Oracle E-Business Suite Application Specialist (Functional)
About the Job
Summary of the Position:
The Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Application Specialist will work in a diverse and dynamic environment with a team of developers, DBA’s, business analysts and end users. He/she is responsible for continuous enhancement and support of Oracle EBS application for various business divisions. The role requires understanding business requirements and developing solutions by leveraging standard functionality. He/she should possess strong functional and business domain knowledge to ensure Oracle EBS solutions are configured to meet business requirements.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Provide expert functional and high level technical direction around specific business requirements to provide guidance around cross-module dependencies and impact
Serve as a liaison between business analysts, system owners and developers to research, analyze, and validate business solutions to ensure the most appropriate and effective solutions are implemented to support the business objective
Lead and participate in functional design reviews and implement enhancements for Oracle E-Business Suite application aligning with business needs
Perform functional analysis for the requirements gathered by business analysts, perform impact analysis to provide detailed functional design document of the desired application changes
Investigate system options, profile options, flex-fields, setups to provide functional expertise on upgrading to new application releases, new functionality.
Review and analyze existing application customizations and extensions. Develop strategies for leveraging out-of-box functionality to develop and enhance Oracle EBS applications
Responsible for functional design, configuration change, setup, test and implementation for on-going Oracle EBS production support.
Actively perform root cause analysis to refine processes
Provide production support for ongoing maintenance and enhancement of custom programs that interface with third party vendors and other internal systems
Coordinate work efforts with developers for application changes and system performance issues
Pursue innovative ways to improve the process of delivering solutions to Oracle E-Business users
Proactively work through service requests with Oracle support as needed
Provide applications documentation and periodic activity reports by demonstrating reduction in backlog.
Required Skills
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Extensive experience with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.
Minimum of seven years of proven functional expertise with Oracle EBS Financial modules (GL, SLA, AR,AP, FA and CE etc). Experience with Oracle EBS modules including inventory, discrete manufacturing, order management, supply chain and human resources.
Experience with AIM methodology is required
Successful candidate should be well versed in structured design and development methodologies to perform full life-cycle Oracle EBS implementation including fit/gap analysis, design specifications, implementation, and maintenance.
Individual must be self-motivated and foster a cooperative work environment. Ideal candidate should be able to work either as part of a team or individually.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner.
Demonstrate creativity and flexibility to manage complex tasks and develop innovative solutions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Required Experience
Minimum Requirements: :
Education:
B.S. in Accounting or related field is required. Master degree is preferred. An equivalent combination of experience and education may be substituted
Experience:
Extensive experience with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.
Minimum of five years of proven functional expertise with Oracle EBS Financial modules (GL, SLA, AR,AP, FA and CE etc). Experience with Oracle EBS modules including inventory, discrete manufacturing, order management, supply chain and human resources.