Description
Oracle EBS Financials Project Manager
My client requires an experienced Oracle EBS Project Manager to join their project.This role is responsible for delivery in all systems supporting Finance in the European Union region- including support, process change, and projects in the area of financial applications including Oracle EBS and other systems used within the Finance Organization: Procurement, Accounting Operations, Corporate Accounting, SEC Reporting, Tax, FP&A, Treasury, etc.
Major Responsibilities
- Partner with EU Finance Team to identify business challenges and related solutions.
- Lead delivery in the area of financial applications consisting of Oracle Financials Suite (GL, FA, AP, AR, etc.) and Integrations with satellite systems used by finance.
- Capable of designing end-to-end business processes to provide effective global solutions.
- Independently engage business stakeholders to gather requirements and interact with other cross-functional teams to architect, design, develop, test, and release robust and scalable technical solutions.
- Work independently and/or with oversight of consultants, define business need, supporting system related process improvement and the scoping and potential cross functional impact of Oracle EBS.
- Accountable for the overall delivery of the solution including: Design Review, Build Review, User Acceptance Testing, partnering with the business to develop a training strategy, and defining post go-live support structure.
- Assist with/participate on teams that support recurring events: close, annual year end, enrollment periods, etc.
- Identify opportunities for operational efficiency through innovation and automation for Oracle EBS Financials.
- Facilitate bi-directional communication of EU Region Finance initiatives and Global IT/Finance initiatives in collaboration with global IT team
- In partnership with Finance PMO, define and maintain a project governance and prioritization processes for projects in the EU region
- Develop Proof-of-Concept projects to validate new architectures and solutions.
- Participate and enable common vision, practices and capabilities across teams.
- Engage with technical staff to determine the most appropriate technical strategy and designs to meet business needs.
- Manage technical functional consultants to design, build, test, and implement new solutions
- Analyze and evaluate systems for optimization or operational efficiency
Experience
- At least 5 Full-life cycle implementation experience in Oracle EBS Financial modules (GL, FA, AP, AR, CE, ChRM)
- 5+ years' experience in Oracle EBS - R12.
- Working experience of Shared Service Centre system requirements/expectations
- Good experience with European Union Financial regulations and practices
- Strong project management experience (Oracle Finance projects) required
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
- Collaborative cross-functional work experience
- Professional Consulting experience is a strong plus