Oracle Finance Consultant - Utilities

Accenture•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Over 500,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at http://www.accenture.com/. Our Oracle CFO & Enterprise Value (CFO & EV) practice helps finance organizations reinvent themselves through Oracle Cloud ERP. We partner with CFOs and finance leaders to modernize the close, accounting, fixed assets, controllership, planning, and reporting landscape—unlocking insight, productivity, and measurable enterprise value through data-driven finance transformation. You Are: A finance-minded Oracle ERP Consultant who helps CFOs and controllers transform core accounting and finance operations on Oracle Cloud ERP. You blend deep functional knowledge of Financial General Ledger and Sub-ledger processes with strong consulting, communication, and delivery skills. You are comfortable partnering across business, technology, testing, training, and offshore teams to align priorities, solve complex finance problems, and guide users through new ways of working. You bring hands-on experience configuring Oracle Financials, working with finance process data, and translating CFO priorities into scalable solutions that drive enterprise value, controls, and decision-ready insight.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of experience implementing Oracle Cloud ERP Financials (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, or Intercompany).
Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience configuring and deploying Oracle Fixed Assets, including asset lifecycle, depreciation, and reporting.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in finance transformation consulting, including process design, controllership, close optimization, or CFO advisory work.
Minimum of 3 years of experience working with finance process data—chart of accounts design, sub-ledger to ledger reconciliation, data conversion, or finance master data management.
Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

Nice To Haves

Oracle Cloud ERP Financials certification (e.g., Oracle Financials Cloud: General Ledger, Payables, or Fixed Assets Implementation Specialist).
CPA, CMA, ACCA, MBA, or equivalent accounting/finance credential.
Experience with Oracle EPM (FCCS, ARCS, PCMCS, EPBCS) and how it integrates with Oracle Cloud ERP for close, reconciliation, and planning.
Experience leading finance transformation in a managed services, global business services, or shared services operating model.
Familiarity with finance analytics and reporting tools (OTBI, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Smart View) and use of GenAI/agentic AI in finance.
Experience working in Scrum or Agile delivery environments, including user stories, sprint ceremonies, backlog management, demos, or defect resolution.
Experience collaborating across cross-functional business, technology, integration, testing, training, client, and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

Support Oracle Cloud ERP transformation programs for CFO and finance organizations, including finance process redesign, solution configuration, data conversion, testing, training, deployment, and post-go-live adoption.
Design and configure Oracle Fixed Assets capabilities including asset categories, books, depreciation methods, capitalization, transfers, retirements, and integration with Projects and GL.
Translate CFO priorities into measurable enterprise value cases—building business cases, value architectures, and KPI baselines that link Oracle ERP capabilities to finance outcomes such as faster close, improved forecast accuracy, and reduced cost-to-serve.
Analyze finance process data—chart of accounts, sub-ledger mappings, master data, journals, asset registers, and reconciliations—to inform design, cleanse legacy data, and validate cutover readiness.
Collaborate across client stakeholders, Accenture delivery teams, product teams, integration teams, testing teams, training teams, and offshore resources to deliver coordinated Oracle Cloud ERP outcomes.
Provide hands-on Oracle Cloud ERP training, coaching, and enablement for business users, super users, and project team members to support long-term finance adoption.
Support execution of cutover activities, deployment readiness, change enablement, and stakeholder communications for finance releases.
Identify opportunities to improve delivery methods, solution quality, and cross-team collaboration while helping CFOs realize finance transformation value.