Project Accounting Analyst (Manager)

Elfonze Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Elfonze Technologies seeks an experienced Oracle Project Accounting/PPM Functional Lead to own the Project Accounting workstream within Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP. You will drive end-to-end ownership across requirements, design, configuration, integrations, testing, and deployments, ensuring seamless accounting flows to GL and related modules.

The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on Oracle Project Financials/PPM experience, project costing, billing, revenue recognition, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Oracle Project Financials, Project Accounting, or Oracle PPM.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of project costing, project billing, revenue recognition, and accounting flows.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP projects and integrations with GL, Procurement.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for Oracle Project Accounting / Project Financials.
• Perform fit-gap analysis between requirements and the Oracle Projects/PPM configuration.
• Own functional solution design, including process flows and functional specifications.
• Configure Oracle Project Accounting and develop proof-of-concepts for complex costing, billing, and revenue recognition scenarios.
• Design and validate accounting flows from Project Accounting into General Ledger.
• Define integration requirements between Project Accounting and GL, Procurement, and other apps.
• Prepare Functional Design Documents (FDDs) and configuration documents for sign-off.
• Guide offshore and onshore resources responsible for RICE development.
• Review and sign-off on RICE objects, interfaces, and reports.
• Develop test scenarios and lead SIT, UAT, regression, and functional testing.
• Track defects and coordinate with teams to resolve issues.
• Support production deployments, cutover activities, and go-live for Project Accounting changes.

Skills

Oracle Project Financials

Project Accounting

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

General Ledger integration

Billing & Revenue recognition

Stakeholder management

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Oracle Project Accounting / Oracle Project Financials Functional Lead to own the Project Accounting (PRJ/PPM) workstream within Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP. This role will be responsible for end-to-end functional ownership of Project Accounting, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, integrations, testing, deployment, production support, and quarterly Oracle release assessments.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Oracle Project Financials/PPM and a solid understanding of project costing, project billing, revenue recognition, accounting flows, and integration with General Ledger, Procurement, and other Oracle Cloud modules.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for Oracle Project Accounting / Project Financials.
  
• Perform fit-gap analysis between business requirements and the existing Oracle Projects/PPM configuration.
  
• Own functional solution design, including process flows, configuration workbooks, and functional specifications.
  
• Configure Oracle Project Accounting and develop proof-of-concepts for complex project costing, billing, and revenue recognition scenarios.
  
• Design and validate accounting flows from Project Accounting into General Ledger.
  
• Define integration requirements between Project Accounting and GL, Procurement, and other upstream/downstream applications.
  
• Work on Chart of Accounts mapping and project-related accounting considerations, including Accounting Hub where applicable.
  
• Prepare Functional Design Documents (FDDs), configuration documents, and other functional deliverables through stakeholder sign-off.
  
• Guide offshore and technical resources responsible for RICE development related to Project Accounting.
  
• Review and provide functional sign-off on RICE objects, interfaces, reports, conversions, and extensions.
  
• Develop test scenarios and test scripts and lead SIT, UAT, regression, and functional testing for Project Accounting changes.
  
• Track defects through resolution and coordinate with technical and business teams to resolve functional issues.
  
• Support production deployments, cutover activities, and go-live for Project Accounting changes.
  
• Provide post-production support, including incident triage, root-cause analysis, bug fixes, and enhancements.
  
• Lead the quarterly Oracle Cloud release and patch assessment for Project Accounting and identify impacts to existing processes and configurations.
  
• Evaluate new Oracle PPM features and determine their applicability to the business.
  
• Support month-end and year-end close activities related to Projects, including project accounting reconciliation and period-close activities.
  
• Coordinate with Oracle Support for complex product issues and service requests when required.
  
• Work closely with the GL, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Accounting Hub, Procurement, and other functional leads to ensure end-to-end accounting integrity.
  
• Provide functional leadership and knowledge transfer to offshore and onshore team members.
  

Required Experience

• 6+ years of experience in Oracle Project Financials, Project Accounting, or Oracle PPM.
  
• Strong experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP. Oracle EBS Project Accounting experience is also valuable.
  
• Experience owning Project Accounting through at least one full Oracle implementation, rollout, upgrade, or managed-services transition.
  
• Strong hands-on knowledge of project costing, project billing, revenue recognition, and project accounting.
  
• Experience with Oracle Project Accounting integrations with General Ledger and Procurement.
  
• Experience with Oracle Cloud configuration and functional solution design.
  
• Experience preparing functional design documents and configuration workbooks.
  
• Experience working with offshore and technical teams on RICE development.
  
• Strong understanding of accounting distributions and project-related journal flows into GL.
  
• Experience with SIT, UAT, regression testing, defect management, deployment, and production support.
  
• Experience assessing Oracle quarterly updates/releases and determining functional impact.
  
• Strong experience supporting month-end and year-end close processes.
  
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.