US - Oracle Fusion Finance Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities Business Partnership & Requirements Leadership

• Lead discovery workshops with Finance leaders and SMEs (Controller, AP, AR, Treasury, FP&A) using finance/business terminology.
• Translate business processes into Oracle Fusion solution design, including fit-gap analysis, process redesign recommendations, and target-state documentation.
• Create clear functional deliverables: BRDs/FRDs, process flows, configuration workbooks, test scenarios, and training materials.

• Own functional design and configuration guidance across Oracle Fusion Finance, including:
  • General Ledger (GL)
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
  • Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Cash Management (CM)
  • Fixed Assets (FA)
  • Expenses
  • Tax
  • Intercompany
  • Collections (if in scope)
  • Revenue Management / Revenue Recognition (as applicable)
  • Budgetary Control (public sector / compliance-driven clients if applicable)
• Advise on accounting structures: COA, ledgers, legal entities, business units, balancing segments, intercompany rules, accounting calendars, and subledger accounting.

• Guide the end-to-end lifecycle: design → configure → test → train → cutover support → stabilization.
• Partner with technical/integration teams to define functional requirements for:
  • Integrations (banking, procurement, payroll, billing platforms, third-party tax engines, etc.)
  • Reporting (OTBI, BI Publisher, Financial Reporting Studio)
  • Security roles and approvals (in partnership with security specialists)
• Lead/UAT support: test strategy, defect triage, business validation, and sign-off.

• Run functional work streams and provide crisp status updates: risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions required.
• Proactively identify process/control gaps and propose best-practice improvements.
• Mentor internal team members and provide knowledge transfer.

• 8+ years of Oracle Finance experience with strong Oracle Fusion Finance functional expertise.
• Demonstrated experience covering all core Oracle Fusion Finance modules (GL, AP, AR, CM, FA, Expenses, Tax, Intercompany; plus Revenue/Collections/Budgetary Control as applicable).
• Proven ability to communicate with business stakeholders in their language, including Controllers and Finance leadership.
• Strong understanding of finance processes: R2R, P2P, O2C, close, reconciliations, cash positioning, asset lifecycle, tax/compliance.
• Experience leading workshops, documenting requirements, and driving fit-gap/design decisions.
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills.

• Experience with multi-entity, multi-ledger, multi-currency environments.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion reporting (OTBI, BI Publisher, FRS) and reconciliation/close tooling.
• Prior consulting background delivering end-to-end implementations and/or post-go-live stabilization.
• Experience in regulated or audit-heavy environments (SOX, public sector, healthcare/life sciences, etc.).

• Speaks fluently with Finance stakeholders: can discuss accruals, allocations, intercompany eliminations, reconciliations, aging, cash forecasting, capitalization policies, revenue rules, etc.
• Balances best practices with practical delivery under tight timelines.
• Drives clarity and decisions quickly; knows how to manage ambiguity.
• Structured thinker with crisp written and verbal communication.