Oracle Solution Architect-Fusion Financials

Saicon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Saicon is seeking a Senior Oracle Solution Architect - Financials to lead end-to-end functional architecture across Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and Oracle EBS R12 for a complex enterprise environment in the United States. The role emphasizes deep expertise in GL, AP, AR, CM, FA, RMCS, and related financial processes.

The ideal candidate will drive strategic discussions with finance leadership, IT teams, and executive sponsors, while designing scalable integrations with Oracle Fusion Cloud,

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end financial processes across Oracle Fusion Cloud and EBS.
• Strong functional leadership and ability to drive discussions with finance and IT stakeholders.
• Experience in publishing, distribution, retail, or consumer products is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end functional solution architecture across Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and Oracle EBS R12.
• Define integration designs across Oracle Fusion, EBS, and third-party applications.
• Architect integrations using Oracle Integration Cloud, REST/SOAP APIs, and file-based interfaces.

Skills

Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials

Oracle EBS R12

R2R / P2P / O2C

Integration architecture

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Oracle Integration Cloud

SOA/SOA Suite

REST/SOAP APIs

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Solution Architect - Financials with deep functional expertise in Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12 to support a complex enterprise financial systems environment for a leading publishing and educational products organization.
• The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end financial business processes, enterprise financial architecture, and the integration of financial applications across a complex technology landscape.
• Mandatory expertise includes Oracle Fusion Financials modules such as General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Cash Management (CM), Fixed Assets (FA), and Revenue Management (RMCS), along with Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Order-to-Cash (O2C) financial processes.
• Experience with financial reporting, accounting automation, revenue recognition, financial close, reconciliation, and multi-entity financial operations is essential.
• Knowledge of Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM), Order Management, Procurement, Inventory, and Cost Management is beneficial, particularly as these applications integrate with the financial ecosystem.
• The candidate must be a strong functional leader with outstanding communication skills, capable of driving strategic discussions with business stakeholders, finance leadership, IT teams, and executive sponsors.
• This individual will assess existing financial business processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and design scalable solutions involving integrations across Oracle Fusion Cloud, legacy Oracle EBS environments, and third-party enterprise applications.
• Experience in publishing, book distribution, retail, wholesale distribution, or consumer products is highly desirable.

Lead end-to-end functional solution architecture across Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and Oracle EBS R12.

Provide architectural leadership across core financial modules, including:

General Ledger (GL)

Accounts Payable (AP)

Accounts Receivable (AR)

Cash Management (CM)

Fixed Assets (FA)

Revenue Management (RMCS)

Design and optimize financial processes across Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, and Order-to-Cash.

Assess current-state financial business processes, application architecture, configurations, and integration dependencies.

Translate complex accounting and finance requirements into scalable Oracle Fusion Cloud solutions.

Design standardized financial processes aligned with Oracle best practices and enterprise accounting requirements.

Lead financial architecture decisions involving chart of accounts, accounting structures, ledgers, legal entities, business units, and financial reporting hierarchies.

Evaluate existing EBS R12 configurations and determine appropriate approaches for modernization, migration, or integration with Oracle Fusion Financials.

Identify functional gaps and recommend solutions through standard configuration, process redesign, integrations, or extensions.

Provide guidance on financial close processes, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and consolidation requirements.

Identify opportunities for financial process automation, operational efficiency, and improved financial controls.

Work closely with Finance, Accounting, Business and Product Owners to understand evolving requirements and their impact on enterprise applications.

Configure Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials applications to meet business requirements.

Ensure solutions are designed for long-term performance, maintainability, scalability, extensibility, and flexibility.

About the Role

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Solution Architect - Financials with deep functional expertise in Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12 to support a complex enterprise financial systems environment for a leading publishing and educational products organization.
• The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end financial business processes, enterprise financial architecture, and the integration of financial applications across a complex technology landscape.
• Mandatory expertise includes Oracle Fusion Financials modules such as General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Cash Management (CM), Fixed Assets (FA), and Revenue Management (RMCS), along with Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Order-to-Cash (O2C) financial processes.
• Experience with financial reporting, accounting automation, revenue recognition, financial close, reconciliation, and multi-entity financial operations is essential.
• Knowledge of Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM), Order Management, Procurement, Inventory, and Cost Management is beneficial, particularly as these applications integrate with the financial ecosystem.
• The candidate must be a strong functional leader with outstanding communication skills, capable of driving strategic discussions with business stakeholders, finance leadership, IT teams, and executive sponsors.
• This individual will assess existing financial business processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and design scalable solutions involving integrations across Oracle Fusion Cloud, legacy Oracle EBS environments, and third-party enterprise applications.
• Experience in publishing, book distribution, retail, wholesale distribution, or consumer products is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

1. Oracle Financials Solution Architecture

• Lead end-to-end functional solution architecture across Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials and Oracle EBS R12.

• Provide architectural leadership across core financial modules, including:

  • General Ledger (GL)

  • Accounts Payable (AP)

  • Accounts Receivable (AR)

  • Cash Management (CM)

  • Fixed Assets (FA)

  • Revenue Management (RMCS)

  • Subledger Accounting (SLA)

• Design and optimize financial processes across Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, and Order-to-Cash.

• Assess current-state financial business processes, application architecture, configurations, and integration dependencies.

• Translate complex accounting and finance requirements into scalable Oracle Fusion Cloud solutions.

• Design standardized financial processes aligned with Oracle best practices and enterprise accounting requirements.

• Lead financial architecture decisions involving chart of accounts, accounting structures, ledgers, legal entities, business units, and financial reporting hierarchies.

• Evaluate existing EBS R12 configurations and determine appropriate approaches for modernization, migration, or integration with Oracle Fusion Financials.

• Identify functional gaps and recommend solutions through standard configuration, process redesign, integrations, or extensions.

• Provide guidance on financial close processes, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and consolidation requirements.

• Identify opportunities for financial process automation, operational efficiency, and improved financial controls.

• Work closely with Finance, Accounting, Business and Product Owners to understand evolving requirements and their impact on enterprise applications.

• Configure Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials applications to meet business requirements.

• Ensure solutions are designed for long-term performance, maintainability, scalability, extensibility, and flexibility.

2. Enterprise Integration & Financial Data Architecture

• Define integration requirements and solution designs across Oracle Fusion Financials, Oracle EBS R12, and third-party applications.

• Partner with technical integration teams using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Oracle SOA Suite, BPEL, OSB, REST/SOAP APIs, and file-based interfaces.

• Architect integrations supporting financial transactions, including:

  • General ledger journal entries and accounting distributions

  • Accounts payable invoices and supplier payments

  • Customer invoicing, receivables, and cash application

  • Revenue recognition and deferred revenue

  • Bank transactions and cash reconciliation

  • Procurement and purchasing transactions

  • Inventory valuation and cost accounting

• Support integrations with external banking platforms, payment processors, tax systems, reporting applications, procurement platforms, and other enterprise systems.

• Review integration mappings, financial data flows, error handling, exception management, and reconciliation processes.

• Ensure financial data accuracy, transaction integrity, auditability, and traceability across interconnected systems.

• Partner with data and reporting teams to support financial reporting, analytics, and enterprise data consistency.

• Support financial master data governance, including chart of accounts, suppliers, customers, legal entities, and organizational structures.

3. Enterprise Financial Processes & Business Alignment

• Develop a thorough understanding of financial operations supporting publishing, distribution, retail, and related business models.

• Support financial processes across multiple sales channels, including direct-to-consumer, eCommerce, institutional, retail, and wholesale distribution.

• Architect financial solutions supporting complex revenue streams, customer billing, credit memos, refunds, returns, and revenue recognition.

• Address financial requirements related to inventory accounting, cost of goods sold, royalty-related accounting, and distribution operations.

• Partner with Finance and Accounting teams to improve:

  • Financial close and period-end processing

  • General ledger and subledger reconciliations

  • Accounts payable and payment processing

  • Accounts receivable, collections, and cash application

  • Revenue accounting and recognition

  • Financial reporting and management reporting

  • Intercompany accounting and financial controls

• Ensure financial solutions support applicable accounting standards, audit requirements, and internal controls.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align Oracle Financials functionality with enterprise financial strategies and operational requirements.

• Identify opportunities to streamline manual accounting activities and improve financial process automation.

4. Architecture Governance & Delivery

• Lead functional solution design workshops with Finance leadership, Accounting teams, business stakeholders, functional consultants, integration architects, and technical teams.

• Take ownership of the overall Oracle Fusion Financials functional architecture and provide guidance throughout implementation and modernization initiatives.

• Develop functional solution designs, business process flows, architecture diagrams, integration specifications, and configuration documentation.

• Review proposed configurations, extensions, integrations, and customizations to ensure alignment with enterprise architectural standards.

• Establish and promote Oracle Financials implementation best practices.

• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure functional requirements are accurately translated into integration and development specifications.

• Support data conversion and migration activities, including financial balances, open transactions, master data, and historical financial information.

• Participate in System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect resolution, deployment readiness, and production stabilization.

• Advise stakeholders on architectural options, business impacts, implementation risks, and system dependencies.

• Serve as a trusted solution advisor to Finance, Accounting, and IT leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Oracle ERP implementat