Project Accounting Analyst (Manager)

This is a remote position.
Job Summary
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.
Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Experience

• 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.

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