Consultant Oracle Financials

Company Description

Experian unlocks the power of data to create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. During life’s big moments – from buying a home or car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business exponentially by connecting it with new customers – we empower consumers and our clients to manage data with confidence so they can maximize every opportunity. We gather, analyse and process data in ways others can’t. We help individuals take financial control and access financial services, businesses make smarter decision and thrive, lenders lend more responsibly, and organizations prevent identity fraud and crime. For more than 125 years, we’ve helped consumers and clients prosper, and economies and communities flourish – and we’re not done. Our 20,600 people in 43 countries believe the possibilities for you, and our world, are growing. We’re investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation so we can help create a better tomorrow.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

The Consultant Oracle Financials is primarily responsible for functioning in a Global DevOps environment, to design and develop technical/ configuration solutions for all Change Requests across Global Corporate Systems & Services (GCSS) for Oracle Financials modules. He/ She should ensure that projects/ change requests are delivered on time, to budget, and with the right quality, by involving in design reviews, code deployment, and systems testing etc. He/ she shall be responsible for managing incident tickets raised for PRODUCTION issues, and meeting SLA, in Oracle Financials modules, including incident triage and resolution. This role requires 50-50 involvement in functional and technical space.

Major Job Functions:

Responsibilities (Functional)

• Provide functional design and configuration solutions in support of Experian’s global business processes
• Support the effort to build and update Experian’s global business processes
• Develop a deep understanding of global business processes and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• iInteract with Subject matter experts (SME), Global process owners (GPO), and Business users to understand business requirements, provide definitive solutions 
• Deliver changes in the following Oracle modules –
  • Accounts Receivables
  • Advance Collections
  • iReceivables
  • Service Contracts
  • Advanced Pricing
  • Inventory
  • Accounts Payable (AP)
  • General Ledger (GL)
• Prepare configuration guides (BR100), business requirements (RD50), functional design (MD50), conversions (CV40), test scripts and training manuals
• Conduct impact analysis of a change e.g. patches, scripts, data fixes and change requests
• Identify and suggest technical and functional process improvements
• Generation of test plans for patches/break fixes/change requests to ensure their comprehensiveness and relevance.

Responsibilities (Technical)

• Deliver technical RICEW components that follows Experian custom build standards, deliver to user expectations and perform within expected benchmark levels and Experian global processes
• Prepare technical design (MD70), Conversion (CV60), deployment (MD120) documents, and unit test scripts
• Responsible for deployment and release of technical changes, in all environments (DEV to PRODUCTION)
• Communicate well with peers within, and across tracks, to develop a full understanding of what is being build, and in sharing common RICEW objects
• Support PRODUCTION issues, in aiding R&D, problem solving, and sharing of knowledge to continuously improve our service levels
• Perform code review for CRs delivered by technical team members

Responsibilities (Process)

• Operate in a global DevOps environment, working to deliver Change Requests (CR) and resolution of PRODUCTION incidents concurrently
• Follow either traditional waterfall methodology, or agile methodologies (i.e. scrum, Kanban) to deliver CR/ Projects depending on business requirements
• Provide Peer approval for UAT and PRODUCTION deployment for CRs delivered by the delivery team
• Follow global processes for incident triage and resolution (i.e. follow-the-sun model)
• Provide positive input to regular team meetings, to enhance both the quality of the application, and improve knowledge and expertise within the team
• Work independently with minimum supervision and guidance, to deliver project/ support tasks 
• Self-learn and apply knowledge to problems faced in day-to-day tasks and share with peers by maintaining the GCSS ERP knowledge base.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge / Skills / Experience:

• Degree preferably in Computer Science/ Software Engineering or MIS
• Oracle Applications R12 development experience
• Experience with Financials –General Ledger, Assets, Cash Management, AGIS and CEA modules
• Good understanding of statutory and regulatory reporting and process requirements
• Solid experience creating, maintaining, enhancing, and tuning PL/SQL programs
• Hands-on experience in Oracle Application Framework – OAF (i.e. Ability to create, extend, deploy OA framework pages, and ability to personalize Core and OAF pages)
• Oracle Forms, Reports and BI Publisher tool experience
• Configure WebADI
• Oracle Workflow design and development experience
• Oracle Approvals Management (AME)
• Oracle Alerts
• Well-versed in Oracle AOL functionalities
• Unix Shell scripting experience
• Experience using version control and code promotion tools (BitBucket, Jenkins)
• Experience of using incident and change tracking software (ServiceNow)
• At least 5 years of IT development experience on large Oracle ERP implementations or Support environments
• Experience in Application upgrade will be advantageous
•  Ability to handle conflicting priorities
• Proven experience with offshore development
• Excellent Analytical skills
• Team player with abilities to work in complex cross-functional and geographically diverse teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we truly value yours.

Experian Asia Pacific's culture, people, flexibility and environments are key differentiators. We take our people and equal opportunity agenda very seriously. We focus on what truly matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. We’re an award winning organisation due to our strong people focus (Great Place To Work, Top Employer and Employer of Choice).

Experian Asia Pacific leverages cutting edge data science, inclusion and start-up mindsets to build tomorrow's credit solutions. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices. As is our diverse workforce, which drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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