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Job Description:
Finance Lead - Oracle ERP Support
Summary: The Finance Lead for the Oracle ERP Implementation will serve as the Functional Consultant & SME for ongoing support of Oracle ERP solution. This role partners with finance stakeholders, business process owners, IT teams, and implementation partners to deliver a compliant, and efficient financial system that supports business objectives and strengthens financial operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the finance workstream for the Oracle ERP implementation across all / pending project phases, including requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, testing, training, cutover, and post-go-live support.
- Act as the subject matter expert for core finance processes, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, and financial reporting.
- Must of expertise in Costing, Inventory, WIP .
- Partner with stakeholders to assess current-state processes (& policies), define future-state processes (& policies), and align Oracle capabilities with business and compliance requirements.
- Where required, translate business requirements into functional design specifications and support configuration decisions in collaboration with implementation partners and technical teams.
- Finance-related data migration activities, including data mapping, validation, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
- Support development and testing of integrations, reports, and related extensions needed for finance operations.
- Lead user acceptance testing for finance processes and ensure defects are tracked, prioritized, and resolved.
- Provide inputs to develop training materials, own end-user training (relevant Finance), and drive adoption of new finance processes and controls.
- Manage finance project risks, dependencies, and decision points, escalating issues as needed to maintain project timelines and quality.
- Ensure the implemented solution supports internal controls, audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and standardized financial processes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 10 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or ERP implementation roles.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle ERP (EBS R12)
- Strong knowledge of finance and accounting processes, controls, and month-end close requirements.
- Experience with business process design, solution development, testing, training, and change-management in a transformation environment.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and external implementation partners.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project coordination skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Accounting Degree / Certification
- Experience with Oracle ERP Implementation / transformations
- Knowledge of data conversion, reporting tools, and integration impacts across finance systems.
- Experience in regulatory reporting (as needed), internal control and audit.
Key Competencies
- Overall Finance leadership from the Support standpoint
- Good hands-on expertise of Oracle ERP functional
- Stakeholder management
- Process improvement and standardization
- Testing and issue resolution
- Training and change adoption
- Risk management and decision support
- Strong verbal and written communication