Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials Consultant - AP, AR, CM, GL
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BALAJI AV
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Bengaluru
SUMMARY Total 16+ years of experience in Finance domain and 5 years of Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials Functional Consultant experience in implementing, Supporting Oracle ERP Cloud solutions across various industries. Proven Experience in core financial modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), and Cash Management (CM). SKILLS • Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials: General
Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed
Assets.
• Methodologies: OUM Process and
Rapid Implementation.
• Tools & Technologies: FBDI, Oracle
Transactional Business Intelligence
(OTBI), BI, SQL Developer, BPM Work
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EDUCATION • PG – M.COM Commerce (Distance education) CV Raman open University 2013
• Bachelor of Commerce Bangalore University 2008 WORK HISTORY
Organization Designation Duration
Oracle India Private Limited Finance consultant April 2016 to till date Accenture Services Private
Limited
Senior Finance Assistant May 2011 to April 2016
ITC Foods (Third Party) Accounts Executive Aug 2008 to May 2011 FINANCE CONSULTANT 04/2016 to Current
Oracle India Pvt Ltd
• Served as a key financial functional consultant for multiple Oracle Fusion Cloud implementations and support projects.
• Led functional workshops to gather and define business requirements for core financial modules, including GL, AP, AR, and CM.
• Configured and customized Oracle Fusion Financials modules, performing setups for enterprise structures, chart of accounts, business units, and financial reporting.
• Executed end-to-end data migration activities using File-Based Data Import (FBDI) templates for master and transactional data, such as suppliers, invoices, and journals.
• Developed and executed test scripts for Conference Room Pilots (CRPs) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring successful sign-off.
• Designed and built custom financial reports using Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) and BI Reports
• Provided post-go-live hyper care and ongoing production support, managing and resolving functional issues for end-users.
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• Collaborated with technical teams on functional specifications for extensions, integrations, and reports (RICE objects).
Processes
Procure to Pay, Order to Cash Cycles, Mass Addition Process Period end Process:
Involved Period End Process for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and fixed Assets. 1. Project Details
Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials Implementation (R13) Client BDO USA
Role Functional Consultant
Duration Jul-24 to till date
Responsibilities
• Requirements Gathering: Conducted sessions with finance teams and business owners to Finalize solutions and business processes for General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable.
• System Configuration: Executed end-to-end setups for core financial modules, including Chart of Accounts, Primary Ledgers, Legal Entities, Business Units, and Sub ledger Accounting.
• Data Migration: Prepared and uploaded master and transactional data, such as suppliers and invoices, using File-Based Data Import (FBDI) templates.
• Testing and Validation: Developed and executed test scripts for Conference Room Pilots (CRPs) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including defect management and issue resolution.
• Reporting: Developed OTBI and BI Reports for Financial Applications
• Post-Production Support: Provided post-go-live hypercare and ongoing production support, addressing end-user inquiries and resolving configuration-related issues. 2. Project Details
Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials Implementation (R13) Client Cano Health
Role Functional Consultant
Duration Oct-23 to Jul-24
Responsibilities
• Issue Resolution: Analyzed and resolved end-user tickets related to P2P and O2C cycles within agreed-upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Month-End Support: Assisted finance teams with critical month-end and period-close activities, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Enhancements: Gathered requirements for new functionalities and collaborated with technical teams to implement enhancements and customizations.
• Change Management: Managed the process for moving approved changes to the production environment, including rigorous testing and documentation.
• Functional Guidance: Provided ongoing functional expertise and guidance to end-users on Oracle Financials best practices and new features.
3. Project Details
Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials Implementation (R13) Client Arkansas
Role Functional Consultant
Duration Jun-22 to Sep-23
Responsibilities
• 1. Planning and Analysis Phase
• Requirements Gathering: Conducted and led workshops with client stakeholders to understand and document business requirements and processes for key financial modules (e.g., General Ledger, Accounts Payable).
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• Solution Design: Created the overall solution design document, including high-level business process flows and detailed functional specifications, for the financial modules.
• 2. Configuration and Development Phase
• System Configuration: Executed the end-to-end configuration of Oracle Fusion Financials modules using the Functional Setup Manager.
• Enterprise Structures: Defined and configured the enterprise structure, including Legal Entities, Business Units, and Ledgers.
• Chart of Accounts: Designed and configured the Chart of Accounts structure, value sets, and hierarchies.
• Subledger Accounting: Set up Subledger Accounting rules for automated journal creation from subledgers like AP and AR.
• Data Migration: Utilized File-Based Data Import (FBDI) templates to migrate master data
(suppliers, customers) and open transactions (invoices, journals) from legacy systems into Oracle Fusion.
• Integrations: Collaborated with technical teams to design and test integrations between Oracle Fusion Financials and third-party systems.
• 3. Testing and Deployment Phase
• Test Script Development: Authored and executed comprehensive test scripts for various testing cycles, including Conference Room Pilots (CRPs), System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Defect Management: Managed and tracked defects discovered during testing, ensuring timely resolution in collaboration with technical and client teams.
• Deployment Planning: Developed the cutover strategy and detailed plans for a smooth go-live transition.
• 4. Post-Production Support Phase
• Production Support: Provided post-go-live "hypercare" support, including issue resolution and monitoring system performance.
• Training: Conducted end-user training sessions and created supporting documentation and user guides for the newly implemented financial processes.
• Continuous Improvement: Identified opportunities for process improvements and enhancements based on user feedback and system performance metrics. 4. Project Details
Oracle Fusion Cloud Supporting
Client DFW
Role Functional Consultant
Duration Jan-21 to May-22
Responsibilities
• User support and issue resolution
• Ticket management: Monitor and manage incoming support tickets from end-users, tracking them through to resolution.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues related to configuration, data, and integrations across core financial modules like General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), and Accounts Receivable (AR).
• Root cause analysis: Perform in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of recurring problems and recommend long-term solutions or process improvements.
• User guidance: Provide guidance and training to finance teams on application best practices and new features.
• Oracle service requests (SRs): Raise and manage service requests with Oracle Support for issues requiring vendor intervention and track them until a patch or fix is applied.
• System maintenance and enhancements
• Month-end close support: Assist finance teams during the critical month-end and period-close processes, helping to reconcile balances and troubleshoot any accounting errors.
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• Quarterly updates: Stay current with Oracle's quarterly release schedule, perform impact analysis, and test new functionalities to ensure a smooth update process.
• Enhancements: Gather requirements for enhancements and small feature improvements from business users, and then prepare functional design documentation for the technical team.
• Reporting: Create, modify, and troubleshoot financial reports using tools such as Financial Reporting Studio (FRS) and Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI). Project Details
Oracle India Private Limited
Role Lead Analyst in Accounts payable
Duration Aug 2016 – Jan 2021
Responsibilities
• Oversee intercompany AP transactions, ensuring timely settlement and accurate reconciliation across multiple entities.
• Automate and streamline month-end closing activities, reducing manual effort, and improving efficiency.
• Assisted in month-end close activities, ensuring timely completion of AP reconciliations.
• Managed intercompany balances and reconciliations, ensuring accurate reporting and settlement.
• Conducted bank and intercompany reconciliations, identifying, and resolving mismatches proactively.
• Provides consistent high-quality service, complying with Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), escalating to Director as appropriate.
• Ensure that the team adheres to process and controls regarding Payment Processing
• Ensure that scheduled payment runs are executed timely.
• Ensure that the team provides timely reconciliation of the CM Open items to ensure month end targets are met.
• Review the payment activity of new bank accounts to ensure Electronic Banking is implemented when necessary.
• Oracle accounts including vendor’s invoice processing, payment details for vendors, payment breakups and calculation of TDS (tax deducted at source).
• Review AMER and EMEA tax calculation i.e. Sales Tax, Vat and other tax and validation invoice and payments.
• Dealing client requirement query’s though email and calls to proving resolution on time.
• Dealing US country supplier queries and payment details providing on time.
• Resolving vendor and expenses query through E-mail, Phone and at the desk.
• Allocating work to the team daily and at the end of the day cross checking the work balance, error count and educating team members to reduce the error count and improving the process.
• Duplicate invoice check and One Time Vendor invoice posting. Senior Finance Assistant May 2011 to April 2016
Accenture Services Private Limited
• U.S. GAAP Knowledge
• IFRS Knowledge
• US client query’ resolving though email.
• US and EMEA Tax related query’s handling
• Using ERP systems like Yardi, MRI, SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards – often tailored for real estate portfolios.
• Understanding of TDS/GST/VAT, real estate compliance, and RERA (in India).
• Be aware of the specific invoice formats, coding requirements, and documentation standards required by the client.
• Regularly review the client's unique policies for payment processing.
• Ensure all payments are processed on or before due dates to maintain a strong client relationship.
• Monitor aging reports to avoid overdue accounts or penalties.
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ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE Aug 2008 to May 2011
ITC Foods (Third Party)
• Creating vendor code as per agreement.
• Receiving, verification & processing of invoices.
• Calculation of TDS.
• Advance payment to vendors & reconciliation for the same.
• Making payment to vendors through cheques, pay-orders & E-transfer.
• Generating purchase.
• PO & NO PO invoices processing.
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