Global Process Owner - Oracle Specialist

SUMMARY:
Global Process Owner - Sandton

POSITION INFO:

JOB PURPOSE
The Process Owner - Record to Report owns the end-to-end process design and drive change initiatives related to system, process and policy, including involvement in the delivery of the change initiatives as part of a transformation program and a steady state Business As Usual (BAU) specific to the Record to Report functionality.
This role will be part of a process owner team responsible for driving and delivering sustainable, streamlined processes with exceptional controls. The key emphasis of this role will be to drive standardization and accountability by building strong working relationships with stakeholders and ensuring service delivery in accordance to defined SLA’s/KPIs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Process Activities
Primarily responsible to standardize, automate, and optimize processes within the Record to Report team which includes all month end activities, statutory reporting, audits and compilation of financial statements.
Should ‘Own’ and “drive” the process design and drive the changes require from start to finish to make the new processes work
Authorize and oversee the system requirements by assessing utilisation of Oracle Fusion ERP Cloud functionality and work with business leads to determine functionality applicable to business and assist with enhancement requirements.
Monitor Oracle Fusion ERP Cloud quarterly release and work with Business to decide on what functionality should be adopted by business.
Drive POC development on Oracle Fusion ERP to help business resolve issues and/or driving strategic initiatives.
Have a sound understanding on Oracle Fusion ERP Cloud Functionality.
Gather business requirements and translate them into functional and technical requirements for improvement and enhancements to be implemented on Oracle Fusion ERP.
Support appropriate changes or updates to policies to enable the optimum process design on Oracle Fusion ERP.
Ensure that the right quality and quantity of resources are assigned to the process teams to drive the design
Work with other process owners to ensure the process designs integrate as a whole
Acting as a member of a Design Authority team to ensure that the process design is approved as meeting the needs of the business and the supporting functions
Secure buy in of key stakeholders and members of the relevant functions throughout all business units to the new process design.
Change Management
Collaborate with technical experts and business units to determine the best possible reporting mechanisms.
Proactively monitor and anticipate changing business, regulatory, and financial requirements, processes and practices
Manage and coordinate all change activities within the project.
Governance and Compliance
Drive accountability through process controls and by leveraging technology
Manage relevant policies and procedures affecting processes
Be a champion to drive standardization across key processes
Ensure compliance to internal and external regulations, procedures and accounting standards
Ensure process workflows and documentation are properly maintained and up to date with the current processes
Proactively mitigate risks and timely resolve escalated issues
Self - Management
Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained.
Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures.
Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands.
Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change.
Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs.

SKILLS
Perform Gap Analysis
Works with full competence to conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
Analysis skills
Verbal Communication Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
Understands Customer Needs
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others to articulate the customer needs in the customer''s business language and business context.
Understands customer context, Uncovers customer Key Performance Indicators, Articulates customer objectives, Adds value to partnerships
Managing Change
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on maintaining high performance while applying a change mindset to the planning, execution and monitoring of business activities during times of change.
Project Management
Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to manage projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters.
Stakeholder Expectation Management
Works with full competence to identify potential stakeholders, analyze their expectations, and develop strategies for managing stakeholders and their expectations. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
Communications management plan, Expectation management, Relationship building, Managing relationships, Conflict resolution techniques, Conflict management
Writing skills
Uses clear and effective writing skills with guidance (but not constant supervision) to express ideas, request actions and formulate plans or policies.
Analytical Processes
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on supporting research schedules using appropriate analytical processes and procedures

EDUCATION
Post graduate qualification preferably with Major in Business Analysis or Commerce or Project management

EXPERIENCE
5-10 years of professional experience across functions within accounting and finance disciplines.

Salary - R800 - R1 mill pa CTC

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