Oracle Financial Functional Lead

Summary

Strategic & Governance

• Define and own the Oracle Fusion roadmap aligned with enterprise digital strategy and the three-year business plan.
• Establish Fusion governance: steering committee cadence, change advisory board, prioritisation framework, and KPIs.
• Manage the annual Fusion budget (OPEX/CAPEX), licence optimisation, and total cost of ownership.
• Lead vendor governance for Oracle, implementation partners, and managed-services providers — SLAs, performance reviews, and commercial negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with UAE regulations, IFRS, VAT, WPS, and group internal controls (SOX-equivalent) within the Fusion environment.

Finance (ERP) Module Ownership — Hands-On Techno-Functional

• Own and configure General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Expenses, Tax, and Intercompany.
• Drive month-end / year-end close optimisation, financial reporting via OTBI / FRS / Smart View, and consolidations.
• Govern Chart of Accounts, ledger structures, and the Enterprise Structures Configurator.
• Lead hands-on enhancements in Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Revenue Management, and Subledger Accounting.
• Configure and maintain Subledger Accounting (SLA) rules, journal sources, and accounting event classes to meet IFRS and group policy requirements.
• Build and maintain BI Publisher and OTBI reports, financial dashboards, and FRS statement layouts.
• Leverage Oracle AI Agents and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) for invoice automation, receipt matching, and expense audit within AP and Expenses modules.

Procurement Module Ownership — Hands-On Techno-Functional

• Own and configure Self-Service Procurement, Purchasing, Sourcing, Supplier Portal, Supplier Qualification Management, and Procurement Contracts.
• Drive supplier onboarding, sourcing automation (RFx, auctions), and contract compliance.
• Align Fusion Procurement with adjacent platforms (e.g., Primavera Unifier for project tendering and commitments) and ensure clean data handoff between systems.
• Implement approval hierarchies, document categories, and policy controls to enforce procurement governance.
• Deploy AI-powered supplier risk scoring, smart sourcing recommendations, and spend-pattern analytics within Oracle Procurement Cloud.
• Human Capital Management (HCM) Module Ownership — Hands-On Techno-Functional
• Own and configure Core HR, Absence, Talent, Performance, Compensation, Payroll (or Payroll Interface to ADP/Mercans), and Workforce Management.
• Write and maintain Fast Formulas for payroll rules, absence accruals, and eligibility criteria.
• Build HCM Extracts, HDL templates, and HCM Spreadsheet Loaders for data migration and ongoing bulk operations.
• Lead annual HR cycles in the system: merit, bonus, talent review, and performance calibration.
• Manage WPS payroll compliance, gratuity calculations, and Emiratisation reporting.
• Deploy self-service experiences (Redwood / Journeys) and leverage Oracle HCM AI features — Skills Center, Career Development recommendations, and predictive attrition analytics.

AI Across Modules — Strategy & Delivery

• Define and own the Oracle AI adoption roadmap, spanning Finance (Invoice AI, Expense IDP), Procurement (Supplier Intelligence, Smart Sourcing), and HCM (Skills AI, Predictive Attrition, Journeys).
• Evaluate and deploy Oracle Fusion Generative AI features (AI Agents, Digital Assistant, OCI Generative AI integrations) in alignment with group data governance and UAE PDPL.
• Implement AI-assisted financial close, anomaly detection in GL/AP, and cash-flow forecasting via Oracle Fusion Analytics Warehouse (FAW) and Intelligent Performance Management.
• Govern prompt engineering, model governance, and AI audit trails; ensure AI outputs are explainable and auditable for finance and HR regulatory purposes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders (CFO, CHRO, CPO) to identify AI use cases, define success metrics, and track value realised.

Technical Development & Enhancements

• Personally develop and oversee complex Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) integrations with banks, MOHRE, DLD, tax authority, payroll bureaus, HR platforms, and third-party enterprise systems.
• Architect and build VBCS / Application Composer extensions and Page Composer personalisation to meet business requirements without compromising upgrade paths.
• Own FBDI (File-Based Data Import) and HDL (HCM Data Loader) templates; design bulk data migration and reconciliation frameworks.
• Develop and maintain BIP reports, OTBI analyses, and Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) / FAW
• dashboards — including financial statements, HR analytics, and procurement KPI views.
• Write and govern Fast Formulas for payroll, absence, and compensation rules.
• Design and maintain REST and SOAP API integrations; publish and consume Oracle Fusion REST APIs for mobile apps, portals, and RPA bots.
• Manage the Fusion security model end-to-end: role design, data security policies, SoD analysis (Risk Management / Advanced Controls), and privilege reviews.

Competencies

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or a related discipline; Master's / MBA preferred.
• Oracle Cloud certifications in Financials, Procurement, or HCM (Implementation Specialist or higher) strongly preferred.
• Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) or Oracle Analytics Cloud certification is an advantage.
• CPA / ACCA / CMA, CIPS, or SHRM/CIPD certifications are an advantage.
• Experience: 15+ years in enterprise applications, with at least 8 years on Oracle Cloud Fusion — covering all three pillars of Finance, Procurement, and HCM end-to-end.
• Demonstrable hands-on techno-functional delivery: must be able to personally configure modules, write Fast Formulas, build FBDI/HDL templates, develop OIC integrations, and create BIP/OTBI reports — not solely a manager of others.
• Track record of leading at least two full-cycle Fusion implementations or major upgrades from EBS / PeopleSoft / JD Edwards / SAP to Oracle Cloud.
• Proven experience designing and delivering AI-enabled solutions within Oracle Fusion (IDP, AI Agents, Oracle Digital Assistant, FAW predictive analytics, or equivalent).
• Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction deployments (UAE / GCC preferred).
• Demonstrated leadership of teams of 15+ across functional, technical, and partner resources.
• Industry background in real estate, construction, hospitality, or large diversified groups is a strong plus.