
Ruairi Smith
@rsmith
I support and improve Oracle financial systems for banks, combining SQL, EBS, BI, and workflow expertise.
What I'm looking for
Senior Application Support Analyst with 7+ years' IT experience, including 3+ years specialising in Level 2 Oracle EBS and Oracle BI support within financial services at Mizuho Bank. Experienced in monitoring EBS/BI applications, resolving user-reported incidents, and configuring approval workflows across Purchase Orders, Accounts Payable, Expenses, General Ledger, Subledger Accounting, and Financial Accounting Hub modules. Skilled in writing SQL queries to extract and validate data for audit, reporting, and stakeholder requests, and in testing and deploying system changes and data fixes. Currently expanding into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, with a track record of clear stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration.
Prior to Oracle support, worked as a software engineer delivering CLM system enhancements for global banking clients including Danske Bank, UBS, and Natixis. Experienced in regulated environments, translating technical fixes into clear communication for non-technical stakeholders. Looking to bring this Oracle and financial systems expertise to a senior/lead techno-functional role, with a consistent record of delivering projects on time and within scope.
Technical Skills:
Oracle: EBS, OBI, SQL Developer, BI Publisher, Fusion Cloud, OCI Dev/Tools: SQL, UNIX, XML, JSON, Git, BitBucket, Azure DevOps, WinSCP Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, Excel
Regulatory Knowledge: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Anti-Money Laundering (AML); Tax Evasion prevention/compliance.
Project Skills: Risk Management; Cross-Team Collaboration; Communication; Critical Thinking; Key Oracle EBS modules; Oracle BI Reporting and Analysis, Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Application Support Analyst
First Derivative
Aug 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)
Manages a team of 2 Oracle BI analysts and provides L2 support for Oracle EBS and OBI applications with 1500 active users. Reduced Jira ticket backlog by half, resolves 3-7 tickets daily, and configures approval workflows across multiple EBS modules including Purchase Orders (PO), Accounts Payable (AP), General Ledger (GL), Subledger Accounting (SLA), and Financial Accounting Hub (FAH)
Application Support Analyst
First Derivative
May 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 3 months)
Monitored EBS systems to resolve performance issues promptly.
Investigated and resolved user incidents, coordinating with teams.
Tested/deployed changes, handling data fixes and missing postings.
Maintained documentation to support knowledge sharing.
Collaborated with teams to integrate Oracle EBS with other systems.
Adopted the latest patches and upgrades to improve system performance.
Software Engineer
First Derivative
Jun 2019 - May 2023 (3 years 11 months)
Project: Contributed to AML/KYC & Client Lifecycle Management solutions across agile sprints.
Development: Updated web apps using SQL, C#, XML, JSON, and Java (JMeter). Configured Unix & SQL workflows.
Training: Completed AWS Technical Accreditation & Finance basics.
Tech Stack: SQL Server, Unix, JMeter, Visual Studio, Notepad++.
Education
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John Moore’s University
Bachelor of Science, IT & Multimedia Computing
Pursued a Bachelor of Science in IT & Multimedia Computing, covering system analysis, project management, and database design.
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