Oracle ERP Manager

Job description

Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions driven by a pre-defined back-office function based on leading practices and KPMG’s six-layer Target Operating Model. The target operating model comprises of service delivery model, people, process, technology, data & insight and governance & controls. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into what makes a world class corporate services function with the latest in ERP technology provided by the leading SaaS ERP vendors such as Oracle.

The Enterprise Solutions teams are communities of technology focussed professionals who work together to deliver SaaS ERP based transformation programmes based on KPMG Powered Enterprise. The teams use their functional knowledge and experience (e.g. Finance, HR, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in the cloud applications (e.g. Oracle, Workday, Coupa) to lead and deliver client programmes, to support pre-sales activities and to develop improvement and extensions to the Powered Enterprise model. KPMG are growing their Enterprise Solutions team to meet an ever-increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking IT management consultants with relevant expertise and experience.


The Role
 

• Supporting business development and project delivery activities across clients from multiple industries.
• Communicating compelling and well thought out solutions for Oracle Cloud technology in response to complex client problems based on Oracle Cloud ERP/HCM technology.
• Defining/supporting an overall technical solution leveraging leading practice solutions to support the business/technical requirements across integrations, data migration, reporting environments and/or security.
• System design and delivery, including release management, integration management, data migration strategy and technical project management.
• Leading a team of resources to deliver a technical project workstream e.g., integration or data migration on larger engagements or leading the entire technical delivery team on smaller engagements with technical oversight support provided.

The Person
• Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.
• Building constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures.
• Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm.
• Fosters a sense of self belief and confidence in others.
• Seeks to understand other’s motivations.
• Supports others to make brave decisions.

 

Technical skills:

• Experience of working effectively with senior client representatives.
• Conceptual knowledge of Oracle Cloud ERP business processes across at least one - finance, procurement, HR and/or Payroll.
• Experience of multiple Oracle Cloud ERP full implementation project lifecycles, preferably from scoping and planning through to post go live support, at least as a subject matter expert.
• A specialist knowledge one or more of the following areas with experience of leading a team:

• Integration workstream - ideally Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
• Extension workstream - Oracle VBCS/PCS
• Data migration workstream
• Enterprise reporting workstream

• Should be able to independently run client workshops to drive design decisions in both an in person and remote delivery mode.
• Prepare strategic documents including integration strategies, data migration strategies, environment strategies and architectural designs.
• Experience to drive technical deliverables such as data migration principles and integration design.
• Experience of operating and implementing in a cloud environment and understanding the impacts of implementing and operating on the cloud versus on premise.
• Understanding of an Oracle Cloud delivery lifecycle using a waterfall delivery method.
• An understanding of the functional, application and technical architectural elements of an Oracle Cloud ERP programme.
• Ideally certified in one of the following is a plus: Oracle Integration Cloud, OCI Architect, Oracle Analytics Cloud.

Professional skills:

• Excellent documentation, reporting and presentation skills in both a virtual and in person mode.
• Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues, and synthesise large amounts of information.
• Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements, functional specs, configuration document, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices etc.).
• Highly proficient Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Projects.
• Excellent interpersonal, team building, organisational and motivational skills.
• Fast learner with an ability to get up-to-speed in a short space of time.
• Ability to convey ideas and recommendations in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications.
• Good attention to detail and an ability to analyse and use data in decision making.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking skills with ability to balance competing priorities.