Principal Applications Functional Analyst (Source to Pay & EPM)

Job Description

Job Description

Employment Type: Salaried
Work Arrangement: Hybrid 

Position Summary:

The Principal Functional Analyst, Oracle Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), is responsible for the strategic direction, solution delivery, and ongoing optimization of Oracle Fusion S2P and EPM capabilities at Ventura Foods. Serving as the primary functional expert, this role partners with business stakeholders, technical teams, and implementation partners to design, implement, and support scalable solutions that drive operational efficiency and business value. The position leads end-to-end delivery efforts across requirements, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with enterprise processes, technology standards, and organizational objectives.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Functional Expertise - Oracle Fusion (Primary - S2P)

• Design end to end solutions/system across EPM & S2P Track and related custom extension/apps.
• Define Business process cycles and related cross module/external interfaces & integrations.
• Build system solutions using CEMLI (configurations, extensions, modifications, localizations & integrations).

Business Engagement & Partnership

• Partner with business stakeholders, understand the various systems and business processes, establish a continuous cadence.
• Lead Workshops and Interviews: Facilitating interactive sessions, interviews, and surveys with diverse stakeholders.
• Close coordination with Business and other functional stakeholders - Planning, executing UATs, System validation, Production deployments.
• Identify inefficiencies, and recommend improvements using standard Oracle functionality whenever possible, and creating functional solutions.
• Operational governance for listing, reporting, managing and delivering business enhancements/wish list/backlog.

Documentation, Compliance & Data Governance

• Develop and maintain system solutions, designs, Visio/Lucid flows for processes, configuration documents (ex: BR100, MD50, TE40), and training materials.
• Documenting and analyzing "as-is" and "to-be" business process flows.
• Following SDLC / Agile methodologies and creating/tracking respective user stories from initiation through closure (including test scenario's).
• Enforce data governance policies and ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

Platform Operations & Optimization

• Monitor and resolve incidents timely.
• Oversee platform administration, optimization, stability, and operational maintenance.
• Manage licenses, monitor system health, process standardization, and ensure scalability of the platform.
• Continuously enhance platform performance and user experience through proactive improvements.
• Assess platform quarterly/periodic releases and ensure timely upgrades (including intermediate patch sets).

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion implementations in the Manufacturing space preferred, with at least two full-cycle implementations covering the EPM & S2P process area required.
• 8+ years of experience with Oracle ERP applications/implementation, with strong understanding of platform functionality, cross-functional integrations, and process cycles required.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud applications preferred; Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12 experience required.
• Experience supporting Oracle EPM solutions, including FCCS, ePBCS, ARCS, MDM and other reporting tracks.
• Advanced hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and supporting Oracle Fusion applications, including solution design, techno-functional configuration, deployment, and ongoing operational maintenance.
• Certificate in Oracle Cloud Payables, Procurement, or Oracle EPM is a nice-to-have.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced expertise in Oracle Fusion Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions, including solution design, configuration, implementation, integration, and production support.
• Deep understanding of Oracle Fusion S2P processes and modules, including Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Management, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, and General Ledger.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle EPM capabilities, including FCCS, EPBCS, ARCS, Master Data Management (MDM), and reporting solutions.
• Expertise in Oracle Fusion configuration, workflow, approvals, security, master data, financial controls, and platform administration.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Fusion ERP, EPM, and third-party integrations, including data migration, conversion, mapping, and transformation activities.
• Experience with Oracle reporting and analytics tools, including OTBI, BI Publisher, FBDI, and enterprise reporting solutions.
• Working knowledge of Oracle development and integration technologies, including PL/SQL, VBCS, Redwood UI, APIs, and automation tools.
• Ability to create and maintain functional designs, process flows, test scripts, user stories, configuration documentation, training materials, and other SDLC deliverables.
• Knowledge of Agile, SAFe, SDLC, and Oracle implementation methodologies, with demonstrated success delivering complex enterprise projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence business and technical teams and drive successful solution delivery.

Why Join Us:
Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

 

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:​

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees​
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)​
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays​
• Employee Appreciation Events​ and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of $130,874.00 - $171,772.65*

 

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

 

Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

 

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

Ventura Foods may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted tools at certain stages of our hiring process, including identifying & sourcing candidates, reviewing applications and matched candidates on job boards and websites, and generating screening questions to help us work more efficiently and consistently. We regularly review our tools to promote fairness and reduce the risk of bias. However, while these tools support our process, every hiring decision is made by a real person on our team. Applicants in the State of New York may request an alternative process by contacting us at View email address on us.fitly.work.