Oracle Financial Functional Consultant

Job Title : Oracle Financial Functional Consultant / Oracle Functional Consultant

Location : Chicago, IL / Remote

Long Term contract

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Proven experience leading initial requirements analysis effort, documenting as-is and to-be business process analysis and requirements using Azure DevOps or similar tool.

Support key design decisions in terms of in-scope and out-of-scope determination of functional and technical requirements and relevant applications and functional modules.

Ability to coordinate effectively with ERP Cloud implementation teams, system integrator firms including dispersed, remote nearshore, offshore, and other 3rd party partners.

Experience implementing ERP Applications in the area of Oracle ERP Cloud Fusion Financials in Public Sector GL, Encumbrance Accounting, Position Control with HCM Cloud.

Expertise in the key financial business process flows, for example, Defining chart of accounts, Budgetary Control Configurations, End-to-End Encumbrance Accounting Process, Defining Position Structures, Position Budgeting, Core HR and Position, Payroll and Finance integration, Approval Workflows, Financial Closing for Period and Year Financial Consolidation; Statutory and Management Reporting etc.

Experience with ERP Cloud implementation methods.

Solid Experience with data conversions, integrations with Oracle Fusion using FBDI, Open Interfaces, REST APIs.

Experience with building custom extensions to Oracle Fusion ERP utilizing Personalizations, Fusion Sandboxs, Oracle PaaS / IaaS services.

Expertise in one or more of the key Financials business process flows including Record-To-Report, Budget and Control etc..

Demonstrated ability to use discretion, make sound decisions, and maintain confidentiality.

Has experience as a Cloud Administrator with a working knowledge of Fusion Security Console, Cloud security, MFA, and SSO.

Has expertise in creating reports using some combination of OTBI, BI Publisher, FRS, SmartView and other standard Oracle reporting tools.

Has practical experience with Oracle processes and tables and APIs for Oracle Fusion HCM and Financial modules.

Possesses strong Analytics and SQL skills with an understanding of data models, data migration, data clean-up for databases of various types.

Prior experience in working at system integrator / implementation partner firms will have added advantage.

Experience with rapid and incremental implementation methodologies. Conversant with agile development methodologies and elicitation and documentation of Epics, Features, User Stories, and Use Case Scenarios using appropriate tools including Jira / Confluence, and Azure DevOps.

Public sector experience especially in the Education Sector is a big plus.

The ideal candidate for this role :

Is an experienced Oracle Fusion Functional Public Sector GL Lead will drive the core General Ledger, Encumbrance Accounting, Position Control with Cloud HCM thread for Oracle Cloud ERP platform and co-lead and execute successful design, implementation, and ongoing support of this platform.

Must have hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud modules (Financials GL, Budgetary control and HCM Payroll) and key functional areas like Funds Reservation (Positions) and Integration with core HR.

Additional expertise required in this role will be knowledge in Position Budgeting, Accounting Hub, Revenue Accounting, Financial Reporting areas

Works hand-in-hand with the selected external "system Integrator" along with the Finance department in analyzing current "as-is" state, defining the future "to-be" state, and leading data conversions, integrations and reporting for the financial area.

Will lead techno-functional consultants for configuration, gap analysis and technical validation effort as well executing data validation and testing cycles using various tools selected for the implementation.

Works with PMO to define and support execution of a detailed project plan and track milestones against it for on-time, and on-budget delivery.

Owns this 'green field' implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP Financial implementation and provides hands-on product expertise to the Finance Functional users and IT Technical staff to gather detailed functional and technical requirements.

Educates and assists the finance team to implement key business process flows based on best practices embedded within Oracle Cloud ERP Financials Applications.

Will direct analysis and shaping of business requirements to determine most optimal product implementation with standard delivered functionality by driving functional and technical design discussions with Finance and IT teams.

Along with system Integrator, Co-Facilitates Design Workshops, POC, CRP (Pilot) on Key Design Decisions, Validations and Enterprise Structures to ensure a solid foundation for current and future business needs e.g. Chart of Accounts, Encumbrance Process Flows, Position Control based Approvals etc.

Conducts fit-gap analysis of standard products against CPS business requirements and subsequently leads and supports solution design, implementation, and testing effort.

Eliminates those gaps either by modifying existing business processes or building new extensions to base product without deviating too far from Oracle Cloud ERP product roadmap.

Works closely with implementation partner / system integrator to ensure various functional setups, technical work artifacts and project documents are produced as per previously defined project requirements.

Will be responsible for preparing data for data migration from legacy Oracle system to Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP Financials, including but not limited to extracting data, cleansing data, transforming data, and using load tools.

Post data conversion, works with Finance team members to reconcile data for completeness, integrity, and quality before going into production.

Assists Finance departments with End User Testing, System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.

Works with other internal users and implementation partner / system integrator to refine reporting requirements, drive data conversion, and integration with other 3rd party systems.

Routinely reviews Oracle Cloud Financials product release notes, roadmap documents to drive consumption of innovation in future releases of the product and implement if applicable

Drives a cadence of regression testing for each quarterly product release cycle.

Maintains all implementation and post-implementation documentation.

Performs hands-on work including but not limited to doing functional setups, creating sandboxes, writing solution design documents, BIP reports etc.

Helps administer the Oracle Cloud environment along with the IT Operational Team.

Will be responsible for working on development and test environments to manage applying scheduled changes, patching, and enhancements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Proven experience leading initial requirements analysis effort, documenting as-is and to-be business process analysis and requirements using Azure DevOps or similar tool.

Support key design decisions in terms of in-scope and out-of-scope determination of functional and technical requirements and relevant applications and functional modules.

Ability to coordinate effectively with ERP Cloud implementation teams, system integrator firms including dispersed, remote nearshore, offshore, and other 3rd party partners.

Experience implementing ERP Applications in the area of Oracle ERP Cloud Fusion Financials in Public Sector GL, Encumbrance Accounting, Position Control with HCM Cloud.

Expertise in the key financial business process flows, for example, Defining chart of accounts, Budgetary Control Configurations, End-to-End Encumbrance Accounting Process, Defining Position Structures, Position Budgeting, Core HR and Position, Payroll and Finance integration, Approval Workflows, Financial Closing for Period and Year Financial Consolidation; Statutory and Management Reporting etc.

Experience with ERP Cloud implementation methods.

Solid Experience with data conversions, integrations with Oracle Fusion using FBDI, Open Interfaces, REST APIs.

Experience with building custom extensions to Oracle Fusion ERP utilizing Personalizations, Fusion Sandboxs, Oracle PaaS / IaaS services.

Expertise in one or more of the key Financials business process flows including Record-To-Report, Budget and Control etc..

Demonstrated ability to use discretion, make sound decisions, and maintain confidentiality.

Has experience as a Cloud Administrator with a working knowledge of Fusion Security Console, Cloud security, MFA, and SSO.

Has expertise in creating reports using some combination of OTBI, BI Publisher, FRS, SmartView and other standard Oracle reporting tools.

Has practical experience with Oracle processes and tables and APIs for Oracle Fusion HCM and Financial modules.

Possesses strong Analytics and SQL skills with an understanding of data models, data migration, data clean-up for databases of various types.

Prior experience in working at system integrator / implementation partner firms will have added advantage.

Experience with rapid and incremental implementation methodologies. Conversant with agile development methodologies and elicitation and documentation of Epics, Features, User Stories, and Use Case Scenarios using appropriate tools including Jira / Confluence, and Azure DevOps.

Public sector experience especially in the Education Sector is a big plus.

Type of Education and Certification Required :

Bachelor's degree or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology

or Business Administration. A Master's degree is preferred.

Professional Certification in Oracle Cloud ERP Technology especially in Financials Domain

Type of Experience and Number of Years :

At least Two end-to-end full life cycle recent experience in the capacity of "Lead Functional Consultant - Oracle Fusion Cloud" in the area of Public Sector General Ledger, Encumbrance Accounting, Accounting Hub, Financial Reporting, Planning and Budgeting

At least five (5) years of experience as Lead Functional Consultant implementing OracleCloud Financials.

Over Ten (10) years of experience performing the role of a Functional Consultant implementing Oracle ERP Financials and related systems.

Experience with integrations between Oracle Fusion and 3rd party systems

Experience with "Grants Management Process" including third party applications like "GrantsNow" will be a plus

Experience in Education (K-12) ERP Oracle Fusion Cloud Implementation, highly preferred.

Keywords : Oracle Cloud, General Ledger, Encumbrance Accounting