ERP Functional Manager

Responsibilities

• Serves as the finance functional owner and enterprise authority for Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and Oracle EPM, providing functional leadership across finance and accounting while partnering with IT on technical execution.
• Led finance application governance, including chart of accounts, workflows, approval hierarchies, security access, and internal controls to support effective financial operations.
• Evaluates Oracle functionality, quarterly releases, AI capabilities, and product roadmap enhancements, recommending adoption where business value is demonstrated.
• Partners with finance stakeholders, IT, and implementation partners to analyze business processes, define functional requirements, translate business needs into system solutions, and support solution design, configuration, and optimization using Oracle best practices.
• Ensures Oracle solutions comply with accounting standards, operational requirements, organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and internal controls while supporting internal and external audit activities.
• Ensures data integrity, reporting accuracy, and consistent financial processing across modules.
• Provides functional leadership for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management, including financial close and consolidation, account reconciliation, reporting, budgeting, and planning, while ensuring alignment between ERP and EPM data, structures, and processes.
• Designs and maintains Oracle financial reports, dashboards, KPIs, and executive reporting solutions, partnering with finance leadership to ensure reporting accuracy, consistency, and meaningful business insights.
• Leads finance participation in Oracle implementations, quarterly updates, and enhancements by coordinating conference room pilots (CRPs), user acceptance testing (UAT), test script development, business scenario validation, release impact assessments, functional defect resolution, and production readiness.
• Lead finance continuous improvement initiatives by identifying automation opportunities, strengthening internal controls, streamlining business processes, advancing digital transformation, and promoting AI adoption and enterprise process standardization.
• Serves as the primary functional liaison between finance, accounting, IT, executive leadership, and implementation partners, communicating project status, risks, recommendations, and strategic opportunities while advising leadership.
• Manages multiple projects without having direct supervisory responsibilities.
• Leads and/or guides the work of other employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or other related field, and at least ten (10) years of functional/technical experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six (6) years of experience with Oracle Cloud ERP Finance, Time & Labor, or other enterprise financial/timekeeping systems preferred.
• Experience in public sector or governmental accounting environments preferred.
• Experience supporting large, complex organizations.
• Experience reviewing financial impacts of time and costing to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud ERP Finance, including costing, GL interface, chart of accounts, financial integrations, and accounting configuration.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 products.
• Advanced communication skills including the ability to explain functional requirements to technical staff and business stakeholders.
• Able to lead testing efforts, analyze complex data, and identify process or configuration improvements.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and collaborate across teams.
• Able to deliver outstanding customer service while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Able to maintain strong internal controls while identifying and implementing operational efficiency improvements.
• Able to maintain a high level of attention to detail while ensuring data accuracy.

About the Team

The Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) is a dynamic company that drives growth and innovation for the Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the United States and our sole shareholder. As the holding company of our diverse family of businesses, we offer exciting opportunities for those who are committed to our values and passionate about advancing our mission and your career. Our employees are part of something bigger. Every day, we explore new ways to grow the company and contribute to the success of the Cherokee Nation - improving the lives of our tribal citizens and the communities we are a part of. If you're looking for a career where you can make an impact, contribute to growth and be a part of something meaningful, CNB is a place where you can thrive.

Elite Benefits Program (for Eligible Employees)

• Comprehensive Medical Plan: including a $0 deductible plan for you to choose from for what is best for you and your family.
• Preparing You For the Future: Contribute to a fully vested, 6% employer match 401(k) plan to help prepare you for retirement.
• Financial Incentives: Earn incentives based on company performance or take advantage of our employee referral program, tuition reimbursement program, nationwide employee discount program & an employee emergency fund.
• Your Health in Mind: Access to free health clinics at select locations & 24/7 telemedicine access.
• Work-Life Balance: We offer maternity, paternal, and adoption leave, as well as flexible spending accounts & voluntary benefits for added peace of mind.
• A Company With a Purpose Guided by our Shared Enterprise Values:Work with Purpose, Serve with PurposeGadugi - Work together for the common goodExemplify Integrity in everything we doBe Intentional in planning & Committed in delivery