SCRUM Master - Financial Technology

The Team:
Each of our employees plays a vital role—uncovering the essential intelligence that our clients rely on day in and day out to make the decisions that matter. Our 17,000 employees come from all walks of life and all corners of the globe, but they are all committed to the exact same thing—making a genuine impact with the work that they do.
We pursue excellence in everything we do. We value results, encourage teamwork and embrace change. Our team is responsible for the design, architecture, develop, and implement Oracle Financial Cloud applications for the organization wide needs

The Impact:
Contribute significantly to the growth of the firm by:

• Leading initiatives to analyze complex business problems to be solved with automated systems

• Provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements

• Provide support of multi-functional efforts to identify, interpret and produce recommendations on company system needs and functionality

• Provide technical direction to address business issues and opportunities

• Leading and suggesting innovative solution in existing and new enterprise systems with long term value

• Work with diverse and inclusive workplace and contribute to the culture

• Create solutions with intelligence and customer focused (client first)

What’s in it for you

This is the place to learn and enhance your technical skills while having the chance to work on enterprise level products and new technologies.

We invest in the right technology and people, so we can turn raw data into actionable insights. That's why we're critical to governments, companies and individuals the world over. Our systems support the operational Excellence in all that we do.

Responsibilities (must have):
In this role, you will be working with a team of enthusiastic members supporting our critical production finance system and guiding our business partners & end users with industry best practices, solution design, & creating long term value to our customers.
The key responsibilities are:

• Support S&P Global’s critical finance business function system for continuous excellence
• Work with end users, product owners, and development teams from Zuora, Salesforce, Akritiv, or Oracle E-Business Suite
• As a Business Analyst, you will have the responsibility to be proactive in understanding and assessing accounting, financial reporting and analysis systems as assigned and to identify areas to strengthen the operational effectiveness and excellence, leverage technology and improve the quality of process, programs or applications for the business area(s).
• Engage with stakeholders and understand requirements for issue resolution
• Manage work for support team and incidents resolution
• Assist in creating comprehensive technical documents
• Effective execution of Month-end close process through collaboration with various stakeholder groups and mitigating impediments as necessary
• Actively deliver Finance Month-end close activities
• Develop business solutions to achieve cost-effectiveness, productivity and quality
• Supervise activities between resources, and facilitate smooth workflow for service delivery
• Analyze define and interpret business needs and issues by gathering, analyzing, documenting and validating the Business area(s) and user(s) technical (functional/non-functional) requirements.
• Work in an Agile team and able to articulate problem statements & solution recommendations with good communication and documentation skills
• Leading and coaching the team and helping build Knowledge Base articles, Playbooks, documentation
• Identifies opportunities for functional improvements and enhancements to maximize the effectiveness of available technology
• Monitor user feedback and areas of concern; Engage with Scrum team and Product Owner for suggestive areas of improvement
• Be up to date with current field practices to enhance service standards and delivery
• Understand end-to-end solution and integrations in the overall architecture
• Resolve issues with the appropriate design at the right time with the least cost
• Remain knowledgeable of current technology and carry out research to identify new trends that can be used to achieve maximum results
• Position will be for the night shift to align with the EST day shift

What we are looking for:
(Basic Qualification):

• Should have 3-6 years’ experience in Implementation/ Support for R12 Oracle e-business suite.
• Strong hands-on experience in different modules such as Account Payables (AP) , Account Receivables (AR) , General Ledger (GL) , Fixed Assets (FA) , Cash Management (CM) , Advanced Global Intercompany System (AGIS).
• Proficient with Order to Cash as a team member
• Prior experience in working in an Agile team
• Basic understanding of Procure to Pay process flow
• Basic understanding of Agile best practices
• Capable to create functional designs and interpret technical designs
• Good understanding of development environments and code testing process
• Good communication skills (Verbal and Written) and be able to articulate the problems and make design decision
• Good understanding of Oracle E-Business Suite implementation methodologies such as AIM
• Ability to work on determining design approach and capability of making estimation and planning
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master Degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Excellent team player & interpersonal skills
• Experience collaborating with clients on business process enhancements

Preferred Qualification

• Certification in Oracle will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Oracle Financial Cloud will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Informatica will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Zuora Application will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Salesforce Application will be an added advantage (some combination of Opportunity Management or Quote Management implementation knowledge is a plus)
• Knowledge of Vertex Application will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Akritiv tax Application will be an added advantage

Flexible Working (optional)

We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, flexible hours and/or an element of remote working are usually possible. Please talk to us at interview about the type of arrangement that is best for you. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can.

Return to Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative (link to career site page when available), we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

Grade/Level (relevant for internal applicants only): 10

The Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

About Company Statement:

S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you’ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.

S&P Global Market Intelligence partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence by bringing them leading data sources and technologies that embed insight in their daily work.

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