Business Systems Support - Payroll & P&O

<b> Overview / Responsibilities </b><br><br>Wood is currently recruiting for Business Systems Support.The Business Systems Support specialist is responsible for providing systems support for the Wood Employee Lifecycle processes in the US and Canada including HR, Payroll, Absence, Time Capture and workflows within our Oracle E-Business and Cloud applications. Subject to business needs, this may extend to our global footprint when necessary. <br><br> The main focus of the role is to support Wood's employee hire to pay processes and provide system support and solutions using the Oracle applications. Working with the key business stakeholders within Payroll, Human Resources, Management and our other functional support teams, you will support the adoption of streamlined and standardised end to end business processes, providing guidance and advice to users in relation to system functionality, best practise and potential enhancement. <br><br> In particular this work will focus on functional support to P&O and Payroll but also other related Oracle EBS modules including Enhanced Benefits and OTL, and our integration with Oracle HCM. <br><br><b>Key Responsibilities:</b> <br><ul><li> Work closely with the Payroll, P&O and timewriting teams as a system SME to provide advanced level support and perform application troubleshooting to ensure delivery of accurate and timely solutions </li><li> Provide design, development and knowledge transfer for breakfixes, improvements and enhancements within oracle Payroll, HRMS and OTL </li><li> Produce functional user and system process documentation </li><li> Management of internal change requests and external Oracle Service Requests </li><li> Perform project analysis, as an SME, for multifunctional enterprise wide application and data projects, such as requirements gathering, deliverable definition, application design and project plan input. </li><li> Procide functional Analysis to ensure that design, build and testing meets business requirements </li><li> Proficient coordination through the different stages of the software development lifecycle from requirements gathering, application architecture and design to delivery with business sign off </li><li> To acknowledge and plan for the latest patches, to ensure that the company's Oracle EBS instance is kept up to date, in order that they comply with latest legislation. </li><li> To be aware of latest functionality and developments, identifying potential configuration opportunities that would benefit our business </li><li> To be responsible for identifying and undertaking training and personal development to meet business needs </li></ul> <br><br><b> Skills / Qualifications </b><br><br><b>Qualifications:</b> <br><ul><li> Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent years of experience (majoring in systems would be a bonus) </li><li> Qualified or working towards Accountancy preferred but not essential </li></ul><br> <b>Knowledge, skills and experience:</b> <br><ul><li> Excellent communication skills </li><li> Self-motivating, able to assume responsibility over broad objectives, priorities and deadlines with minimal supervision </li><li> Ability to interact directly with business users in a concise manner </li><li> Attention to detail </li><li> Creative thinking and problem solver </li><li> Acts consistently with and represents the culture of the organisation. Global and Cultural effectiveness </li><li> Ability to work well as part of a team </li><li> Bring consistency to all assigned projects which fit with overall team objectives demonstrating an awareness and appreciation for the global multi-dimensional and diverse perspectives in the organisation </li><li> Well organised and excellent time management </li></ul><br> <b>Desirable:</b> <br><ul><li> Configuration of Fast Formula, Occupational Absence schemes, Accrual Plans, Enhanced Retropay, Proration and other advanced payroll configuration and customisations </li><li>SQL skills and a strong understanding of the Oracle EBS HRMS schema</li><li> Experience with raising and managing SRs with Oracle using My Oracle Support </li></ul><br> <b>Personal attributes:</b> <br><ul><li> Excellent communication skills </li><li> Self-motivating, able to assume responsibility over broad objectives, priorities and deadlines with minimal supervisio </li><li> Ability to interact directly with business users in a concise manner </li><li> Attention to detail </li><li> Creative thinking and problem solver </li><li> Acts consistently with and represents the culture of the organisation. Global and Cultural effectiveness </li><li> Ability to work well as part of a team </li><li> Bring consistency to all assigned projects which fit with overall team objectives demonstrating an awareness and appreciation for the global multi-dimensional and diverse perspectives in the organisation. </li><li> Well organised and excellent time management </li></ul> <br><br><b> Company Overview </b><br><br>Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com <br><br><b> Diversity Statement </b><br><br>We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.