Enterprise Applications Lead - Finance/Costing (Oracle ERP)

Wego Europe B.V.; Tampico; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Wego Europe B.V. seeks an Enterprise Applications Lead for Oracle Fusion Cloud across Finance, HR and Legal to own solution architecture and governance.

The Lead Analyst will coordinate with global ERP specialists to deliver scalable, controlled solutions for accounting, payables, receivables, costing, cash, tax, and financial reporting processes. The role partners with Supply Chain, Finance, Tax, and IT leadership to drive agile delivery, quarterly updates, and post-production support.

Responsibilities

• Functional Architecture & Governance: Own the global design and end-to-end configuration governance of the Oracle Fusion Cloud ecosystem.
• Financials Platform Ownership: Lead G/L, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, period close, and related reporting and controls.
• Tax Technology Ownership: Own global automated tax engine integrations, including ONESOURCE Tax Determination.
• Costing & Financial Integration: Manage inventory costing, cost accounting, and Kosting data flows into the General Ledger.
• Application Stewardship & Agile Execution: Lead lifecycle in an Agile framework; plan sprints and manage backlog in Jira.
• Release Management & Upgrades: Plan and validate quarterly Oracle updates; coordinate business validation and risk mitigation.
• Incident Management & Production Support: Oversee Tier-3 escalations and root-cause analyses with disciplined documentation.
• Business Partnership & Requirements Gathering: Translate statutory needs into scalable functional designs with leaders worldwide.
• Testing & Change Management: Design tests, validate scenarios, manage defects, and drive enterprise-wide adoption.
• Data, Reporting & Reconciliation: Use SQL and Oracle tools to analyze, reconcile, and troubleshoot data flows.

Job description

Job Title Oracle Fusion Financials & Cost Management Analyst - Lead role Job ID 27787470 Location Mexico, Mexico (estado de), MX Other Location Mexico City Description

Wego is a global distributor and sourcing partner of chemicals and ingredients. We are an established player in the global specialty chemical markets, providing end-use manufacturers across industries in North America, LATAM, & EMEA with end-to-end supply chain solutions from across the globe. Our team has been operating for over 45 years, serving customers in over 25 countries, with 200+ professionals in 9 offices strategically located across 4 continents. Proudly family-owned and operated, Wego is led by two generations of leadership who bring passion, vision, and a long-term commitment to our partners' success.

Job Summary

In this role, the Enterprise Applications Lead - Finance, HR and Legal will serve as the functional lead and primary IT partner for Oracle Fusion Cloud across Supply Chain and Financials. The Lead Analyst will own solution architecture, configuration governance, production support, quarterly release readiness, and continuous improvement across, accounting, payables, receivables, inventory, costing, cash, tax, and financial reporting processes. The role will partner directly with Supply Chain, Finance, Tax, and IT leadership and coordinate with remote ERP specialists to deliver scalable, controlled solutions.

Responsibilities

• Functional Architecture & Governance: Own the global design, structural stability, and end-to-end configuration governance of the Oracle Fusion Cloud ecosystem, including enterprise structures, business units, ledgers, legal entities, custom ledger hierarchies, Chart of Accounts compliance, and Supply Chain integration dependencies.
• Financials Platform Ownership: Provide functional leadership across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Subledger Accounting, period close, reconciliations, and finance-related reporting and controls.
• Tax Technology Ownership: Act as the primary functional owner for global automated tax engine integrations, specifically Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Indirect Tax / Determination. Ensure reliable transaction tax calculation, reporting, and configuration across multi-jurisdictional commerce lanes.
• Costing & Financial Integration: Own inventory costing, cost accounting, item costs, cost adjustments, landed cost allocation, inventory valuation, accounting distributions, and the transactional flow from SCM subledgers into Subledger Accounting and General Ledger.
• Application Stewardship & Agile Execution: Lead the internal application lifecycle within an Agile framework. Own functional sprint planning, feature evaluation, ticket prioritization, backlog grooming, dependency tracking, and solution delivery through Jira.
• Release Management & Upgrades: Manage impact assessment, regression planning, testing, and deployment of Oracle mandatory quarterly updates. Coordinate business validation, document release decisions, and mitigate operational risk across Finance processes.
• Incident Management & Production Support: Oversee tier-3 functional escalations and root-cause analyses for critical production issues. Enforce service-level compliance through disciplined documentation, progress tracking, communication, and resolution procedures in Jira Service Management.
• Business Partnership & Requirements Gathering: Serve as a trusted advisor to the global corporate controller, tax directors, finance VPs, and Local Finance leaders. Translate statutory mandates, operational gaps, and reporting needs into scalable requirements, process designs, and functional design documents.
• Testing & Change Management: Design and direct Conference Room Pilots, System Integration Testing, regression testing, and User Acceptance Testing. Author validation scenarios, manage defects to closure, coordinate training, and champion enterprise-wide change adoption.
• Data, Reporting & Reconciliation: Use SQL and Oracle reporting tools to analyze transactions, validate configurations, reconcile subledger-to-ledger activity, investigate discrepancies, and troubleshoot reports, dashboards, filters, data models, joins, aggregations, and downstream data flows.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Minimum of 8+ years of enterprise ERP experience focused on finance functional implementation, solution architecture, application ownership, or support within complex environments.
• Required: Minimum of 3-4 years of dedicated, hands-on functional experience in Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials, together with practical related Oracle Fusion configuration and support experience in a distribution environment.
• Required: Proven success completing at least two full-lifecycle Oracle Fusion Cloud implementations as a primary track lead, solution lead, or functional architect for Financials and/or integrated workstreams.
• Required: Deep functional mastery of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, and the integration of standard subledgers with the central General Ledger.
• Required: Hands-on knowledge of Oracle Fusion Order Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Operations, Fulfillment, Shipping, Receiving, Procurement, Cost Management, inventory costing, cost accounting, item costing, cost adjustments, inventory valuation, and distribution master data.
• Required: Strong technical-functional literacy with File-Based Data Import, Rapid Implementation spreadsheets, and Application Development Framework Desktop Integration for data conversion, maintenance, and operational support.
• Required: Functional fluency with Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence, Financial Reporting Studio, Smart View, and Oracle Analytics or comparable reporting platforms.
• Required: Strong SQL capability for data analysis, validation, reconciliation, root-cause investigation, and troubleshooting across Oracle Fusion and downstream systems.
• Required: Experience leading requirements, configuration, functional design, CRP, SIT, UAT, deployment, training, change management, and post-production support activities.
• Desired: Functional proficiency configuring and managing LCM to capture freight, insurance, duties, handling, and other landed cost components and support automated absorption into inventory valuation.
• Desired: Cross-functional knowledge of Procurement and Inventory Management and their transactional integration into costing, accounting rules, Subledger Accounting, and General Ledger.
• Desired: Prior implementation, support, or optimization experience with Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Tax Determination or a comparable automated indirect tax platform.
• Desired: Practical experience in structured Scrum or Kanban operating models, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, dependency tracking, ticket maintenance, and defect lifecycle control in Jira or Jira Service Management.
• Desired: Experience with distribution planning, replenishment, pricing, customer fulfillment, transportation, shipping, and warehouse or transportation management integrations.
• Desired: Working knowledge of financial controls, audit support, segregation of duties, change control, and evidence retention.
• Desired: Current Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and/or SCM certifications are advantageous.

Leadership & Professional Competencies

• Internal Product Mindset: Build long-term, scalable, supportable platform capabilities rather than temporary transactional fixes.
• Executive Communication: Present structural choices, process impacts, project risks, control considerations, and systems trade-offs clearly to executives, steering committees, business leaders, and technical peers.
• Mentorship & Quality Leadership: Guide junior team members, review functional designs and test evidence, facilitate design reviews, and conduct cross-training.
• Ownership & Follow-Through: Prioritize effectively, communicate status transparently, and drive issues through resolution across multiple teams and time zones.
• Collaboration & Adaptability: Build productive relationships with Finance, Tax, Supply Chain, IT, vendors, and remote specialists while adapting to changing priorities.
• Effective oral and written communication skills in English.
• Good project management skills.