JD Edwards Functional Consultant

Coforge; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking an experienced JD Edwards Functional Consultant to lead the design and optimization of financial processes including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger. The ideal candidate will manage configurations, lead workshops, and support compliance workflows while bringing over 5 years of relevant experience. This remote role provides an opportunity to work closely with finance and IT to drive automation and enhance reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience as a JDE E1 Functional Consultant.
• 3–5+ years of experience with JDE Real Estate/Property Management.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead configuration across AR, AP, GL, and Real Estate modules.
• Run workshops and define BRDs/FRDs.
• Own data conversion strategy for tenants and leases.

Skills

JDE E1 Functional Consulting

Accounts Receivable (AR)

Accounts Payable (AP)

General Ledger (GL)

Real Estate/Property Management

Communication Skills

Tools

JDE E1

Orchestrator

Job description

Job Title: JD Edwards Functional Consultant

Employment type: Contract

Duration: 6 – 9 Months

Mode: Remote

We are seeking an experienced JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Functional Consultant to lead the design, configuration, and optimization of Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), General Ledger (GL), and Real Estate/Property Management processes. The ideal candidate understands both core financials and the JDE Real Estate Management suite (leases, units/properties, billings, escalations), and can translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable JDE solutions.

You’ll partner with Finance, Property/Asset Management, and IT to deliver enhancements, project rollouts, and support for JDE E1 (preferably 9.2+), leveraging best practices, Orchestrator, and UDOs to drive automation, compliance, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Delivery

• Lead fit-gap, process design, and configuration across AR, AP, GL, and Real Estate/Property Management (RE) modules.
• Own end-to-end solutioning for leases (commercial/residential), recurring billings, percentage rent, rent escalations/step rents, CAM/operating expense recoveries, utility billing, security deposits, and lease abstracts.
• Configure core finance: chart of accounts, AAIs, allocation and intercompany rules, currency/ledger types, bank accounts, AP/AR aging, payment terms, payment groups, and tax.
• Design month-end close processes: journal entries (ZJDE), reconciliations, bank rec, subledger/GL tie-outs, trial balance, and financial statements.
• Integrate RE module with AR/AP/GL, ensuring accurate revenue recognition, expense allocations, and unit/property/tenant hierarchies.
• Implement/optimize 3-way match, vendor onboarding, EDI touchpoints, and cash application (lockbox, remittance processing).
• Support lease accounting compliance workflows (e.g., ASC 842 / IFRS 16) via process, integrations, or external tools.
• Deliver Orchestrator automations (e.g., mass updates, data validations, inbound/outbound APIs), CafeOne dashboards, and UDO-based UX.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Run workshops, define BRDs/FRDs, write functional specs, and collaborate with technical teams on RICEF (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms).
• Plan and execute SIT/UAT, training, and cutover; create SOPs and end-user guides.
• Support production: triage issues, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement backlogs.

Data, Controls & Reporting

• Own data conversion strategy for tenants, leases, vendors, COA, opening balances.
• Define and enforce controls: approvals, segregation of duties, data governance, audit trails.
• Collaborate on reporting via One View Reporting, UBEs, BI Publisher; collaborate with BI for analytic datasets.

Required Qualifications

• 5–10+ years as a JDE E1 Functional Consultant with strong hands-on AR/AP/GL.
• 3–5+ years with JDE Real Estate/Property Management (leases, billings, escalations, recoveries).
• Demonstrated experience on JDE E1 9.1/9.2; understanding of AAIs, UDCs, processing options, versions, UBE performance, security/roles.
• Proven delivery across fit-gap, configuration, testing, training, and production support.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP financial processes, month/quarter/year-end close, and tax basics (sales/use, withholding, 1099).
• Familiarity with Orchestrator, CafeOne, Form Extensions, Personalized Forms, Watchlists.
• Excellent communication; able to translate between Finance/Property stakeholders and technical teams.