Finance Functional Consultant

Oracle Fusion Cloud Finance Solution Architect

Role type is permanent, joining timeframe is ASAP.

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.