Specialist Financial Analyst
Oracle · Posted Nov 2
Cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, database systems, and AI-powered business applications
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About the role
The role sits within Oracle's finance organization, which provides financial support for planning and control, including consolidation and reporting of financial results and preparation of the annual budget. It is a high-impact individual contributor position accountable for revenue and margin forecasting across assigned Lines of Business and regions, driving forecasting excellence through data-driven insights, automation, and AI-enabled Oracle technologies. The incumbent acts as a trusted finance business partner, leading annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, long-range planning, variance analysis, and business performance management.
What you will do
- Own the forecasting process for assigned LOBs and regions.
- Develop and maintain driver-based forecasting models, run-rate analyses, and predictive forecasts to improve accuracy.
- Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning activities.
- Analyze actual performance against forecasts, budgets, and prior-year results, identifying key variances, business risks, and opportunities.
- Deliver financial insights and strategic recommendations to support executive decision-making.
- Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial forecasts and reporting.
- Partner closely with business leaders to understand revenue drivers, business priorities, operational initiatives, and strategic objectives.
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor, providing data-driven recommendations and constructively challenging assumptions.
- Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights that support operational and strategic decisions.
- Influence business outcomes through proactive financial planning and performance management.
- Lead automation initiatives to streamline and optimize forecasting and reporting processes.
- Standardize forecasting methodologies, models, and practices across assigned LOBs and regions.
- Identify process improvements that reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and enhance data quality.
- Drive continuous improvement through the adoption of relevant technologies and best practices.
- Apply advanced analytics to identify trends, anomalies, business risks, and growth opportunities.
- Use AI-powered forecasting and planning tools to improve forecast accuracy, productivity, and decision support.
- Develop predictive models, scenario plans, and what-if analyses to assess business performance under different assumptions.
- Champion the adoption of AI-enabled, data-driven finance solutions to strengthen planning and forecasting capabilities.
- As a member of Oracle's finance organization, you will be responsible for providing all aspects of financial support for planning and control.
- Assist in consolidation and reporting of financial results; preparation of annual budget.
- Gather, model, analyze, prepare, and summarize information for financial plans, operating forecasts, trended future specifications, etc.; on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis.
- Prepares recommendations based on analyzes.
- May perform revenue and expense analysis, headcount and headcount driven expense analysis at cost center level, tracking of product and product line revenue, reconciliation of accounts receivable, variance analysis and ad-hoc analysis as needed.
- You may participate in cross functional programs and projects.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strategic thinking and analytical capability
- Business and commercial acumen
- Ownership and accountability
- Influencing and stakeholder management
- Collaboration and relationship building
- Proactive problem-solving
- Adaptability and learning agility
- Innovation and an automation mindset
- Results orientation
- Nine years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Commercial Finance, or Financial Management.
- MBA, CA, CPA, or an equivalent qualification preferred.
- Strong financial planning, forecasting, analytical, and business partnering skills.
- Proficiency in Oracle, Excel, and data analytics tools would be an advantage.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Oracle
Oracle Corporation is a multinational computer technology company specializing in cloud-engineered hardware, enterprise software, and database management systems. It provides comprehensive cloud solutions such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Cloud Applications (OCA) to power digital transformations globally. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Oracle is a major player in enterprise AI integration and database solutions.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 141000 employees
- Founded
- 1977
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $56B raised
- 2025-10-24Post IPO Debt$18B
- 2025-02-03Conventional Debt$18B
Leadership
Lawrence J. Ellison
Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer
Clay Magouyrk
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Sicilia
Chief Executive Officer
Hilary Maxson
Chief Financial Officer
Jae Evans
Global Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President
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