Oracle Finance Gl Consolidation -Ap&Ar Specialist

High-Level Description

This position will provide functional solution expertise to the Project Accounting Oracle cloud module within the TIS operations team. This is a key role to support the Oracle enterprise PPM solution that includes daily operational support and identifying solutions that meet the business requirements. Candidate should possess a background in finance with Oracle functional expertise within the PPM & OFA Oracle Cloud modules. This role will work closely with the business, TIS AMS partners, and TIS Operations teams to deliver solutions and provide operational excellence.

Specific Accountabilities

· Ability to provide system operation support for Oracle PPM & Fixed Assets in Complex Asset Intensive Oil & Gas environment with demonstrated functional depth across Capital, OPEX, Growth and Mixed projects.

· Ability to support continuous improvements in the area of Project Accounting & Capital Assets through identifying areas and ideas for improvement and carrying out continuous system improvement initiatives.

· Ability to Work effectively with business partners and System integrator & ensure quality assurance on key deliverables

· Ability to work closely with cross functional team & other technology disciplines across integration, data, security, application and reporting.

· Manage daily operational incidents and break fix issues

· Review requirements and design specifications to ensure fit for purpose

· Engage Business SMEs to gather and derive business and systems requirements and translate them into functional - technical specifications.

· Review cross-functional business processes, identify fit gaps and propose remediation, and assess interdependencies with integrations and cross module impacts

· Analyze and problem solves system issues in respective application portfolio to determine the best course of action.

· Maintain business process documentation and identify areas for process improvement opportunities.

· Facilitate business change in support of solution design and implementation. Document systems and their interdependencies in the form of system specifications.

· Participate in quality assurance testing ensuring defined user requirements are met; translate business requirements and use cases into test plans and test scenarios.

· Assist the business in System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.

· Provide technical assistance to the business in the use of information and data from various source systems.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

· 7+ yrs. experience as an Oracle Functional Analyst, Project Lead, Business/Systems Analyst, or similar role

· Strong experience Implementing or Supporting Oracle modules such Oracle Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Financial Accounting Hub, Subledger Accounting and it’s integration to other Oracle ERP Modules

· Understanding of Project accounting and capital asset business process such Project Structures, Asset Creation & Maintenance, Unitization, Retirement, AFUDC, Depreciation, ARO, Mass Property, Lease Accounting etc.

· Knowledge of relevant domain processes in Operations (Asset Information, Risk and Review and Lifecycle Development, operational excellence and managing an AMS - Application maintenance service partner

· Understanding of accounting treatment of capital related items under Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP and regulatory filings such as FERC and NEB

· Ability to interpret process flow charts to understand what data is captured and how it travels between various applications and hardware components

· Advanced communication skills demonstrated through previous experience in the following contexts: multi-disciplinary project meetings, technical reviews with developers and SME’s, leading group training sessions

· Highly developed organizational skills to prioritize tasks and complete work within defined timeframes in a fast paced program environment