Oracle EBS Solutions Architect

Illinois  ‐ Onsite
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The Oracle Solutions Architect will be responsible for the translation of financial business requirements into solution designs on Oracle E-business Suite (EBS). This person will partner with Business Process Owners to balance the functional and nonfunctional requirements to execute the solution. Individual will be required to provide an in-depth understanding of business needs & provide thought leadership in the adoption of best practices in the use of the system's capabilities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the understanding, configuration, & use of related Oracle E-business Suite financial modules for maximum effectiveness on a global basis. Individual will maintain alignment to the architectural principles by minimizing software customizations while providing a solution that will enable a streamlined business process. This person must be a highly organized, self starter who thrives in a fast-paced, complex, global environment; & have proven measurable experience with all aspects of a major system development life cycle methodology.

Responsibilities
  • Acts as the primary resource for the one of the four process tracks (Procure to Pay, Acquire to Retire, Bill to Collect, Book to Report) serving as a bridge between our business stakeholders & technology delivery teams.
  • Facilitates requirements gathering sessions & developing appropriate documents as a part of the Software Development Life Cycle (Business & Functional design, Use Case & Process diagrams, Test Cases etc.).
  • Provides Gap Fit analysis, proposal of recommendations, & conduct independent architecture reviews (core functionality, enhancement, etc.)
  • Participates in peer validation of functional designs & approve technical designs.
  • Develops application diagrams, configurations, application specific data standards, system maps, & integration strategies.
  • Assists with the prioritization of system enhancements by defining the optimal global design by leveraging the capabilities of the system & least amount of customization.
  • Performs analysis and design activities
  • Builds effective relationships with Business Process Owners.
  • Delivers solutions in a team environment that fosters trust & respect across IT and our functional & business process partners.
  • Participates as an advisor in architecting & design of future enterprise solutions.
SKILLS

Extensive experience in the understanding, configuration, & use of related Oracle E-business Suite financial modules for maximum effectiveness on a global basis is a MUST. B.S. in Information Systems or related field required. 8+ years of experience implementing and/or supporting Oracle Financials (recent R12 experience required) in a complex, multinational, multi GAAP environment a needed. Must have 6+ years of experience in the full life cycle of large scale Oracle implementations, and 6+ years Oracle Application configuration & set-up experience with multiple modules within the financial suite. 2+ years Oracle application configuration & set-up experience with Sub-ledger Accounting & GRC Controls Suite required. Must have a demonstrated track record of the successful implementation & upgrade of major financial ERP projects. Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, analytical & problem solving skills required. Must have the ability to gain the respect of external system integrator resources & provide effective oversight of their performance. Proven experience implementing localizations for Asia/Pacific & Europe necessary. Ability to understand & analyze complex financial concepts & processes required.

Must have proven communication skills with the ability to build strong partnership with business clients & technology teams to deliver solutions (eg written, verbal, presentation skills). Ability to grasp technical concepts quickly, strong ability to translate technical verbiage into easily understandable language for non-technical audiences needed. Broad & general technical knowledge, as well as deep competences in infrastructure, data models, requirements analysis, service orientation; good understanding of enterprise, business process, & application architecture required. Must have ability to analyze change requests to determine feasibility in relation to existing business requirements, processes, & data models. Must have experience creating test strategy & test plan documents as well as executing tests with attention to details. Strong understanding of business architecture methodologies & process modelling in a large organization across multiple functional units needed.
Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Start date
n.a
From
Synectics
Published at
30.05.2013
Project ID:
543858
Contract type
Freelance
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