Oracle EBS Solution Architect
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (www.URBN.com) is an innovative specialty retailer which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise to highly defined customer niches through brands including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, and BHLDN. Urban Outfitters, Inc., is both a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 ranked company with $3.1 Billion in revenues.
Oracle EBS Solution Architect
The Oracle EBS Solution Architect will join Urban Outfitters, Inc. during the testing/deployment of a global Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Financials solution covering the US, Canada, and Europe. The Architect will function as the lead Oracle EBS resource responsible for the end-to-end EBS application. The ideal candidate is conversant in both finance process and EBS applications; able to lead the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of EBS solutions. The Architect will partner with URBN Finance to complete EBS integration testing, training, and UAT leading up to a February 2016 go-live. The Architect also brings technical expertise to support URBN data conversions, interfaces, limited customizations, and downstream systems. Key Oracle EBS modules in scope include:
- General Ledger (GL)
- Advanced Global Intercompany System (AGIS)
- Accounts Payable (AP) plus an Oracle Web Center invoice imaging solution
- Fixed Assets (FA)
- Projects (PA)
- Property (PN)
- Site Hub (RRS)
Responsibilities:
- Act as the “go-to” EBS Finance expert responsible for solution integration across the work streams and URBN Finance teams
- Support the Oracle EBS footprint post go-live including troubleshooting, testing, and Oracle SR resolution; EBS patch/release management
- Translate future URBN finance requirements into EBS design and configuration
- Design/development/testing of future RICEW customizations as needed
- Coordination with other URBN IT teams; Infrastructure, Scheduling, BI Reporting, Hyperion, etc.
- Work with third party integrators to build and test Oracle EBS solutions
- Support downstream integrations to Hyperion EPM for planning, consolidation, and external reporting
- Participate in Phase II implementations of Procurement and iExpense
Required Skills:
- 8+ years of hands-on experience working with Oracle EBS Financials Release 11i/12
- Full-lifecycle Oracle EBS implementation experience in a global environment
- Strong knowledge of relational databases (SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DB)
- Experience working with Oracle EBS financials database table structure
- Knowledge of Oracle interface APIs and interface tables
- Understanding of Canadian GST and European VAT tax
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Retail accounting experience a plus.
Hyperion EPM experience a plus.
MicroStrategy and/or NoetixViews experience is a plus.