What are the responsibilities and job description for the OCM-Oracle Finance position at Apex Systems?
Job#: 3027896
Job Description:
Job Summary: We are seeking a skilled Oracle Organizational Change Management (OCM) Finance Specialist to support the successful implementation of the Oracle ERP Finance transformation. The ideal candidate will play a key role in executing OCM activities focused on the Finance workstreams, ensuring stakeholders are prepared, informed, and equipped for upcoming process, system, and cultural changes.
This role will partner closely with Finance leadership, cross-functional teams, and the OCM Lead to deliver critical change-related activities including impact assessments, communications, training coordination, readiness tracking, and stakeholder engagement. The OCM Finance Specialist will follow Gaming's Transformation Office OCM processes and methodology, contributing to detailed planning, execution, and collaboration across teams to ensure smooth adoption of Oracle Finance capabilities.
Essential Job Functions:
The Organizational Change Management Finance Specialist partners with the OCM Lead and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, track progress, and enable smooth, successful change adoption. Executes key OCM activities, including, but not limited to: impact analysis, communications, training, and readiness assessments for Finance workstreams.
Responsibilities Include:
1. Support the "People Side" of Finance Transformation
2. Conduct Finance-Focused Change Impact Analysis
3. Support Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
4. Coordinate and Deliver Training Support
5. Execute Organizational Readiness Activities
6. Maintain Alignment With Transformation Office OCM Methodology
7. Support Cross-Functional Coordination
8. Monitor and Report Progress
Qualifications:
Education:
Required: BA/BS in Finance, Math, Science, Business, or equivalent experience in related field.
Preferred: Masters degree in Engineering, Math, Science, or Business.
Required Experience:
5 years of experience in Oracle Finance and Operations, and Organizational Change Management.
Bachelors Degree
Experience supporting project teams in a Finance / Matrix organization
Experience driving initiatives tied to cultural change
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Demonstrated experience in successfully leading the design and implementing of OCM strategies.
Able to develop and communicate compelling messages.
Excellent analytical, business & strategic skills.
Technical understanding with the ability to translate into non-technical language.
Bias towards actionable, pragmatic solutions and the drive to ensure that projects are getting done.
High degree of initiative, independent work, and assertiveness.
Ability to influence across all levels and deliver transparent messaging.
High degree of energy, enthusiasm, and passion to have impact
Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
Able to use analytical skills to make sound judgements and quick decisions
Strong communication skills and proven ability to build collaborative work relationships
Effectively lead meetings and communicate project statissues to management
Have an opinion, experience and insight into a multitude of business and cultural challenges
Excellent Microsoft Office Skills (Excel and PowerPoint are Key)
Extensive attention to detail, documentation, and traceability - ability to define and monitor detailed project deliverables, risks, issues and action items and work with team to drive them to completion
Physical Requirements: This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Work Conditions: May require weekend and evening hours. Up to 25% travel required.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Job Description:
Job Summary: We are seeking a skilled Oracle Organizational Change Management (OCM) Finance Specialist to support the successful implementation of the Oracle ERP Finance transformation. The ideal candidate will play a key role in executing OCM activities focused on the Finance workstreams, ensuring stakeholders are prepared, informed, and equipped for upcoming process, system, and cultural changes.
This role will partner closely with Finance leadership, cross-functional teams, and the OCM Lead to deliver critical change-related activities including impact assessments, communications, training coordination, readiness tracking, and stakeholder engagement. The OCM Finance Specialist will follow Gaming's Transformation Office OCM processes and methodology, contributing to detailed planning, execution, and collaboration across teams to ensure smooth adoption of Oracle Finance capabilities.
Essential Job Functions:
The Organizational Change Management Finance Specialist partners with the OCM Lead and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, track progress, and enable smooth, successful change adoption. Executes key OCM activities, including, but not limited to: impact analysis, communications, training, and readiness assessments for Finance workstreams.
Responsibilities Include:
1. Support the "People Side" of Finance Transformation
- Partner with the OCM Lead to execute change management activities that help Finance stakeholders understand, adopt, and sustain new Oracle Finance processes, policies, and tools.
- Focus on minimizing resistance, improving user readiness, and supporting cultural and behavioral shifts required for the successful implementation of Oracle Finance modules.
2. Conduct Finance-Focused Change Impact Analysis
- Assist in identifying, documenting, and validating end-to-end change impacts across Finance operations and adjacent functions.
- Translate system and process changes into clear business and role-level impacts to support targeted communication and training efforts.
3. Support Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
- Coordinate Finance stakeholder engagement, including preparation of tailored communication materials, updates, and talking points.
- Track stakeholder sentiment, risks, and feedback and escalate issues to the OCM Lead when needed.
4. Coordinate and Deliver Training Support
- Support development of Finance training plans, materials, and schedules in alignment with OCM methodology and program timelines.
- Manage logistics, track attendance, monitor completion, and gather feedback to improve training effectiveness.
5. Execute Organizational Readiness Activities
- Assist with readiness assessments, surveys, and checkpoints to evaluate how prepared Finance teams are for upcoming changes.
- Work with workstream leads to address gaps and ensure key activities are on track ahead of go-live.
6. Maintain Alignment With Transformation Office OCM Methodology
- Apply the Gaming Transformation Office OCM framework, templates, and practices in all deliverables.
- Ensure consistency and compliance with program governance, reporting cadence, and documentation standards.
7. Support Cross-Functional Coordination
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams-IT, Operations, HR, and other Oracle workstreams-to ensure Finance-related change activities are synchronized and dependencies are understood.
- Help connect Finance stakeholders with the broader program change network to ensure alignment and shared visibility.
8. Monitor and Report Progress
- Track status of OCM tasks, risks, issues, and deliverables for the Finance workstreams.
- Prepare summaries and updates for the OCM Lead and program management, highlighting progress, risks, and areas requiring support.
Qualifications:
Education:
Required: BA/BS in Finance, Math, Science, Business, or equivalent experience in related field.
Preferred: Masters degree in Engineering, Math, Science, or Business.
Required Experience:
5 years of experience in Oracle Finance and Operations, and Organizational Change Management.
Bachelors Degree
Experience supporting project teams in a Finance / Matrix organization
Experience driving initiatives tied to cultural change
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Demonstrated experience in successfully leading the design and implementing of OCM strategies.
Able to develop and communicate compelling messages.
Excellent analytical, business & strategic skills.
Technical understanding with the ability to translate into non-technical language.
Bias towards actionable, pragmatic solutions and the drive to ensure that projects are getting done.
High degree of initiative, independent work, and assertiveness.
Ability to influence across all levels and deliver transparent messaging.
High degree of energy, enthusiasm, and passion to have impact
Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
Able to use analytical skills to make sound judgements and quick decisions
Strong communication skills and proven ability to build collaborative work relationships
Effectively lead meetings and communicate project statissues to management
Have an opinion, experience and insight into a multitude of business and cultural challenges
Excellent Microsoft Office Skills (Excel and PowerPoint are Key)
Extensive attention to detail, documentation, and traceability - ability to define and monitor detailed project deliverables, risks, issues and action items and work with team to drive them to completion
Physical Requirements: This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Work Conditions: May require weekend and evening hours. Up to 25% travel required.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.