FMS Analyst III

Details

Posted: 03-Mar-24

Location: Seattle, Washington

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 27002

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

The Financial Management Information Systems group (FMIS) is an integral team within Fred Hutch’s Finance department providing critical links among the scientific programs, Finance and technology professionals to maximize the value of financial business applications. Finance is a broad group including Accounting, FMIS, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), Procurement and Treasury teams. The team implements new technologies as well as supports and enhances existing applications.

The Financial Management System Analyst III will support Fred Hutch’s Oracle PeopleSoft Financial (FMS) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) application. The scope of the role includes a broad range of activities including requirements gathering, prototyping, solution design, testing, documentation, customer interaction and complex incident resolution. Under limited supervision, the Analyst will support the needs of the Accounting and AR/Billing groups, utilizing generalized PeopleSoft Financials expertise to solve problems and design solutions in any applicable module(s) and across applications, as needed. Other applications supported by FMIS include Hyperion, Onbase, SciQuest, Huron Grants, and WebFocus. The Analyst will provide production support, while also focusing on new solutions and best practice business process improvements.

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

Responsibilities

General Duties

• Provide subject matter expertise across a variety PeopleSoft Financials modules and functionality
• Stay current on PeopleSoft enhancements and improvements
• Use knowledge and experience to recommend innovative solutions to Finance business problems
• Work closely with developers, functional and technical resources, and stakeholders
• Be able to articulate ERP and SCM application concepts, providing guidance and support to customers and less knowledgeable staff
• Forge and maintain strong relationships with customer and partner groups
• Design and document test strategies, plans and scripting; execute testing and guide other FMIS resources in testing execution
• Mentor less experienced staff
• Apply standard best practices and SDLC concepts to daily work
• Utilize standard ticketing system to document, track and report on workflow and capacity

Application Support & Enhancements

• Proactively support Finance customers in the use of PeopleSoft Financials across all FMS and SCM modules.
• Align with Customer groups to interpret internal business challenges and pain points and recommend best practices to improve applications, processes, or services.
• Provide technical, functional or business model mentoring/knowledge sharing.
• Create and manage documentation related to business application flows.
• Own the “life cycle” of an issue from identification, research, workaround/fix and communication with end user.
• Design customer analytic solutions utilizing data from multiple data sources.
• Develop and document requirements for data integrations between applications. Gather and document business requirements and functional specifications.
• Provide thoughtful leadership in the evaluation, conceptualization, design, and development of new capabilities with FMS and SCM.

Project Execution

• For smaller projects, coordinate cross-departmental teams in completing the design, development and/or configuration of enhancements, new business systems and process improvements.
• Lead discovery and requirements process, including documentation
• Create and deliver end user training.
• Support the planning related to resources, capabilities, and capacity to meet existing and new demands. Collaborate with FMIS leadership to create and maintain roadmap of functionality.
• Provide support to the Project Manager in development of project plans, estimation of work, and creation of project timelines.
• Conduct regular meetings with key stakeholders and provide regular status on IT development efforts.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience with PeopleSoft including deep knowledge in several, but not all, modules and configurations which include AM, AR, BI, AP, AR, Contracts, GL, Grants, PO plus BI Publisher, nVision, Combo Edits, Commitment Control, Allocations and Multi-Currency
• Knowledge of International accounting desirable (FX Gain/Loss, Revaluation/Translations, VAT and IFRS).
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills; willingness to thought-share and mentor
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
• Demonstrated Success in designing and leading requirements discovery sessions including use of interviews, document analysis, workshops, surveys, business process modeling, and workflow analysis
• Strong organizational skills (multi-tasking) and a self-motivator
• Knowledge and understanding of SQL and SDLC concepts
• Excellent organization, problem-solving, customer service & communication (verbal & written) skills
• Strong desire to learn additional modules, data structures, integrations and overall research

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $94,702 to $149,656.00, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).

Our Commitment to Diversity
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We are an Affirmative Action employer. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at [email protected] or by calling 206-667-4700.