Finance Functional Lead, Oracle Fusion Cloud

Overview

This role serves as the single functional owner and key point of contact for Finance leadership across an Oracle Fusion Finance transformation. You will own Oracle Fusion Financials end-to-end, including roadmap and backlog, hands-on configuration, delivery, adoption, and ongoing operational governance for Finance modules.

You will govern an offshore managed service partner for keep-the-lights-on (KTLO) support while personally owning all net-new initiatives and capabilities within the Finance domain—beyond requirements gathering or ticket execution.

Responsibilities

Product Ownership

Own the product vision, roadmap, sprint planning, and backlog for Oracle Fusion Financials, including:

• GL, AP, AR, FA
• Cash Management
• Project Accounting
• Lease Accounting
• Consolidations & Eliminations
• Intercompany
• Expenses, Billing, Revenue
• Tax, Treasury
• Cost Accounting
• FP&A enablement

Single Owner — Finance Domain Delivery

Be the sole accountable owner for all Oracle Fusion Finance net-new initiatives from design through go-live.

• Own delivery roadmap, prioritization, and outcomes end to end
• Drive delivery at pace in a high-velocity, high-expectation Finance environment
• Maintain ownership throughout—no hand-offs

Key Business POC — Finance Leadership Partnership

Act as the primary point of contact for the Controller, senior Finance leadership, and accounting teams.

• Translate business requirements into system design
• Present solution decisions clearly
• Build trusted relationships that position IS&T as a strategic partner

Offshore MSP Governance — KTLO Oversight

Direct and govern the offshore managed service partner (MSP) responsible for keep-the-lights-on (KTLO) support across Finance modules.

• Set quality standards and review deliverables
• Escalate risks and ensure MSP execution meets business SLAs
• Keep focus on transformation outcomes

Solution Delivery

Perform hands-on functional configuration and system changes within Oracle Fusion Financials, including setups, controls, and process improvements.

• Lead end-to-end delivery: testing, training, documentation
• Support quarterly upgrades
• Drive release readiness and production stability

Consolidations, Eliminations & ARCS

Own solution analysis, functional design, and delivery of financial consolidation and intercompany elimination processes.

• Implement and optimize Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS)
• Build reconciliation templates, compliance workflows, and period-close dashboards
• Ensure GL integration

Project Accounting & Lease Accounting

• Implement and sustain Oracle Fusion Project Accounting (project costing, billing, capitalization, GL/FA integration)
• Implement and sustain Lease Accounting

Period Close, Audit Support & Compliance

Own functional configuration supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including:

• Reconciliations
• Subledger close
• Intercompany eliminations
• Financial reporting

Support compliance and audit activities, including:

• SOX walkthroughs
• Preparation of audit PBC documentation
• Maintenance of control documentation
• Driving audit remediation within Oracle Fusion

Intelligent Automation Delivery

Design, implement, and drive AI and intelligent automation across close, billing, reconciliations, T&E, tax, and treasury processes.

• Use Oracle AI and other automation frameworks
• Identify opportunities to rationalize manual workarounds with native Oracle capabilities

Integrations

Collaborate with integration and engineering teams on extensions and integrations for adjacent Finance applications (e.g., Concur, Workday, Blackline, Workiva, Adaptive).

• Provide functional leadership, validation, and business context

Trusted Reporting

Deliver dashboards, KPIs, and insights to meet Finance reporting and analytical needs using:

• Oracle tools (BIP/OTBI), or
• Partnership with BI/Analytics teams

SOX Compliance & Audit Readiness

Ensure system configuration supports SOX-compliant financial controls, proper segregation of duties, and audit traceability across all Finance modules.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on experience owning/supporting Finance ERP platforms within IS&T/IT with Oracle ERP implementation expertise
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Financials, including:
  • Functional configuration
  • Data analysis & reporting (BIP/OTBI)
  • Testing
  • Production support
• Deep, practical knowledge of core finance and accounting processes, including:
  • Record-to-Report, Close, Billing, Revenue, Cost Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and FP&A
• Proven hands-on experience with Consolidations & Eliminations within Oracle Fusion
• Finance and accounting foundation (CPA, CMA) or direct GL/AP/AR/close/audit experience strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated understanding of the books, not just the system
• Offshore MSP management experience, including ability to govern, direct, and hold accountable a third-party delivery team across KTLO and support functions
• Executive communication skills, including ability to present, influence, and partner directly with Controllers, VPs of Finance, and senior accounting leadership
• Experience utilizing AI capabilities in transforming Finance operations
• Direct experience integrating and governing best-of-breed Finance applications
• Strong financial and analytical expertise, including deep knowledge of Oracle Finance core data structures to enable accurate financial reporting
• Strong SOX, audit, and regulated-environment experience
• Ability to thrive in aggressive, high-velocity environments with shifting priorities and high Finance leadership expectations
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, business outcomes mindset
• Strong project/program management skills and experience in Agile/iterative delivery models
• Commitment to clear documentation, governance, and operational rigor

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working at a Big 4 or Tier-1 consulting firm (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, EY, PwC) delivering Oracle Finance or enterprise ERP solutions
• Oracle Fusion ERP/Financials certifications
• Project Accounting and Lease Accounting implementation experience
• Experience supporting Finance platforms through M&A, integrations, or rapid business scale
• Life sciences, diagnostics, or medical device industry experience

Compensation & Benefits

• Remote USA
• $161,500—$195,400 USD

Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Employees and immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Additional benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits, and an employee referral program.

Location

• Remote USA