Head – IT Finance Systems

The Head – IT Finance Systems will develop an understanding of the company’s financial systems needs and translate those needs into technological systems, design specifications and solutions.
The individual will be working on a variety of projects and assignments to support maintain and improve Oracle Financial & other finance applications.
Responsibilities for the IT Finance Systems Job
The individual is responsible for designing, developing, testing and debugging new functionality, enhancements, customizations, interfaces, batch processes, queries, and reports using the oracle development suite
Ensuring that Oracle Financials Modules are functional in line with emerging business needs
Provide development and ongoing software support and issue resolution;
Build a standards-driven, scalable, secure and dynamic portal for the information delivery of specific based applications;
Partner with other business areas within the company to understand application requirements and develop programming specifications for development staff;
Determine and document business requirements for technology in the business areas for which they are responsible and identify technology solutions to address those requirements;
Develop enhancements, resolve issues, coordinate testing of statement releases and oversee regular production efforts including data extracts, data imports and printing;
To perform any other duties as may be assigned by the head of department
Coordinate business support across regions in the assigned line applications
IT Finance Systems Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related technical degree
Oracle Financials Applications and specific experience with insurance industries is a plus
5 years of minimum Oracle Apps development experience.
Demonstrated ability to design, develop, unit test, and deploy RICEW objects in EBS using Oracle tools such as Oracle PL/SQL, Reports, OAF, ADF, Workflow, XML Publisher, Forms Builder, JDeveloper and SOA
Experienced in data conversion, mapping, validation, analysis and interfaces
Prior exposure to General Ledger, Account Receivable, Account Payables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Purchasing, Inventory, iProcurement (Non-Inventory / Expense Items)
Expert in using tools such as TOAD, SQL Navigator & SQL Plus
Excellent Oracle EBS knowledge preferably in Oracle Release 11i or 12
Key skills
The candidate should have strong communication and coaching skills
Should be a high performing, results oriented individual
Should be Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel