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Ruairi Smith

@rsmith

I support and improve Oracle financial systems for banks, combining SQL, EBS, BI, and workflow expertise.

United Kingdom
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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for a senior or lead techno-functional role where I can apply Oracle and financial-systems expertise, lead support delivery, improve workflows, and deliver reliable outcomes in a regulated environment.

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

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Current

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)

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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.

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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

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

John Moore’s University logoJU

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.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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