Role Purpose
Own the end-to-end Oracle Fusion Financials solution for Mada Media, from fit-to-standard design through configuration, migration, testing, cutover and stabilization. The lead is accountable for a coherent finance design across General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Tax, Expenses, revenue-related accounting, financial close and reporting, while integrating Finance with Procurement, Enterprise Contracts, CRM, Projects, EPM, AMS and external services.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead Financials discovery, CRP1/fit-to-standard and CRP2/TO-BE workshops and translate agreed processes into an implementable Oracle Fusion design.
· Own enterprise financial structures and configuration decisions including ledgers, legal entities/business units where applicable, chart of accounts, calendars, currencies, accounting options and reference data.
· Lead configuration and validation for GL, AP, AR, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Tax and Expenses; cover revenue/receivables accounting touchpoints relevant to Contracts and CRM.
· Design finance approval workflows and Delegation of Authority requirements with Security/GRC teams and ensure segregation-of-duties considerations are incorporated.
· Own the Financials sections of RD.011, RTM and BF.016/application configuration baseline and ensure all approved requirements are traceable to configuration or accepted gaps.
· Define Finance data migration scope, mapping and reconciliation rules with the Data Migration Lead; approve trial-load results and final financial reconciliation evidence.
· Define Finance integration requirements with Procurement, Enterprise Contracts, CRM, Projects/EPM, AMS, banks/payment services and other approved external systems; review MD.050/MD.070 content where applicable.
· Define reporting, BI Publisher/OTBI and finance KPI requirements and validate outputs with the Reporting/Analytics team.
· Prepare and support SIT/UAT scenarios, manage functional defects, validate regression results and drive business acceptance through TE.040/TE.130 evidence.
· Support cutover planning, opening balances, final data loads, period/control readiness, production validation and hypercare reconciliation.
· Lead and quality-review the work of the Financials Consultant and provide structured knowledge transfer to Mada Media Finance users and administrators.
Requirements
Experience & Qualifications
· 10+ years in Oracle Financials implementation/consulting preferred, with strong Oracle Fusion Cloud experience.
· At least 3 end-to-end Oracle Fusion Financials implementations strongly preferred, including one complex multi-module integration programme.
· Hands-on experience configuring and leading GL, AP, AR, Cash, Assets, Tax and Expenses; experience with Fusion receivables/revenue integrations is important.
· Proven ownership of finance migration, reconciliation, SIT/UAT and cutover activities.
· Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems or related discipline. Oracle Fusion Financials certification and accounting qualifications are advantageous.
Key Delivery Outputs / Accountabilities
· Financials TO-BE design, fit/gap decisions and RTM content.
· Approved BF.016/application configuration baseline for Finance.
· Finance data-migration mappings and reconciliation criteria under CV.010.
· Finance integration/report requirements and applicable MD.050/MD.070 inputs.
· TE.040 finance test scenarios/evidence and TE.130 UAT acceptance support.
· Cutover, opening-balance, production-validation and hypercare reconciliation support.
Candidate Success Profile
The preferred candidate is not only a configurator. They should be able to lead senior Finance stakeholders, defend fit-to-standard choices, understand accounting consequences, manage cross-module dependencies, and personally drive the controls, data reconciliation and acceptance required for a safe go-live.
Role Boundaries / Interfaces
· EPM planning/consolidation is owned by the EPM Consultant, although this role must manage Finance-EPM dependencies.
· Project Management/Project Financials are owned by the PPM Consultant where designated, with cross-functional Finance design jointly agreed.
· Enterprise Contracts/CRM functional ownership remains with the CX lead; Finance owns accounting, receivables, collections and reconciliation impacts.
· Technical integrations are built by OIC/technical resources; this role owns functional rules, mappings, validations and acceptance.
