UIPlanner Techno-Functional Analyst 
Oakland, CA 94612 (Hybrid - 3 days in-person in office)
Direct Hire/ Permanent
 
Department Overview

• The role IT Techno-Functional Analyst UIPlanner is to configure, implement, maintain, and upgrade UIPlanner all modules.
• The Functional Analyst analyzes business requirements, creates functional design documents, and performs UIPlanner system configuration and localization to provide system solutions for the Line of Business and IT organizations.
• This role is viewed as an integral strategic partner and business liaison in technology decisions and provides ongoing UI Planner system support. This includes analyzing business requirements and developing integrated IT and complex business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Business Support and Consulting:
• Define standard processes in UIPlanner and drive adaptation in Finance areas.
• Analyze end-to-end complex business processes across all modules within UIPlanner
• Understand in detail the current and future business environment of the business organizations; effectively anticipate, identify, and fully meet the business needs using an integrated approach leveraging existing and new UIPlanner capabilities.
• Identify, propose, and influence IT solutions to complex cross- organizational business problems utilizing ERP capabilities; negotiate requirements and deliverables across multiple business and IT customers and organizations.
• Evaluate current customizations in the system to help business and IT partners understand risks and costs of customizing vs. using standard functionalities, advocating for using standard functionalities to lower future implementation cost and total cost of ownership (TCO) for solutions.

Functional Analysis:

• Automate/optimize UIPlanner system.
• Map business requirements to SAP S4 / SAP BW4HANA system capabilities and configure to meet requirements.
• Review design and technical specification documents for alignment with business solution.
• Perform UIPlanner configuration and do quality review and testing activities.

Qualifications Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 10 years of job-related experience in Information Technology
• 8 years of experience as a Functional Analyst in UIPlanner system
• Project creation, estimating, approval

Desired:

• Creating checks and balances to prevent data issues in automated processes
• Month-End Close Processes
• UIPlanner Integration Tools
• SDLC and Integration Best Practices/ETL processes
• Expertise in UIPlanner Financial Model, including calculation configuration, report construction, inbound and outbound interface design, and system design and best practices
• Preferred expertise in additional UIPlanner Modules including Regulatory and Rate Design, PlannerDash, Shared Tables, Capital Planning, Budget, Plant Book / Plant Tax, and Customer Revenue
• Experience managing IT transformation and software implementation projects
• Expertise in SQL and Database architecture for UIPlanner interfaces
• Ability to investigate reported issues, isolate causes, and deploy fixes with a quick turn-around
• Ability to act as liaison between finance and IT teams and outside vendors
• Ability to design and execute training plans and create user guides and related documentation
• Broad understanding of Utility Finance and Regulated Accounting for Electric and Gas Utilities
• In-depth understanding of utility accounting concepts such as deferred accounting, CWIP/AFUDC, rate base, revenue requirements, rate design, decoupling.
• Experience with Rate Case processes as well as general Regulatory and Government Affairs activities
• Background or experience in Financial Forecasting or experience on a Utility FP&A team preferred
• Familiarity with PowerPlan, SAP, Oracle, and other accounting and ERP systems for utilities
• Proven track record of being able to design and implement end-to-end processes in UIPlanner, including requirements gathering, project planning, application configuration and report design, and interface construction
• Development experience in Java preferred

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $140000.00/yearly.