Oracle Business Systems Consultant (2005877)

Primary purpose and function of the Oracle Applications Consultant is to provide process and system architectural leadership, senior functional and integrated system support, project management and enterprise wide administration for the Oracle Financials Suite of applications.

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT NEW ENHANCEMENTS AND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS
Work with business owners to define business requirements and priorities for various Oracle Financial applications;
Manage Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, iExpenses, Purchasing, iProcurement and Cash Management configuration changes;
Provide expertise on new features and new releases;
Provide functional and technical direction for solution options around specific business requirements and guidance around cross-module dependencies and impacts;
Investigate system options and recommend appropriate solutions to address requested system functionality;
Advise in the development of test scenarios so that appropriate integrated testing is conducted;
Participate in system testing and resolution of system issues;
Implement new solutions in accordance with Dendrite?s Oracle Applications Development Lifecycle;
Provide applications knowledge in evaluating and improving current business processes;
Metalink research;

PROVIDE ADVANCED TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ORACLE APPLICATIONS
Provide advanced functional and technical support for Business System Analysts;
Provide cross-module and cross-functional area integration support;
Insure integrity and accuracy of all application system setup information;
Maintain system integrity by assessing, recommending, and implementing appropriate controls on both system management access and application data access;
Support in the investigation and resolution of reported system issues. Provide system information, utilize diagnostic techniques, guide the efforts of first level support and interface with vendor technical support as required;
Interface with application development professionals in the design and support of required specific customizations, interfaces and extensions to the Oracle suite.
Follow prescribed methodologies and processes in completing Oracle support and implementation activities.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Develops and implements project plans in accordance with Dendrite?s Oracle Applications Development Lifecycle while delivering high quality services within budget;
Ensures technical training/support and knowledge is transferred to support staff;
Provides leadership and direction to support staff;
Manages project team members to ensure successful development, testing and production migration of medium and large size projects;
Estimate duration for completion and implementation of customer requests;
Provide regular status reporting to management;

CAPABILITIES/SKILLS
Ability to multi-task ? Manages multiple tasks at one time; quickly and accurately shifts attention among multiple tasks;
Communication skills ? Reads, writes and speaks fluent English, using appropriate grammar, style and vocabulary;
Organizational ability ? Demonstrates a systematic approach in carrying out assignments. Is very orderly and excels at cutting through confusion and turning chaos into order;
Problem solving skills ? Demonstrates a strong ability to identify, analyze and solve problems. Unusually decisive in handling difficult business problems. Translates problems into practical solutions;
Client service skills ? Consistently ensures the team provides the customer with attentive, courteous and informative service. Gains and shows personal satisfaction from delivering great service;
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING
Ability to demonstrable expertise in the setup and integration points of multiple Oracle e-Business suite modules is required;
Experience with Oracle Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, iExpenses, Purchasing, iProcurement and Cash Management in an 11.5.X environment;
Experience with Oracle HRMS is a plus;
Experience with Oracle Project Accounting a plus;
Experience with Financial Consolidation/Budgeting Software a plus (OutlookSoft, Hyperion);
Knowledge of all phases of Systems Development Life Cycle is required;
Experience converting data from legacy systems is a plus;
Experience in developing and executing test plans is required;
Experience with AIM Methodology, Business Process Engineering and Project Management tools and/or similar ERP implementation methodologies required;
Hands-on experience installing and maintaining Oracle E-Business suite modules;
Background in Accounting/Finance in a previous career a plus;
5+ years senior functional support experience with the Oracle e-Business suite;
5+ years experience working with end-user clients and business-area process leaders to develop requirements for new and enhanced functionality;
Must have leadership experience in full life cycle implementations of Oracle 11i;
Oracle Financials experience commensurate with senior Information Technology level;
Samples of design documents as well as operational documentation may be requested.

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