Embark Group – Senior Director – Financial Systems Embark Group

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Bengaluru, India, seeks a Senior Director Financial Systems to own Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud EPM product strategy. You will translate Finance priorities into scalable capabilities, drive roadmaps, and govern design, testing, and deployment across finance functions.

You will lead a cross-functional team, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure SOX-compliant controls while partnering with IT for data flows and integrations. Hybrid work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting or related field is required; MBA/CPA/CA preferred.
• 12+ years in financial systems, ERP/EPM product management or related consulting.
• At least five years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• Deep experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP Financials and Oracle Cloud EPM.
• Leadership of full-cycle Oracle implementations and strong internal controls awareness.
• Ability to translate finance requirements into system design and drive execution.

Responsibilities

• Own the functional product vision, roadmap and backlog for Oracle Fusion ERP and EPM.
• Lead implementation, design, testing, cutover, and benefits realization across programs.
• Serve as senior Finance lead for GL, Payables, Receivables, Tax, and reporting.
• Guide data governance, integrations, and reconciliation standards with IT.
• Establish governance for demand intake, prioritization, and executive communication.
• Lead readiness, training, and change management during quarterly releases.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional

SOX compliance

System thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting or related field

MBA or CPA/CA preferred

Tools

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

Oracle Cloud EPM

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Director Financial Systems to lead Finances product ownership for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud EPM. This role is based in Bengaluru, India.

The Senior Director Financial Systems serves as Finances product owner for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud EPM, with responsibility for translating Finance and Accounting priorities into scalable system capabilities, standardized processes and well-controlled solutions. The role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A and IT to establish the platform roadmap, govern functional design and investment priorities, and strengthen the systems and processes supporting close, planning, reporting and decision support.

Primary Role Oracle Fusion ERP and Oracle EPM Product Ownership:

• Own the functional product vision, roadmap and prioritized backlog for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud EPM, aligning investments to Finance strategy and measurable business outcomes.
• Lead Finances role in implementation and enhancement programs from business case and process design through requirements, testing, cutover, stabilization and benefits realization.
• Serve as the senior Finance functional leader for Oracle Fusion Financials, including General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Expenses, Intercompany, Tax, Subledger Accounting and financial reporting, and guide connected Procurement and Project Management scope as applicable.
• Lead product ownership for Oracle EPM across planning, consolidation, close, account reconciliation, enterprise data management and management reporting, enabling an integrated and scalable plan-to-report process.
• Establish governance for demand intake, prioritization, change control, release planning and executive decisions; communicate trade-offs, risks and realized value to senior stakeholders.
• Partner with IT to define Finance requirements for integrations and data flows across Fusion ERP, EPM and adjacent applications, establish reconciliation and control standards, and ensure timely resolution and escalation of material issues.
• Establish and maintain master data governance across ERP and EPM, including clear ownership, standards, stewardship and approval processes in partnership with key business stakeholders.
• Maintain a strong financial systems control environment, including role-based access, segregation of duties, workflow approvals, change management, audit evidence and SOX compliance.
• Lead Finance readiness and user adoption for Oracle quarterly releases and other platform changes, including impact assessment, testing, process documentation, training, communication and change management.
• Lead and develop the Financial Systems team, establishing clear performance expectations, building functional and technical capability, and ensuring appropriate capacity to support implementation and ongoing platform ownership.
• Manage Finances relationship with key implementation partners, consultants and technology vendors, ensuring alignment with functional priorities, delivery expectations and business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement across Finance processes and systems, identifying opportunities to standardize workflows, reduce manual effort, strengthen controls and improve reporting and decision support.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in finance, accounting, information systems, business administration or a related field is required; MBA, CPA, CA or other relevant advanced credential is preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive financial systems, finance transformation, ERP/EPM product management or related consulting and industry experience.
• At least five years of leadership experience managing teams and large cross-functional business transformation initiatives.
• Deep functional experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP Financials and Oracle Cloud EPM, including core financial close, planning, consolidation, reconciliation and reporting processes.
• Demonstrated leadership of at least one full-cycle Oracle Fusion ERP and/or Oracle EPM implementation, major transformation or global rollout through post-production stabilization.
• Experience with fit-to-standard design, functional configuration, data conversion, integration coordination, testing, deployment, release management and change adoption.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, segregation of duties, SOX or comparable control environments, and audit requirements for cloud financial applications.
• Demonstrated ability to translate finance process requirements into system design and challenge unnecessary customization.
• Ability to balance strategic product leadership with disciplined execution, resolve complex cross-functional issues and make sound, timely decisions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and executive presentation skills; real estate, asset-intensive, multi-entity or highly regulated industry experience is preferred.
• Work from the Bengaluru office under the hybrid working model, with working hours aligned to provide meaningful daily overlap with US business hours; flexibility is expected during system implementations, quarter-end and year-end close, major releases and other peak periods.
• Partner with US-based leadership and Finance leadership on staffing, hiring, performance management and organizational development to ensure the Financial Systems team has the appropriate capacity and capabilities to support the business.
• Perform other projects and responsibilities as assigned.