IBM

Oracle Cloud Financials Architect (GL/AR/AP-K12)

IBM$135K — $160K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of ERP implementation experience
  • Minimum of 2 complete Oracle Cloud implementation projects in a Senior Solution Architect role
  • Experience in public sector domain is a plus
  • Knowledge of GASB Accounting, Fund Accounting, and Grants Management
  • Strong technologist background in designing scalable enterprise systems in Oracle Cloud Financials
  • Familiarity with other Cloud modules like Supply Chain and HCM Applications
  • Excellent communication skills across technical and executive levels

Responsibilities

  • Support client engagements by providing subject matter expertise in Oracle Cloud Financials
  • Accountable for solution design and execution of Oracle Cloud ERP projects
  • Ensure the proposed solutions meet client requirements and address architectural risks
  • Evaluate solution requirements with client stakeholders and manage requirements traceability
  • Lead the implementation team through testing cycles and development of testing documentation
  • Provide strategic thought leadership for practice growth
  • Engage in strategic planning and business case development activities

Benefits

  • Full-time position with remote flexibility across the United States
  • Opportunities for national travel to client sites as required
  • Engagement in a fast-paced and enriching work environment
  • Access to ongoing professional development and training
  • Involvement in strategic planning to shape the future direction of the practice
Full Job Description
Currently, we are looking for a Senior Oracle Cloud Financials Solution Architect to join our team. This is a key role playing an integral part in our growing Oracle ERP practice. This is a full-time position that can sit anywhere in the United States. Must be willing to travel to support clients onsite as needed.

The ideal candidate will have operated in a senior Architect capacity previously, is someone who can anticipate needs and take action to drive deliverables for continued project success.This position needs a leader who will not only architect solutions on implementations but also be part of a senior task force to help the practice grow. This includes maximizing sales opportunities by architecting and acting as the lead in creating Proposals, presenting and implementing Oracle ERP Cloud solutions to potential customers. The individual should be able to play multiple roles, be able to work in a very fast-paced, enriching environment and is looking for a career rather than just a job.

Your role and responsibilities

The Solution Architect is responsible for the overall solution identification and architectural design for assigned projects and initiatives. Key responsibilities of the role are as follows:
  • Support client engagements to provide subject matter expertise in Oracle Cloud Financials implementations.
  • Assume accountability for the solution design and the successful implementation of the full solution for on Oracle Cloud ERP Projects. May include hands-on development, design, prototyping and/or other efforts required to keep the project on a successful track.
  • Ensure that the proposed solution meets the client's requirements, is architecturally complete, and all architectural risks are quantified within their assigned area.
  • Ensures that the solution aligns with and utilizes the portfolio offerings that result in profitable revenue growth.
  • Work with client stakeholders to evaluate the solution requirements and supports the management and traceability of requirements during the engagement
  • Review Customer's current process and the requirement and design customer specific solutions based on industry specific best practices
  • Act as a technical interface to the client and assumes a proactive role for developing business opportunities.
  • Lead implementation team in the execution of testing cycles including ensuring the completeness in the development of testing scenarios, test cases and test scripts.
  • Implements quality solutions that meet the requirements and advises clients on IBM offerings, strategy, designs, implementation approaches and alternatives / tradeoffs.
  • Work with Project Manager and provide input to the project plan and work breakdown structure and assist in managing timelines and milestones to ensure timely completion of all deliverables
  • Identify opportunities for new or follow-on business and assists in creating change orders.
  • Provide thought leadership to the growth of the Practice
  • Participate in strategic planning activities and business case development.
  • Participate in strategy presentations to clients including features, implementation approach, technical requirements, impacts, and benefits.
  • Perform responsibilities including solution proposal management, solution design, solution review, risk analysis, proposal preparation and client presentations.
  • Provide technical oversight for technical estimates created with standards tools, portfolio Work Breakdown Structures, statements of work and industry standard estimating techniques.
  • Assumes a proactive role for developing business opportunities. Assists in presales cycles by creating architectural demo's, effort estimates and proposal development.
  • Maintains knowledge of technologies, industry trends, standards and design techniques.


This job can be performed from anywhere in the US

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

What We're Looking For:
  • 10+ years ERP implementation experience
  • Played a Senior Solution Architect role on a minimum of 2 full lifecycle Oracle Cloud implementation projects in the USA
  • Public Sector domain (city/state/local/county government) experience considered an asset
  • Knowledge and experience in GASB Accounting and Reporting, Encumbrance Accounting, Fund Accounting, Projects and Grants Accounting and Management
  • Hands-on technologist with strong background in designing and building modular, scalable, testable enterprise systems in in Oracle Cloud Financials
  • Ideal to have project exposure to other Cloud module areas such as: Supply Chain and HCM Applications
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a diverse group of people
  • Capability to work independently, take initiative with minimal supervision yet can participate as a team member with a willingness to help where needed
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to communicate clearly and concisely to all audiences of all levels, spanning from technical peers to executive management
  • Organized and detailed oriented
  • Ability to fully utilize Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to adapt to new projects quickly with a can-do, jump-right-in attitude
  • Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
  • Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience)


Preferred technical and professional experience

Oracle Cloud Expertise: Deep understanding of Oracle Cloud Applications, including configuration, customization, and integration with other Oracle products. • Multi-Platform Design: Experience with designing technical solutions that can run on multiple platforms, composed of multiple software packages, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. • Security Standards Knowledge: Familiarity with quality, performance, availability, and security standards for Oracle Applications, ensuring solutions meet these requirements.

About IBM

Sequent Computer Systems designs and manufactures multiprocessing computer systems based on Cache Coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access architecture, which are used primarily as application and database servers for commercial applications. Through a partnership with Oracle Corporation, Sequent became a dominant high-end UNIX platform in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Later it introduced a next-generation high-end platform for UNIX and Windows NT based on non-uniform memory access architecture, NUMA-Q. Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon. In July 1999 Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. was acquired by International Business Machines Corp.

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