and Technology.
Our strategy is only as strong as the people who execute it. We’re hiring individuals that are not just right for today but also for our future. Delta Dental leaders optimistically share future possibilities to inspire and motivate others toward their full potential. We’ve built a foundation of high-trust by treating all people with dignity, making and keeping commitments and consistently striving to do the right thing. As we are working through transformation, we ask employees to find ways to embrace positive change, challenge the status quo to be curious and provide solutions to unmet problems. Joining Delta Dental means joining a culture focused on fostering development, building genuine connections, recognizing each other’s strengths and sharing in successes.
We are part of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of companies that provides dental coverage to 74 million people in the U.S. Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., Delta Dental of Pennsylvania and Delta Dental Insurance Company, together with our affiliate companies, form one of the nation’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, covering 33 million enrollees. All of our companies are members, or affiliates of members, of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of 39 Delta Dental companies throughout the country.
Delta Dental provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Delta Dental complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.