LEAD ORACLE FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

Job title:

LEAD ORACLE FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

Company

Atlantis

Job description

Role: LEAD FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT – ORACLE FUSION FINANCIALS AND PROCUREMENT CLOUD
Long Term

Canada Remote

Full JD Overview:

Background:

Client is currently undertaking a multi-year ERP modernization program for migrating and upgrading on-premises Oracle E-Business Financials, Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management Applications, and Kronos Workforce Management System to the latest SaaS-based Oracle Cloud ERP Platform as part of business and technology transformation initiative. The Lead Functional Consultant – Oracle Fusion Financials and Procurement Cloud performs a lead role in driving the business analysis function of ERP modernization program for the implementation of Oracle Cloud ERP Fusion Financials and Procurement Systems. This position resides in the ERP Transformation Program Office of the Information and Technology Services (ITS)
Responsibilities:
Lead Functional Consultant Responsibilities:
Will lead Core ERP Project Business Analysis and Application Support Team to deliver high quality systems solutions to modernize Enterprise Applications for Financials Management, Asset Management, Procurement and Supply Chain business functional areas.
The ideal candidate for this role:
Is a ‘Content Rich’ person to lead the upcoming implementation of Oracle Cloud ERP platform and plays a dual role of an experienced functional consultant and project lead responsible for successful design, implementation, and ongoing support of this platform.
Works hand-in-hand with the Finance department in analyzing current “as-is” state, defining the future “to-be” state, data conversions, integrations and reporting.
Works with PMO to define a detailed project plan and track milestones against it for on-time, on-budget delivery.
Owns this ‘green field’ implementation of Oracle 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.
Remains fully involved in the implementation partner/system integrator evaluation and selection process.
Educates and assists the finance and procurement teams to implement key business process flows based on best practices embedded within Oracle Cloud ERP Financials, Procurement and Supply Chain Cloud applications.
Directs analysis and shaping of business requirements to determine most optimal product implementation by driving functional and technical design discussions with Finance, procurement, and IT teams.
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, Organization Structure, Approval Process Flows, Financial Closing, Consolidations and Reporting, Procurement, Supply Chain and Asset Management etc.
Conducts fit-gap analysis of standard products against CPS business requirements and subsequently leads solution design 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 Cloud ERP Financials, Procurement and Supply Chain. 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 and Procurement 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 analysis and requirements using Azure DevOps or similar tool.
Support key design decisions in terms of in-scope and out-of-scope determination of 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, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Asset Management.
Expertise in one or more of the key financial business flows, for example, Expense Report Approval, Procure to Pay, Bank Integrations, 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, Procurement, and Supply Chain business process flows including Record-To-Report, Source-To-Pay, Procure-To-Pay.
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.
Experience with HR/Payroll integration with Finance/Position Management preferred
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 preferably especially in Financials Domain
Type of Experience and Number of Years:
One end-to-end full life cycle recent experience in the capacity of Lead Oracle Fusion Functional Consultant implementing Oracle Fusion ERP Applications in the area of Finance, Budgeting, Grants Management, Procurement and Supply Chain, Asset Management, and Financial Reporting.
At least five (5) years of experience as Lead Functional Consultant implementing Oracle Financials, Procurement, and Supply Chain Fusion Cloud Products and Services.
Ten (10) years of experience performing the role of a Functional Consultant implementing Oracle ERP Financials and Procurement related systems.
At least fifteen (15) years of demonstrated experience as Functional Consultant.
Experience with integrations between Oracle Fusion and 3rd party systems
Experience in Education (K-12) ERP Oracle Fusion Cloud Implementation, preferred
Skills:
SUPPLY CHAIN , PROCUREMENT , SQL SKILLS , DATA MODELS , ERP , AZURE DEVOPS , FINANCIALS MANAGEMENT , FINANCE , IAAS , EPICS , PMO , BUDGETING , SSO , CLOUD SECURITY , FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT , ORACLE SYSTEM , ORACLE FUSION FINANCIALS , FUSION SECURITY , ORACLE FINANCIALS , ASSET MANAGEMENT

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Expected salary

Location

Canada

Job date

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:42:03 GMT

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