Financial Systems Analyst

What You Will Do

The Controller Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provides trusted financial services that support national security and the Laboratory's mission. We offer efficient, transparent financial solutions across areas such as accounting, compliance, payroll, benefits, institutional tax, retirement, travel, disbursements, financial reporting, corporate accounting, and business systems. Our specialized groups ensure operational excellence and financial accountability. Driven by integrity, innovation, and collaboration, we continuously strive for world-class financial operations that align with LANL's broader goals.

Join us in shaping the future of financial management and supporting our scientific and security missions.

The Controller Division is seeking to hire highly motivated, energetic, and customer-focused Senior Systems Analyst with a focus on the support and maintenance for Oracle core finance modules like General Ledger, Project Accounting, Fixed Assets, and Inventory. Primary duties will include delivering business solutions within the modules, application configuration, functional testing to support new releases/upgrades and the development of functional designs.

The candidate will work with functional business owners and users to analyze complex financial problems and processes that are solved with automated systems; provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements; configure system settings and options; plan and execute unit, integration and acceptance testing; create specifications for systems to meet business requirements and design details of automated systems.

Will provide consultation to users in automated systems. LANL has embarked on an ERP Modernization project, and the ideal candidate would have experience in large cloud ERP applications such as Oracle or SAP S/4 HANA. Candidate must have strong organizational, teamwork, and customer service skills. Reliability, availability and the ability to work outside a regular schedule are a must.

• System Management & Configuration: Ensure the effective operation of accounting and financial modules within Oracle ERP, configure and support related systems and issues, and maintain data integrity.
• User Support & Training: Provide end-user training, offer system expertise, and address technical issues.
• Testing & Upgrades: Plan and execute unit, integration, and acceptance testing; facilitate upgrades while maintaining security protocols.
• Collaboration & Consultation: Work closely with finance and technical teams to align system functionalities with business requirements.
• Policy & Compliance: Support the implementation of financial policies and procedures, ensuring systematic compliance with DOE/NNSA and federal financial regulations.
• Leadership: Provide leadership to peers and leads technology-related projects, oversee task plans, and resolve implementation challenges.
• Reporting & Metrics: Design and develop advanced financial reports and operational metrics to support strategic decision-making.
• Troubleshooting: Address and resolve production issues within established timelines.

• Extensive knowledge of financial systems, information technology theory, principles, techniques and software, and applying that knowledge to accounting and financial management as it relates to Oracle EBS applications and modules.
• Extensive experience analyzing complex financial reporting problems, developing strategies and creative reporting solutions in accordance with financial and accounting compliance.
• Demonstrated extensive expertise in testing and supporting new releases, upgrades, and developing functional design solutions, and managing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, preferably Oracle Financials.
• Extensive experience in leading specialized projects and providing training in innovative solutions to highly complex problems, along with recommending and implementing effective courses of action.
• Extensive knowledge and experience troubleshooting and resolving system problems and…