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Oracle AFCS Functional Consultant SVP at Citi

Oracle AFCS Functional Consultant SVP at Citi

Posted 5 July by eFinancialCareers
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Competitive salary
London , South East England
Permanent, full-time
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Role Introduction / Overview:
An Oracle AFCS Functional Consultant will support the functional delivery of Oracle Accounting Foundation Cloud Services (AFCS) for Citi ensuring an alignment of product functionality with business needs. The consultant will have a good understanding of OFSAA or ERP suite of applications gained from previous implementations of Oracle OFSAA, ERP Cloud, (General Leger and/or Accounting Hub), , or similar enterprise grade resource planning solutions e.g. SAP Bank Analytics. This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the largest Oracle implementations in flight globally.

Business / Team Overview:
Citi has embarked on a multi-year Finance Transformation initiative to implement a new Global Financial Accounting and General Ledger platform that provides a daily ledger in every legal entity, linking ledger balances and contract level reconciliations to our daily settlement records and contractual commitments. The Strategic Ledger program as it is named, selected Oracle Cloud as the technology platform of choice, as it provides enhanced technical capability and supports our finance transformation strategy and realization of our Target Operating Model. The Oracle AFCS team is part of the Strategic Ledger program and consists of functional consultants with Oracle product knowledge who serve as subject matter experts for the Accounting Foundation Cloud Service application.

Some of the key responsibilities in the role:
  • Serve as subject matter expert on implementation of Oracle Accounting Foundation Cloud Service for all program releases.
  • Provide guidance and recommendations on best practices for financial processes and Oracle Accounting Foundation Cloud Service configurations.
  • Collaborate with Finance teams on requirements gathering and perform fit/gap analysis and identify solutions for gaps and opportunities for optimizations and improvements to system and process.
  • Collaborate with technical teams to define solutions for Citi specific customizations, extensions, and integrations.
  • Liaise with Oracle Support and product management team to resolve applications issues and champion Citi's interests in the product roadmap.
  • Manage cross functional interdependencies and ensure a holistic view of the overall Strategic Ledger solution
Development Value:
This role provides a great opportunity to work on a complex program that will be running for several years, working with finance teams in several countries around the globe. The complexity will no doubt broaden the selected candidates expertise on Oracle product implementations in financial services.

What knowledge, skills and experience we'll need from you:
  • Proven track record of significant organizational transformations with on-premise OFSAA, Oracle ERP including Accounting Hub or SAP Bank Analytical.
  • Understanding of accounting concepts both US GAAP and IFRS, general ledger processes, Chart of Accounts design, and close, consolidation processes.
  • Understanding of the regulatory and control requirements around Citi's ledgers including ICOFR and SOX.
  • Highly motivated, strong attention to detail, team oriented and organized.
  • Pro-active problem-solver who works well in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
  • Strong written/verbal communications skills; must be concise, articulate, and persuasive with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions and the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.
  • Comfortable navigating complex, highly matrixed organizations.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with all levels within the organization including senior management, including a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues/requests.
  • Growth mindset, seeking and implementing feedback and maintaining flexibility to pivot and course correct as needed.
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