Business Analyst - Blackline

NOV; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NOV is seeking a seasoned Functional Solution Architect to lead BlackLine implementations across ERP ecosystems. You will serve as a liaison between finance teams and IT, define requirements, and architect solutions that minimize disruption while delivering value.

The role involves workshops, process mappings, configuration of workflows and security, and collaboration with Oracle and JD Edwards teams to ensure seamless integrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5–7 years hands‑on BlackLine implementation and support experience.
• Three full lifecycle BlackLine implementations as a Functional Lead/Architect.
• Experience configuring BlackLine for Intercompany and financial‑close processes.
• Strong business‑process analysis and redesign skills, including requirements analysis.
• Experience with BlackLine admin, workflows, security roles, templates, and rules.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for assigned BlackLine modules and related workflows.
• Support BlackLine implementations and enhancements as needed.
• Lead functional workshops, product demonstrations, assessments, and requirements sessions with Finance and stakeholders.
• Document current and future-state processes, business rules, approval hierarchies, and control requirements.
• Configure BlackLine workflows, roles, security, templates, and reconciliation formats.
• Architect functional solutions for BlackLine integrations with ERP systems (Oracle Cloud Fusion, Oracle EBS, JD Edwards).
• Partner with technical teams on API/file-based integrations and data migration activities.
• Plan and conduct unit testing, system and integration testing.
• Provide onsite or remote customer support as needed.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related discipline

Tools

BlackLine

Oracle Cloud Fusion

Oracle EBS R12

JD Edwards

Job description

• Successful delivery of BlackLine implementations and enhancements on schedule and with minimal business disruption.
• Reduced manual effort, exception volumes, and recurring integration or production issues.
• Strong data quality, audit readiness, security compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Job Description

Success Measures

• Successful delivery of BlackLine implementations and enhancements on schedule and with minimal business disruption.
• Reduced manual effort, exception volumes, and recurring integration or production issues.
• Strong data quality, audit readiness, security compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for assigned BlackLine modules, which could include Account Reconciliations, Transaction Matching, Task Management, Journal Entry, Intercompany, Variance Analysis, or other relevant modules.
• Support BlackLine implementations and enhancements as needed.
• Lead functional workshops, product demonstrations, assessments, and requirements sessions with Finance and business stakeholders.
• Document current-state processes, business requirements, future-state process flows, functional specifications, business rules, approval hierarchies, and control requirements.
• Configure BlackLine workflows, roles, security, templates, matching rules, reconciliation formats, task structures, and related functional components.
• Architect functional solutions for BlackLine and its integration with Oracle Cloud Fusion, Oracle EBS R12, JD Edwards, and other ERP or Finance applications.
• Partner with technical teams on API and file-based integrations, middleware, master data, chart of accounts, currencies, data feeds, and integration error resolution.
• Support data conversion and migration activities, including mapping, cleansing, validation, reconciliation of legacy data, and cutover readiness.
• Plan and conduct unit testing, system and integration testing
• Participate as a functional lead on cross-functional Finance transformation projects and provide onsite or remote customer support as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 5–7 years of hands‑on BlackLine implementation and support experience.
• Completion of at least three full lifecycle BlackLine implementations as a Functional Solution Architect, Functional Lead, or equivalent role.
• Demonstrated experience configuring BlackLine for Intercompany and other relevant financial‑close processes.
• Strong business‑process analysis and redesign skills, including process mapping, requirements analysis, future‑state design, and implementation.
• Experience with BlackLine administration, including security roles, workflows, configurations, approval hierarchies, templates, and business rules.
• Experience with BlackLine integrations to Oracle Cloud Fusion, Oracle EBS R12, JD Edwards, or comparable ERP platforms.
• Experience with data conversion, migration validation, reconciliation, and cutover planning.
• Working knowledge of SOX controls and audit support and controlled change management.
• Excellent verbal communication, facilitation, and written documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 or more years of relevant BlackLine or Finance systems experience.
• BlackLine certification or equivalent product training.
• Manufacturing or industrial industry experience.
• Experience supporting global implementations across multiple regions, currencies, time zones, and local accounting practices.
• Experience with middleware, APIs, enterprise data architecture, and integration monitoring tools.