Financial Expert in Oracle-Manager

Manager – Oracle Financials

ICRISAT seeks highly motivated and qualified professionals for the position of Manager – Oracle Financials who will be responsible for and to assist in the implementation of new technologies and systems in Financial Services. The incumbent will work under the supervision of General Manager – Global Finance and will be based in Headquarters at Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.

ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit – www.icrisat.org

Duties and Responsibilities:

·       Work with Finance business process owners and relevant Finance stakeholders to translate business requirements to technology solutions related to Billing, Revenue, Payment, Procurement and other Corporate Services tools. 

·       Partners with relevant Finance Process Owners to prioritize and implement enhancements. 

·       Ensures defining and meeting Service Level Agreements with relevant stakeholders. 

·       Responsible for implementing new technologies and systems. 

·       Collect requirements for building and supporting business applications. 

·       Plan and Perform various test cycles like integration testing, and system testing.

·       Plan, organize and conduct training workshops for relevant end users. 

·       Provide Production support for month end close activities. 

·       Work with other business systems analysts and the development team in converting the business solution into technical designs. 

·       Create and manage documentation as appropriate related to creation of manuals, test scenarios, test conditions, and test scripts. Help the various functional experts to design and generate relevant MIS reports.

Requirements:

·       Master’s degree in computer science, engineering or related technical field or Accounting Degree

·       8+ years of IT industry work experience including finance systems analysis, solution design, and deployment using Oracle applications and/or other Major ERP systems

·       6+ years of experience working with Oracle Financials release 11i, and Release 12: Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Procurement modules: Purchasing, iProcurement, Inventory.

·       Strong Project Implementation/Maintenance experience in Order to Cash Flow/Procurement Modules in 11i/R12. Hands on experience is a must

·       Good Project management skills, planning and organization skills

·       Fair Technical knowledge around SQL, PL/SQL, TOAD, XML for basic troubleshooting

·       Candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

·       The candidate should have good analytical, problem solving skills and a desire to develop new skills

·       Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language to end users and Senior management

·       Ability to exercise independent and autonomous judgment when dealing with competing priorities and initiatives, while keeping management well informed of issues, progress, status and resolution

·       Responsive to customer needs and highly motivated to improve the processes of the organization. A team player outlook with the ability to work well with peers. Strong prioritization, communication and multitasking skills a must as the environment is fast paced and dynamic

·       Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with credibility at all levels of the organization.

·       Financial Closing or Company Merger Project experience is plus

·       Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Desirable:

·       Ability to work under pressure, deliver under tight schedules and maintain high degree of
confidentiality
·       Should be a good team player and have exposure to working with multi-cultural teams

General:

This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years’).

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 20 June 2023, with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer