Oracle Fusion Finance Lead

About the Role

Act as the primary onsite point of contact for client finance leads, steering committees, and corporate controllers; translate complex financial requirements into standard Oracle capabilities. Lead onsite discovery and CRP (Current Requirement Playback) workshops to align client accounting processes with Oracle Modern Best Practices (OMBP). Manage scope boundaries, evaluate custom change requests (RICEFW), and minimize customizations by driving standard SaaS adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design and hands-on setup across key Oracle Fusion Finance modules: General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets (FA), Cash Management (CE), and Expenses.
• Define Chart of Accounts (COA) structures, ledgers, primary/secondary ledger relationships, legal entities, business units, and financial reporting hierarchies.
• Architect multi-currency, intercompany accounting (AGIS/Intercompany Engine), and tax structures (e-Business Tax / Oracle Financials Tax).
• Partner closely with SCM and Manufacturing architects to ensure seamless subledger accounting flows across Order-to-Cash (O2C), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Inventory Costing.
• Configure and customize Subledger Accounting (SLA) rules to automate complex accounting entries triggered by logistics, inventory transfers, and manufacturing events.
• Translate onsite business requirements into clear functional specs (FDDs) for the offshore delivery team; review technical specs (TDDs) and unit testing outputs.
• Lead data conversion strategies for financial opening balances, open items (AP/AR), and historical transaction data using FBDI/HDL; oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Plan and execute financial cutover activities, historical reconciliation, and period-close support during hypercare.

Oracle Finance Functional Expertise

A qualified Onsite Finance Lead must possess deep expertise across the following core financial modules:

• Record-to-Report (R2R): General Ledger (GL), Financial Reporting Web Studio, Allocations, Intercompany Accounting, Period-End Close
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P): Accounts Payable (AP), Payments, Supplier Portal integration, Expense Management
• Order-to-Cash (O2C): Accounts Receivable (AR), Advanced Collections, Revenue Management (ASC 606 / IFRS 15)
• Asset & Cash Management: Assets (FA), Cash Management (CE), Bank Statement Reconciliation, Cash Forecasting
• Accounting & Reporting: Subledger Accounting (SLA), OTBI (Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence), BIP Reports, Smart View