Senior Architect - Oracle EBS Procurement & Payables

Job Summary
Serve as a Senior Architect for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, specializing in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Purchasing, Procurement Contracts, and Payables. Lead the design and implementation of scalable solutions within a hybrid work environment, optimizing Source-to-Pay processes, strengthening financial controls and compliance, and supporting sustainable business growth across a global enterprise.

Required Skills

• Oracle EBS Purchasing

• Oracle EBS Procurement Contracts

• Oracle EBS Payables

• Source-to-Pay (S2P) Process Design

• Solution Architecture

• Oracle EBS Integrations

• SQL and Database Concepts

• Financial Compliance and Controls

• Stakeholder Management

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Supplier Portal Integrations

• Banking System Integrations

• Tax Engine Integrations

• Data Migration and Conversion

• Oracle EBS Upgrade and Patch Management

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Oracle EBS Purchasing, Procurement Contracts, and Payables architectures aligned with enterprise standards and business objectives.

• Analyze complex Source-to-Pay business processes and translate business requirements into scalable, integrated Oracle EBS solutions.

• Develop solution blueprints covering configurations, integrations, data flows, customizations, and extensions.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, functional teams, and technical teams to gather requirements and validate solution designs.

• Review and optimize existing procurement and payables configurations to improve operational efficiency, reduce manual effort, and enhance vendor collaboration.

• Design and oversee integrations between Oracle EBS Procurement and external systems, including supplier portals, banking applications, and tax engines.

• Establish architecture, documentation, configuration, and development standards to ensure maintainability and audit readiness.

• Monitor and optimize critical procurement and payables processes, including purchase order management, approvals, invoice matching, and payment processing.

• Lead defect triage, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex production issues.

• Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Compliance teams to strengthen controls, segregation of duties, audit trails, and regulatory compliance.

• Support data migration, validation, and cleansing activities related to suppliers, contracts, and open accounts payable transactions.

• Produce architectural documentation, integration diagrams, impact assessments, and solution roadmaps.

• Mentor team members on Oracle EBS Procurement and Payables best practices and reusable solution patterns.

• Coordinate with Infrastructure and Database teams to ensure system performance, scalability, availability, and resilience.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on procurement efficiency, supplier performance, and working capital optimization.

• Partner with Security and Privacy teams to ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and data protection policies.

• Present solution designs and architectural recommendations to business and technology leadership.

• Support sustainability and responsible sourcing objectives through optimized procurement processes.

• Conduct impact assessments for Oracle EBS upgrades, patches, and new functionality affecting Purchasing, Procurement Contracts, and Payables.

Qualifications

• 14 to 18 years of progressive experience in enterprise applications, including extensive hands-on experience with Oracle EBS Purchasing, Procurement Contracts, and Payables.

• Strong expertise in configuring purchasing setups, approval workflows, receiving processes, sourcing, and procurement operations.

• Advanced knowledge of Oracle Procurement Contracts, including contract templates, authoring rules, lifecycle management, and compliance controls.

• Deep experience with Oracle EBS Payables, including invoice processing, matching, tax management, payment execution, and financial close activities.

• Proficiency in SQL and database concepts for troubleshooting, data validation, and reporting.

• Experience designing and supporting integrations using web services, APIs, and file-based interfaces.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and solution design capabilities.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Proven ability to work effectively within hybrid and geographically distributed teams.