Project Accounting Analyst (Manager)

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.

• 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.

• 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.

Originally posted on Himalayas