Head - IT Finance Systems at Lafayette Resources

The Head – IT Finance Systems will develop an understanding of the company’s financial systems needs and translate those needs into technological systems, design specifications and solutions.

The individual will be working on a variety of projects and assignments to support maintain and improve Oracle Financial & other finance applications.

Responsibilities for the IT Finance Systems Job

• The individual is responsible for designing, developing, testing and debugging new functionality, enhancements, customizations, interfaces, batch processes, queries, and reports using the oracle development suite
• Ensuring that Oracle Financials Modules are functional in line with emerging business needs
• Provide development and ongoing software support and issue resolution;
• Build a standards-driven, scalable, secure and dynamic portal for the information delivery of specific based applications;
• Partner with other business areas within the company to understand application requirements and develop programming specifications for development staff;
• Determine and document business requirements for technology in the business areas for which they are responsible and identify technology solutions to address those requirements;
• Develop enhancements, resolve issues, coordinate testing of statement releases and oversee regular production efforts including data extracts, data imports and printing;
• To perform any other duties as may be assigned by the head of department
• Coordinate business support across regions in the assigned line applications

IT Finance Systems Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related technical degree
• Oracle Financials Applications and specific experience with insurance industries is a plus
• 5 years of minimum Oracle Apps development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, unit test, and deploy RICEW objects in EBS using Oracle tools such as Oracle PL/SQL, Reports, OAF, ADF, Workflow, XML Publisher, Forms Builder, JDeveloper and SOA
• Experienced in data conversion, mapping, validation, analysis and interfaces
• Prior exposure to General Ledger, Account Receivable, Account Payables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Purchasing, Inventory, iProcurement (Non-Inventory / Expense Items)
• Expert in using tools such as TOAD, SQL Navigator & SQL Plus
• Excellent Oracle EBS knowledge preferably in Oracle Release 11i or 12

Key skills

• The candidate should have strong communication and coaching skills
• Should be a high performing, results oriented individual
• Should be Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel