Oracle Functional Lead Business Analyst

OSI Digital Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

The Oracle Functional Lead for Financials will serve as the primary functional expert and lead consultant for all initiatives concerning Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Financials and Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials within the organization. This pivotal role involves leading the analysis, design, configuration, implementation, optimization, and ongoing support of Oracle Financials solutions. The successful candidate will ensure that financial systems align seamlessly with business strategies, regulatory requirements, and drive operational excellence across all financial processes, while guiding the transition and coexistence between EBS and Fusion environments.

• Functional Strategy & Leadership:
  • Act as the subject matter expert for all Oracle Financials modules across both EBS (R12.x) and Fusion Cloud Financials platforms.
  • Lead the assessment of current financial processes (as-is) and design optimized future-state processes (to-be) leveraging Oracle's best practices and system capabilities.
  • Provide strategic guidance on Oracle Financials functionalities for new implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and ongoing support, considering both current EBS operations and future Fusion Cloud roadmap.
  • Mentor and guide junior functional consultants and finance super-users.
• Requirements Gathering & Solution Design:
  • Conduct in-depth workshops and interviews with Finance, Accounting, and other business stakeholders to gather and document comprehensive functional requirements for all financial processes.
  • Perform detailed gap analysis between business requirements and standard Oracle EBS/Fusion Financials functionalities, proposing robust solutions (configurations, extensions, integrations).
  • Develop detailed functional design documents (FDDs), solution blueprints, and configuration workbooks.
• System Configuration & Implementation:
  • Lead the configuration of Oracle EBS and Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials modules, ensuring alignment with business needs and regulatory compliance (e.g., BIR requirements, accounting standards). This includes, but is not limited to:
  • General Ledger (GL): Chart of Accounts, Ledgers, Calendars, Journals, Consolidations, Intercompany.
  • Accounts Payable (AP): Invoicing, Payments, Holds, Withholding Tax (CWT/EWT), Supplier Management.
  • Accounts Receivable (AR): Invoicing, Receipts, Collections, Customer Management.
  • Cash Management (CE): Bank Reconciliation, Cash Positioning, Bank Statements.
  • Fixed Assets (FA): Asset Tracking, Depreciation, Retirements.
  • Subledger Accounting (SLA): Designing and configuring accounting rules.
  • Tax Modules: Philippine tax configurations.
• Collaborate effectively with technical teams for RICEW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, Workflows) objects and data migration strategies for both EBS and Fusion.
• Testing & Quality Assurance:
  • Develop and lead comprehensive test strategies, plans, and scripts (unit, system integration, UAT) for all Financials functionalities.
  • Coordinate and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions, ensuring thorough business validation and sign-off.
  • Identify, analyze, and resolve functional defects and performance issues, ensuring system stability and accuracy.
• Data Migration & Integration:
  • Oversee data mapping, extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) activities for financial master and transactional data during migrations (e.g., EBS to Fusion) or new module go-lives, using tools like FBDI/ADFdi (Fusion) or SQL Loader/API (EBS).
  • Define functional requirements for integrations between Oracle Financials and other internal/external systems (e.g., banking, subledgers, EPM).
• Training & Support:
  • Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs and materials for end-users and super-users.
  • Provide expert-level post-implementation support, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and problem management for both EBS and Fusion environments.
  • Manage service requests (SRs) with Oracle Support effectively.
• Documentation & Project Management:
  • Ensure all functional designs, configurations, test results, and training materials are thoroughly documented and maintained.
  • Actively participate in project planning, status reporting, and risk management, ensuring adherence to project timelines and budgets.

• Job Title: Lead Business Analyst
• Experience: 7-15 years
• Location: Manila, Philippines
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development