Senior Manager leading Oracle ERP financial transformations for higher education and public sector clients. Designing accounting systems, advising finance leaders, and delivering cloud implementations.
Responsibilities
Lead design for Chart of Accounts and end-to-end accounting in cloud-based ERP Financials and EPM implementations for higher education and public sector organizations
Lead functional design for Chart of Accounts governance enabled by Oracle Enterprise Data Management (EDM)
Develop hands-on skills for functional application tasks
Evaluate institutions’ use of Oracle Cloud ERP and identify optimizations related to financial management and reporting, accounting, controls, and reconciliation
Partner with finance leaders and institutional stakeholders to translate accounting, budgeting, and financial management requirements into future-state ERP designs
Provide functional expertise across general accounting, endowment accounting, payroll accounting, research accounting, budgeting, and related financial reporting
Collaborate with integration, conversion, reporting, finance, grants, payroll, and student or affiliate systems teams
Support pre-sales and business development activities, including solution approaches, proposals, and client presentations
Serve as a trusted advisor on ERP and financial management trends, cloud transformation strategies, and vendor roadmaps
Contribute to standards, templates, and best practices for ERP implementations
Manage projects and engagements, lead teams, interact with clients, analyze data, develop the practice, mentor Coachees, and complete project and organizational administration
Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
5–7 years of experience supporting financial management, accounting, or ERP implementations for higher education and/or public sector organizations
Demonstrated experience with FASB and/or GASB accounting standards, fund accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting
Experience working with Oracle Financials Cloud or another ERP financial system (e.g., Workday, SAP, Unit4, PeopleSoft), ideally as part of an implementation team, business analyst, or accountant
Strong functional understanding of higher education or related business functions, including General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, and financial reporting
Ability to bridge finance, accounting, and technology, translating business and regulatory needs into practical system designs
Experience supporting or leading workshops, stakeholder discussions, and design sessions with finance and institutional leadership
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build credibility with clients and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Interest in mentoring and supporting the development of consulting staff, particularly in public sector and higher education finance domains
Proven ability to support multiple concurrent initiatives across varying scopes and timelines
Willingness to travel up to 50%, as needed, to support client engagements and project teams
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