Finance Functional Consultant

We are seeking an Oracle Fusion Cloud Finance Solution Architect with a strong background in Accounts Receivable (AR) and excellent communication skills. Please submit profiles of candidates who meet the qualifications and experience outlined in the job description at your earliest.

Role type is permanent, joining timeframe is ASAP.

Job Description:

Position Overview

The Oracle Fusion Cloud Finance Solution Architect is a senior-level role responsible for the end-to-end design, implementation, and optimization of Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials solutions. This individual acts as a strategic advisor, bridging the gap between business needs and technology capabilities to deliver robust, scalable, and compliant financial systems. The role requires deep expertise in Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials modules, a strong understanding of financial processes, and excellent leadership and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design & Architecture:

• Lead the solution design for Oracle Fusion Financials implementations, ensuring alignment with global finance strategies and best practices.

• Conduct workshops with business stakeholders and finance leaders to gather and analyze requirements, and translate them into a comprehensive solution blueprint.
• Perform fit-gap analysis to identify business needs that can be met with standard functionalities versus those requiring customization or enhancements.
• Define the architecture for key financial processes, including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R).

• Design and configure Oracle Fusion Financials modules such as General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets (FA), Cash Management (CM), and Expenses.

• Implementation & Project Leadership:

• Lead full lifecycle Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials implementations from initial design through to deployment and post-go-live support.

• Oversee data migration strategies, leveraging tools like FBDI and ADFdi, ensuring accurate and timely data transfer.
• Collaborate with technical teams to define and build integrations with other enterprise systems (e.g., Procurement, HCM, and custom applications) using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) or other integration platforms.
• Develop and execute test strategies, including Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), to ensure the solution meets business requirements.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to a team of functional and technical consultants.

• Strategic Advisory & Governance:

• Define and implement security models, including Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC), and ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., GAAP, IFRS).

• Lead change management and governance activities, including evaluating the impact of Oracle's quarterly updates and providing advisory support.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field. An MBA or relevant certifications is a plus.

• Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in Oracle Financials implementations, with a minimum of 4 years in a Solution Architect role for Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials.

• Proven experience leading at least two full lifecycle Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials implementations.
• Deep functional expertise across core Oracle Fusion Financials modules (GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, etc.).
• Strong understanding of financial reporting tools (e.g., OTBI, BI Publisher, Smart View).
• Experience with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), data migration strategies, and cloud security best practices.

• Added advantage if familiar with Oracle Bill Management

• Skills:

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent leadership, project management, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a global, cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment.
• Oracle Cloud Financials certifications are highly preferred.