Oracle Cloud Projects & Grants (PPM) Lead

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your role and responsibilities

Provide subject matter expertise and lead functional tracks on Oracle ERP?Cloud Project Management for the modules Project Financials, Oracle Grants Management and Project Contract Billing.

Provide solutions based on accounting principles and rules for the PPM modules

Complete project tasks and deliverables as per established project timelines. Written deliverables should be of the highest quality as per established project templates

Engage with clients and lead workshops to define business requirements

Conduct gap analysis between delivered functionality and client requirements. Provide solutions to gaps along with recommended solution for the PPM modules

Document Gaps, Issues and Solution Process Flows.

Map customer's business process to Oracle Cloud PPM processes

Configure Cloud PPM to align with customer's business processes

Migrate customer financial data from Legacy to Oracle Cloud Applications

Prepare the functional design for all technical objects in AST template along with documentation of the test criteria for each technical object

Develop testing scenarios and day in the life scenarios for testing

Lead testing events like unit, integration and acceptance testing for the PPM area. Tasks include finalizing scenarios with the client, prepping data for testing, providing the schedule for the events, coordination of completion of testing and ensuring accuracy in testing

Facilitate knowledge transfer and business transformation

Create RAID items as necessary per direction of the PMO, update the status on RAID items for items assigned and coordinate with the client for timely closure of items

Be available during the client working hours using AST and Client communication tools for the project

Work and engage with offshore AST counterparts, other module leads and technical team for project work

Execute the project work based on AST and Client defined project process, project execution methodology and templates

Required technical and professional expertise

What You'll Bring :

Minimum of 3-5 years of ERP implementation experience on Cloud Applications.

Preferably at least one City or County Client with exposure to Grants Accounting, Budgetary Controls and Encumbrance Accounting

Demonstrated ability to provide subject matter expertise in Oracle Cloud ERP Project Portfolio Management (PPM) modules Project Financials, Oracle Grants Management and Project Contract Billing.

Hands on experience in configuring and transaction processing on the PPM modules

Exposure to SCM, Financial applications, Project Management, Project Scheduling, Resource Management and Task management is a plus

Completed 2+ full cycle implementations as the Lead Consultant Oracle Cloud PPM Applications

Experience in Business Process Consulting, problem definition, facilitating global design workshops, business process analysis, providing subject matter guidance, system integration testing, training and production deployment

Able to work in a fast-paced environment with a diverse group of people

Able to effectively collaborate with customers, PMO, onsite & offshore team

Capable to work independently, take initiative with minimal supervision yet can participate as a team member with a willingness to help where needed

Ability to communicate through remote tools effectively

Excellent verbal and written communication, active listening and interpersonal skills

4-year Bachelor degree (or equivalent experience)

Ability to travel as per project and organizational needs

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