Oracle Financials Manager

Hackett: The Hackett Group, a leading global strategy and operations consulting firm, helps clients generate more value from an Oracle implementation because of our deep knowledge of best practices in finance, human resources, supply chain management, and customer relationship management. Leveraging the world’s most comprehensive proprietary benchmarking and best practices database, The Hackett Group can configure best practices insights directly into your Oracle implementation, while meeting the unique requirements of your business. Our approach to Oracle implementation is simple yet powerful: understand the practices of world-class firms; configure client-specific solutions that enable best practices; and complete the implementation rapidly and efficiently.

 The Hackett Group is looking for an experienced Oracle Financials, Manager who is comfortable leading a team. You will provide functional leadership for assigned project roles focused on implementing Oracle Financials applications, along with any relative solution design, business process analysis, and system integration. You will play a key role in offering functional Oracle Financials guidance to clients regarding "best practices" and the functionality of the software modules through all phases of an implementation. The perfect candidate will create and maintain client relationships as well as be comfortable interacting with CFO’s and Controllers. You will be given the opportunity to advise on enterprise structure and chart accounts. If you have a well-developed understanding of compliance, tax and controls within several industries including publicly traded companies this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Oracle  Financials Manager, Job Responsibilities:

• Identify business requirements and align them to Oracle  Financials functionality.
• Configure  Financial Applications based on client requirements.
• Develop innovative solutions using Oracle Financials for various Financials business requirements.
• Provide functional application leadership and guidance to client regarding “best practices” and the functionality of the software modules through all phases of an implementation.
• Deliver thought leadership around industry best practices for improving operation efficiencies and profitability of client business.
• Business Development: Assist the Practice Manager to develop proposals, RFPs, and statements of work congruent with scale and scope of the sales cycle and eventual engagement.
• Assist Practice manager in estimating projects to ensure profitable delivery.
• Maintain effective relationships with clients and/or vendors.
• Assist in documenting and performing application set ups for test instances.
• Thoroughly review application set up and configuration with the appropriate client lead to obtain sign off.
• Raise issues and work resolutions as they come up to ensure adherence to the project schedule.
• Experienced with GAAP, GL, AP, AR, Financial Reporting.
• Work with the respective client functional lead to ensure knowledge transfer.
• Provide guidance to the respective client functional lead in the preparation of training materials and class agendas.

Work location is flexible if approved by the Company except that position may not be performed remotely from Colorado or in New York City.