Senior Enterprise Applications - Fusion Finance Lead

AeroVironment

4d•$111,500 - $189,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Enterprise Applications – Fusion Finance Lead serves as a solution partner leading Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials implementations, rollouts, and optimization initiatives across the organization. The role requires hands-on implementation experience across core Finance modules and drives solution design, configuration, integrations, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement to deliver scalable, compliant, business-aligned solutions. The role supports global deployments, new business rollouts, and post-implementation optimization, aligning solutions with enterprise standards, internal controls, and Government Contracting (GovCon) compliance requirements. It partners with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Contracts, IT, implementation partners, and other stakeholders. The position may also support Oracle Fusion Projects (PPM) processes and benefits from Oracle EPM experience. The position has a hybrid work requirement of onsite work at AV locations 1–2 days per week, though this is not mandatory. It requires sitting and standing for long periods and frequent talking, hearing, and use of hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard. The role requires access to ITAR/EAR-controlled information; applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under applicable rules or be eligible for an export license. Some positions may require current U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements. The listed salary range is $111,500–$189,500.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
12–15+ years of experience in Oracle ERP implementations, business analysis, or enterprise applications, with deep Finance and Accounting knowledge.
Strong hands-on Oracle Fusion Financials implementation experience, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, and Tax.
Experience with Oracle Fusion Cost Management and related financial processes.
Proven experience leading end-to-end Oracle Fusion implementations, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
Strong experience with data conversion, migration, interface design, and integrations, including data mapping, validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting.
Expertise in Oracle Fusion reporting tools, including OTBI, BI Publisher, and financial and operational reporting.
Understanding of Oracle Fusion Projects (PPM), project costing, billing, revenue recognition, and Government Contracting, including FAR/DCAA compliance.
Ability to define an AI strategy and identify practical AI use cases for Finance transformation, process automation, analytics, and improved decision-making.
Strong understanding of application architecture, workflows, interfaces, data structures, and underlying database tables.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams and collaborate effectively with Finance, IT, implementation partners, and business stakeholders.
Applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR/EAR rules or be eligible for an export license; some positions may require current U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MS or MBA) or professional certification (CPA).
Experience with Oracle Fusion Projects (PPM), including project costing, billing, revenue recognition, and project financial reporting.
Experience with Oracle EPM Cloud, including Planning, Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS), Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, or Narrative Reporting.
Hands-on experience with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), OTBI, BI Publisher, FBDI, REST/SOAP APIs, and Smart View.
Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-ledger, global, or regulated business environments, preferably Government Contracting.
Oracle Fusion Financials or Oracle EPM Cloud certifications.
Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and influence cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated ownership, initiative, accountability, and commitment to continuous improvement and team success.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end Oracle Fusion Financials implementations, rollouts, enhancements, and production support.
Partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Contracts, and IT stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.
Provide hands-on functional expertise across Oracle Fusion Financials, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Tax, Costing, and financial reporting.
Lead solution design, configuration, integrations, data conversion, report development, workflows, testing, and deployment with technical teams and implementation partners.
Support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidations, management reporting, and audit readiness.
Apply Government Contracting knowledge to support compliant financial processes, cost accounting, indirect rates, and contract-related financial reporting.
Support Finance-related Oracle Fusion PPM processes, including project costing, billing, and revenue recognition, as needed.
Drive process standardization, continuous improvement, and successful post-implementation adoption.
Conduct business requirements workshops, facilitate stakeholder discussions, and translate business needs into finalized functional requirements and scalable solutions.
Develop functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test plans, and technical/functional specifications.
Define an AI strategy and identify practical AI use cases for Finance transformation, process automation, analytics, and improved decision-making.
Manage multiple projects and workstreams while collaborating with Finance, IT, implementation partners, and business stakeholders.