Enterprise Resource Planning Financial Specialist - SMBC
Jersey City, NJ 07311
About the Job
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.
In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $126,000.00 and $196,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
Role Description
JRI-America, a division of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is seeking an Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP (ERP) functional support to help implementing key Financial initiatives on the Oracle platform due to rapid growth in SMBC legal entities and ledgers, including the formation of Bank Holding Company and Group Companies. Having a solid finance and accounting business awareness, a key competency of the role will be the ability to develop a thorough understanding of our financial business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements within the Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP family. The individual will then call upon his/her technical and functional knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP to deliver application design, module configuration/setup, user acceptance testing, and end-user training. Project Management across the full SDLC is a plus for this position. The scope of the role supports financial business users in North America and EMEA locations.
Role Objectives
- Provide functional support for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP modules (mainly on Payables, Fixed Assets, SLA, Reporting – OTBI, FRS, SmartView) for North America and EMEA.
- Analyze, design, configure and test Oracle Financials enhancements to support business processes.
- Lead in Oracle Fusion Financials projects involving configuration, implementation, testing and user training.
- Liaise across IT domains to deliver Oracle Fusion ERP functionality including but not limited to infrastructure engineering, database, security and operations support.
- Provide day to day support of the Oracle Fusion ERP environment including applying periodic patches, reporting requirements, ad-hoc requests from business and production system support.
- Continuously reviews opportunities for improvement in how Oracle Fusion ERP platform is leveraged, and brings best practices to the forefront.
- Must be able to produce detailed system requirements specifications, data flow diagrams, test plans, swim lane and process diagrams using standardized documentation methods
- Ensure that proposed solutions comply with the company’s technology direction.
- Ensure compliance with company’s change and security policies.
- Work closely with Oracle development team (internal and external) in the creation and validation of user interfaces and functional/non-functional requirements.
- Provide general technical support for Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP system and user training
- Late night production support and weekend implementation work will be required
Experience Knowledge Requirements
- Demonstrated hands on technical understanding of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP concepts and general module functionality
- Good finance and accounting knowledge
- Ability to clearly describe end-to-end business processes and the key integration points, work cross-functionally across different business processes within an organization, and knowledge of challenges faced by implementation teams
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Oracle Property Manager knowledge a plus
- Project Management skills using MS Project a plus
Qualifications and Skills
- Must have Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP implementation experience with a number of Financial Modules such as, General Ledger, Assets, Payables, Accounting Hub, SLA and etc.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive consensus and absorb and present complex ideas in a succinct and accurate manner.
- Have a team oriented approach
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP experience is a must
- Experience in finance and accounting industry a plus
- Should have strong English communication and writing skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving abilities
- Must be willing to work in an energetic, fast paced and team-oriented development environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively is a necessity
- Functional level support and leadership in identifying and implementing new Financial modules
- Minimum 3+ year TOAD/SQL experience is a must
- University Degree/Preferably in a field related to computer science/software engineering or finance/accounting
- Oracle Financials certification a plus
Must be willing to work some weekends and late nights to support production, upgrades, changes, and user support via on-call rotation.
Some travel - approximately 5%.
Additional Requirements
D&I Commitment
Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.
SMBC’s employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.
