Finance Officer – ERP Systems

As the Finance Officer – ERP, you will be responsible for overseeing Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning systems. The role will troubleshoot and interact with ERP users. This position needs to manage a user community for 700+ Finance professional accountants of Qatar Airways and Subsidiary. The person will be the SPOC for finance all matters related to Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning systems. He will be involved in gathering finance requirement, analysing, coordinating with IT, conducting UAT, and providing feedback to internal customer etc. This position is also required to coordinate & communicate with external parties such as Banks, IT consultants, & Oracle support etc.

Accountabilities:

• Plan and coordinate complex requirements within and/or across operating units; gathers, organises, and assesses information, develop and prepare recommendations as related to the company’s financial operational requirements.
• Should be a subject matter expert in Oracle ERP System with sound knowledge of finance operations
• Develop and facilitate Oracle ERP training to Finance professional accountants.
• Provide assistance to internal, external and state auditors to carry out their activities.
• Provide assistance to the various ad-hoc problems/errors in functional use of system.
• Ensure compliance with systems and processes to create effective and efficient environment to manage the support functions in line with Finance objectives and goals.
• Provide support to single or multiple Oracle ERP modules used by Qatar Airways and Subsidiary:
  • General Ledger
  • Accounts Payables
  • Accounts Receivables
  • Fixed Assets
  • Cash Management
  • Purchasing
  • Inventory
• Provide assistance to finance teams during month end and financial year end closing. Ensure all data is interfaced which is received from 3rd party applications into the sub ledger or ledger. Errors need to be resolved before the module is finally closed. Accounting has to be completed subsequently in sub ledgers modules; the data need to be transferred to General Ledger and posted before the sub ledgers and ledgers are closed for the month/year transactions.
• Should have the capacity to work in tight time lines.

Qualifications

About you 

You will possess:

Essential

• Experienced – minimum 3 years of job-related experience required
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent
• Degree in Accounting.

Preferred

• Oracle Certification in GL, AP, AR, GL, FA, PO, INV is preferred

Job Specific Skills:

Essential

• User level knowledge & experience of Oracle ERP Financials
• Excellent computer skills, including MS- Office
• Good Judgment and problem solving
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information & records. Insert practical and technical knowledge needed including management skills