This recruitment is to fill a Functional Analyst III Term-Limited Temporary position that is anticipated to end November 2021.  If filled by a King County employee, it will be as a Special Duty Assignment.

Do you define your success in terms of what the whole team has accomplished? Do you inspire a shared vision for your team?  This may be the position for you!
 
The Procurement and Payables Section of the Finance and Business Operations Division is looking for a Functional Analyst Lead to serve as the technical expert in the Business side of the Oracle iProcurement and iExpense modules. You will get an opportunity to work for an organization that procures virtually every product and service through multi-million-dollar contracts. We strive for continuous improvements for ourselves and our customers with work-life benefits that are nearly unmatched in the private sector. 
 
We are looking for candidates who aren't afraid to bring creative ideas and suggestions to the workplace and have a keen ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with their customers and co-workers. Successful candidates will have a passion for learning, take personal initiative, enjoy finding creative solutions to unique problems, and ensure the highest quality customer support is delivered by their team.

The Finance and Business Operations Division's mission is to provide exceptional customer value for accounting, procurement, treasury, payroll, benefits and small business services. We are actively seeking employees whose behavior is in alignment with our division's core values: Respect, Teamwork, Results and Innovation.
 
Scope of Job Duties: To be considered for this opportunity, you must at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge, skill and ability to do:

Staff Lead: Assign and monitor tasks to optimize daily production; lead business process improvement projects; coaching, mentoring and leading staff; resolve difficult and unusual situations.

System Administration: Serve as the FBOD functional technical expert in Oracle P2P Module including iProcurement and iExpense modules and business intelligence. Design and develop customized reports and queries. Maintain the accuracy and integrity of system and data. Investigate, troubleshoot and document complex functional system problems. Analyze and test proposed Oracle EBS systems interfaces, enhancements, and upgrades prior to implementation.

Liaison: Support the development and provide trainings as needed to users on system changes, enhancements, and be the liaison between users and technical support. Effectively translate between technical and business language.

System Support: Provide system functional support and user support for business and financial systems.

Business Process Analysis: Create business processes that leverage system design to optimize performance and increase efficiency and automation; create business process documentation and system functionality demonstrations. Document and work to resolve functional gaps identified during these demonstrations.

Training: Support the creation of user-friendly training documents and demonstrations on system functionality including routine maintenance of modules, tables, queries and reports. 
 
Competitive Candidates will:

• Have experience as a business systems analyst for an automated financial system involving systems testing, transaction processing and troubleshooting applications. Working knowledge of organizational business practices, work flow analysis, business systems design, and process re-engineering
• Be an analytical thinker, troubleshooter and creative problem solver
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and expect the same of their staff
• Have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; work effectively in leading teams to build trusting relationships, resolve conflicts, make commitments and produce results
• Experience with mentoring, coaching and training
• Be able to manage multiple projects with competing priorities and deadlines
• Be an excellent communicator with the ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly
• Have advanced skills in documenting business processes, develop technical operational written procedures and in using Microsoft Excel and Word

• Experience using Oracle EBS and public procurement to payment business processes.
• Experience performing in a Lead or Supervisor role.
• Knowledge of contracting laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Experience managing different opinions, facilitating discussion, resolving conflict, and finding resolution.

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Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

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