Oracle EBS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Leading projects for the Finance applications group in the EBS functional areas of General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, and Accounts Receivable/Credit
• Overseeing continued enhancements, support, and further adoption of assigned EBS modules
• Directing others in supporting the existing on-premises systems and technologies.
• Participating as an internal consultant to Client's businesses and various customer groups.
• Become Client's first point of contact in IT for the EBS applications/functionality that you are assigned.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the business processes in area(s) of assignment; participate in, and learn how to perform, the analysis of the customer's processes to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the reactionary support and/or preventive maintenance process for the systems or technologies in assigned area(s) of responsibility. Identify, establish, and support value-added cross-functional data and system linkages.
• Work closely with customers to develop and maintain a roadmap for future upgrades within the EBS financial applications. Plan for and successfully implement these solutions.
• Operate within client's IS standards and conventions and applicable BU/RU IT standards. Ensure appropriate methodologies, support processes, and procedures are followed.
• Comply with all guidelines detailed in the audit/compliance tool (with a specific focus on business partnerships, change control, disaster recovery, and security) for assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Operate within an offshore model that provides development and/or support solutions in the assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Pursue continuous learning consistent with the movement in job requirements, changes in technology, and changes in the organization.
• Lead the discovery, planning, and implementation of process improvements in individual tasks and within the work team.
• Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years of practical Information Technology experience, including Oracle EBS R12 application experience.
• Minimum 5 year's project management experience in leading several small to large projects, demonstrating a solid understanding of project management processes, methodologies, and techniques.
• Working knowledge of EBS Finance functional areas of General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, and Accounts Receivable/Credit
• Working knowledge of Oracle's EBS R12 architecture that comes from prior EBS experience.
• Understanding of systems analysis, detail design, and programming techniques utilized in an Oracle EBS R12 environment
• Basic experience with Oracle databases, PL/SQL, and SQL.
• Knowledge of governance and change management procedures in an IT environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively is a key success factor.
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• Strong human relation skills, and ability to interact with internal and external customers, vendors, other IS professionals, and IT management.
• Ability to provide work direction to offshore project and support resources.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.