Oracle EBS Finance Functional Consultant

Accountabilities

Finance Process Design: Lead workshops with finance stakeholders to define enterprise structures, charts of accounts, ledgers, legal entities, business units, and intercompany accounting processes.
Oracle Financials Configuration: Configure and support Oracle EBS R12 financial modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Cash Management (CM), Fixed Assets (FA), Expenses, Subledger Accounting (SLA), and Tax.
Payment and Banking Integrations: Configure and support Oracle AR Auto Lockbox for high-volume payment processing, integrate Oracle Payments with domestic and international banking partners, and implement bank statement reconciliation processes.
Tax and Compliance: Integrate third-party tax engines, such as Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE (Sabrix) or Vertex, with Oracle ERP, ensuring tax accuracy and compliance with relevant financial and regulatory requirements.
Advanced Financial Operations: Design and configure intercompany accounting, multi-currency transactions, foreign currency revaluation and translation, consolidation, period-close procedures, and financial reporting frameworks.
Functional Documentation and Customization: Prepare functional design documents and specifications for RICEW objects, including reports, interfaces, conversions, extensions, and workflows across GL, AP, AR, and FA.
Data Migration: Lead financial data migration activities involving charts of accounts, suppliers, customers, open AP and AR balances, fixed assets, and general ledger balances using File-Based Data Import (FBDI).
Testing and Deployment: Develop and execute System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts, coordinate reconciliation activities during mock conversions and cutover, and support go-live, the first financial close, and post-launch hypercare.
Oracle Fusion Transformation: Map existing EBS financial configurations and processes to Oracle Fusion Cloud during migration projects, helping ensure continuity and consistency across financial operations.
Reporting and Analytics: Support financial reporting and analysis using Financial Reporting Studio (FRS), Financial Reporting Center, Smart View, OTBI, and BI Publisher.
Stakeholder Collaboration and Training: Partner with CFO-level stakeholders, controllers, finance teams, and technical specialists to resolve complex issues, communicate recommendations, train users, and drive successful adoption.
Requirements
Professional Experience: At least 10 years of experience working with Oracle Financials, including extensive hands-on experience with Oracle E-Business Suite R12.
Financial Modules Expertise: Demonstrated ability to configure and support GL, AP, AR, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, SLA, Tax, and Expenses within Oracle EBS.
Auto Lockbox Experience: Hands-on experience configuring, implementing, and supporting Oracle AR Auto Lockbox for automated customer payment processing.
Tax Integration Knowledge: Proven experience integrating third-party tax engines, particularly ONESOURCE (Sabrix) or Vertex, with Oracle ERP systems.
Oracle EBS Technical and Functional Knowledge: Strong understanding of EBS R12 architecture, multi-org structures, Subledger Accounting, E-Business Tax, and Oracle ERP customizations and extensions.
Accounting and Financial Controls: Solid accounting knowledge, including period-end close, financial reconciliations, multi-currency accounting, audit requirements, and compliance controls.
Reporting and Migration Tools: At least five years of experience with FBDI, Smart View, FRS, OTBI, and BI Publisher, particularly in financial reporting and data migration activities.
Implementation and Testing Skills: Experience developing functional specifications, managing data conversions, preparing test scripts, coordinating SIT and UAT, and supporting deployment and post-go-live activities.
Communication and Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with finance executives, controllers, business users, and technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience delivering at least two full-lifecycle Oracle Fusion Financials implementations is highly desirable. Oracle Financials Cloud Implementation Professional certification is an advantage.
Education and Credentials: A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline is preferred. A professional accounting designation such as CA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent is considered an asset.
Benefits
Competitive Compensation: Target hourly rate of CAD-equivalent $70–$80 USD per hour? Compensation is listed at $70–$80 per hour, with the final rate determined by location, relevant experience, technical skills, and qualifications. The original posting does not explicitly clarify the currency, so confirm this with the hiring team.
Remote Work: Remote opportunity for candidates based in Canada.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to resources and support designed to promote employee well-being.
Discount Perks: Access to an employee discount program.
Professional Development: Opportunity to contribute to complex Oracle Financials implementations, enterprise finance transformation, and Oracle Fusion migration projects.
Cross-Functional Exposure: Work closely with senior finance stakeholders and technical teams on financial systems, integrations, reporting, and compliance initiatives.