Principal Finance Systems Analyst (Oracle ERP)

Work Schedule
Second Shift (Afternoons)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Principal Financial Systems Analyst - ERP

About the Role

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Principal Financial Systems professional to join our Global Financial Systems team. In this role, you will support the administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our Oracle Cloud SaaS ERP and other financial applications, with a focus on Procurement, Inventory, Supply Chain, and Payables. You will provide functional and technical expertise across system enhancements, patches, upgrades, testing, and implementations while partnering closely with Finance, IT, developers, vendors, and global business stakeholders. The role will also support business analysis, requirements gathering, Oracle service requests, reporting and custom solutions, data integrity, and ongoing system maintenance to enhance financial processes and system capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

- Support individuals in finance and shared services teams with system related issues by problem solving or coordinating solutions to ensure smooth daily operations of the accounting systems. Must be able to prioritize all items to meet internal client deadlines. Supported application areas include Procurement, Inventory, Supply Chain, and Payables .

- Knowledge of BPM workflows, Cash Management, Tax, Reporting and data integration is desirable.

- Administer the ERP Systems, ensuring proper use and training, efficient processing. Perform maintenance to include security, configuration, and routine auditing . Develop queries, provide data feeds and various reports as required. Identify areas for improvement in use of system and reporting opportunities.

- Evaluate, recommend, plan, test and implement improvements, enhancements and upgrades to the Fusion Procurement, Inventory and other ancillary Finance systems and interfaces to other internal and external systems.

- Responsible for new Oracle functionality uptakes, Redwood upgrade and adoption initiatives, automation, and to review and assess Oracle’s AI and Agentic AI capabilities .

- Serve as liaison with IT staff and external vendors to develop and/or implement applications and analyse, troubleshoot, and resolve programming or systems related problems.

- Manage Projects within the Financial Systems team.

- Provides project management, consultation, analysis, testing, and implementation support for finance projects including systems upgrades and enhancements.

- Provides consultative and technical support of the ERP system, interfaces, and integrations with other financial applications.

- Manages implementation of policies and procedures for all financial tools to ensure consistent procedures throughout all locations.

- Lead the technical aspects of Oracle Cloud solutions, must process direct expertise in design, configuration, and customization.

·       Build, develop, and mentor the team.

Education and Qualification

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems , or Business Administration .

- Master’s degree preferred but not required.

- Oracle and Cloud experience.

Experience Requirement

·       12+ years of experience supporting or implementing Oracle Cloud ERP or on-premises financial systems.

·       Hands-on experience in P2P modules ( Procurement, Inventory, Supply Chain, and Accounts Payables ) with exposure to other financial modules such as GL, AR, CM, Tax, and AGIS .

·       Familiarity with financial processes , BPM Workflows, system integrations, and data flow across modules.

·       Basic proficiency in SQL and understanding of relational database concepts.

·       Exposure to Oracle Financials , Vertex , or reporting tools (e.g., OTBI, BI Publisher) is an advantage.

·       Experience working in a global enterprise environment is desirable.

Key Skills and Competencies

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·       Prior ERP Implementation and/or Support Experience.

·       Experience and expertise in Fusion Procurement, Inventory, Supply Chain and Payables is mandatory.

·       Experience in any other Fusion ERP or Fusion EPM modules is desired and is a big plus.

·       Basic understanding of finance (accounting, Revenue/Billing).

·       Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, particularly various levels of management.

·       Ability to provide positive end-user support across a global ERP system and global end-users.

·       Ability to develop and deliver training programs for ERP applications.

·       Demonstrated proficiency in office productivity applications (such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio).

·       Ability to identify, document and develop new processes & automation that produce positive contributions to PPD/CRG profitability either through revenue growth or future expense avoidance.

·       Must be able to multi-task and demonstrate diligence while managing conflicting priorities.

·       Ability to positively contribute to a team atmosphere and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

·       Strong analytical and critical thinking skills as demonstrated by the ability to identify the source of a problem and determine the appropriate solutions; resolve and prioritize sensitive problems.

·       Proactive self-starter with ability to take initiative and drive work independently.

·       Ability to oversee confidential data appropriately.

Why Join Us

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part of a global team dedicated to innovation and excellence. You will have the opportunity to grow your career by working with advanced financial systems, learning from experienced professionals, and contributing to our mission — to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.