Finance Functional Excellence Manager 90550

Seadrill•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Finance Functional Excellence Manager is the primary interface between Finance and ISIT for Seadrill’s finance systems, with a principal focus on Oracle Fusion Finance and Oracle EPM. The role also provides functional support for other applications used across Finance, expected to be a limited part of the position. It translates business requirements into prioritized deliverables for ISIT and undertakes agreed hands-on functional administration and configuration within Finance systems. ISIT and its delivery partners retain responsibility for solution architecture, technical design, and build; this role owns the business requirements, functional outcomes, and adoption across Finance. This is an individual-contributor role focused on process optimization, functional system administration and governance, period-end close support, adoption of capabilities to maximize business value, and support for the control and reporting environment. The manager partners with Finance, ISIT, and delivery partners to prioritize enhancements, coordinate releases and testing, maintain system governance, and support compliance and reporting needs.

Requirements

Experience supporting Oracle Fusion Finance and/or Oracle EPM applications, including FCCS, EPBCS, ARCS, or EDM.
Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications and work effectively with IT delivery teams.
Strong understanding of accounting, financial reporting, planning, forecasting, consolidation, and close processes.
Experience leading enterprise system releases, enhancements, and User Acceptance Testing activities.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and drive organizational change.
Understanding of SOX compliance and internal control environments.
Bachelor’s degree.
Compliance with Seadrill’s Code of Conduct, Fight Against Corruption, and applicable governing requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with managed service providers and system integrators.
Exposure to finance applications beyond the core ERP.
Experience in energy, offshore, industrial, or highly regulated environments.
Exposure to AI capabilities and emerging technologies in finance systems.
Oracle or other finance systems certifications, or a professional accounting qualification.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary contact between Finance and ISIT for Oracle Fusion Finance, Oracle EPM, and other Finance applications, and undertake agreed functional system activities within the role’s access and authority.
Gather, challenge, and document Finance business requirements and translate them into functional specifications for ISIT.
Develop and maintain the Finance systems roadmap aligned with business priorities and Oracle’s quarterly release cycle; recommend new functionality, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities.
Build business cases with Finance leadership for technology-related change.
Represent Finance in ISIT governance forums, including the Change Advisory Board.
Lead standardization and optimization of Finance processes with process owners.
Provide functional ownership and system leadership for Record-to-Report, Plan-to-Perform, Order-to-Cash, and Acquire-to-Retire processes.
Perform agreed functional administration and configuration in Oracle Fusion Finance and Oracle EPM, including reviewing configuration, retrieving screenshots and audit evidence, maintaining approved metadata and setup, and completing routine changes within access, security, and change-control boundaries.
Support financial close, consolidation, planning, forecasting, and account reconciliation processes through Oracle Fusion and Oracle EPM.
Investigate Finance system issues, resolve functional issues within the role’s capability and authority, and provide diagnostic information to ISIT or delivery partners when technical support is needed.
Manage Finance-side administration for the Oracle Fusion period-end ledger close, including period open and close, period status, and maintenance of reporting and metadata structures; resolve or route system issues arising during close.
Own a prioritized pipeline of Finance enhancement requests, defects, and projects, agreed with Finance leadership and sequenced against ISIT capacity.
Coordinate scope priorities with ISIT and other CoE Managers and consolidate pipelines for shared resources.
Work with ISIT and delivery partners, including Infosys and Oracle Support, on support, issue resolution, and delivery of Finance enhancements.
Serve as the primary intake point for Finance system requests and escalation point for Finance application issues.
Lead Finance readiness for Oracle quarterly releases, including impact assessments, testing coordination, business communications, and stakeholder sign-off.
Coordinate User Acceptance Testing and validation of system changes.
Evaluate Oracle roadmaps and releases for business improvement and innovation, and drive continuous improvement in efficiency, automation, reporting, and user experience.
Identify Finance system training requirements and coordinate delivery with ISIT and support providers.
Establish, document, and maintain governance processes, including prioritization and change-management governance.
Maintain governance over Finance master data, reporting hierarchies, EPM metadata, consolidation structures, planning dimensions, and critical system configurations.
Partner with Internal Audit, external auditors, and control owners on SOX compliance and a sustainable Finance systems control environment.
Evaluate system-change impacts on financial reporting, key controls, and compliance requirements.
Support governance of critical reports, automated controls, user access, and segregation-of-duties processes across Finance systems.
Assist with control and management reporting requirements and ensure Oracle Fusion and Oracle EPM reporting remains fit for purpose as the control environment evolves.
Comply with the Seadrill Code of Conduct, Fight Against Corruption, and applicable internal and external requirements; promptly act on and report non-compliances to the direct supervisor; maintain tidiness and cleanliness; and communicate clearly with involved parties.
Contribute to Seadrill’s safety culture by identifying, managing, and preventing hazards, looking out for others, and stopping work immediately if it is believed to be unsafe.