The Principal Project Manager will report into the Accounts Payable Global Strategy team.
This key role provides an opportunity to work with all S2S functional areas and individuals across the globe.
The primary responsibilities of this role are global project management and process support of the Accounts Payable Strategy & Operations functions at Oracle.
This highly skilled and self-directed candidate will apply business experience while leading and managing projects in compliance with Oracle policies.
The Principal Project Manager has end-to-end ownership from concept through delivery.
The candidate will take projects from the planning and discovery phases, through post go-live stabilization and process improvement.
The Principal Project Manager must provide strong cross-functional and leadership across cultures and around the globe.
They will collaborate across functions with Finance, Tax, IT, Global Process Owners, Global Procurement, external vendors, and others as needed.
This person must communicate effectively across all business levels including individual contributors through executive management.
Career Level - IC4
Additional Responsibilities
Challenge the status quo all aspects of the Accounts Payable process and provide creative solutions
Drive automation, standardization and simplification strategies to support Accounts Payable requirements in the Source-to-Settle processes
Responsible for implementing new processes for Source-to-Settle Operations and streamlining current processes in collaboration with Lines of Business
Collaborate with operational, business, product development, IT, and/or other key stakeholders to implement Oracle technology successfully
Provide strong project leadership and project oversight to global teams
Delegate to project team with clearly defined responsibility
Provide Source-to-Settle Operations with best practices to resolve complex and critical issues
Effectively prioritize workload while overseeing multiple critical projects simultaneously
Identify, communicate and document process and technical requirements
Deliver project stakeholder updates
Anticipate problems and obstacles before they arise and plan accordingly
Escalate all risks in a timely and effective manner
Contribute to non-standard solution ideas and decisions as needed
Create all project documentation, flows, presentations, training guides and reporting
Collect, input, verify, correct, and analyze data to measure key performance indicators actual versus business objectives
Secure commitment for change initiatives to ensure project success through project success
Provide on-going productivity efficiencies and process improvements through project stabilization
Preferred Skills, Qualifications, & Experience
Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
Experience leading projects involving cross-functional areas
Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamically changing, deadline-driven environment
Capacity to master new concepts quickly
Ability to handle potentially confrontational situations with patience, diplomacy, and tact
Experience of Oracle ERP, especially Accounts Payable is a plus
Strong excel skills
Proven strong decision-making skills
Proactively identifies and acts upon potential risks and areas for improvement
Consistent application of lessons learned to future projects and workload
Experience discussing and defining business goals and objectives with key functional stakeholders and then ensuring the design solutions achieve those goals, objectives, and requirements
Ability to document requirements and processes
Enjoys being part of a global virtual team
Ability to support a flexible work schedule which sometimes requires availability to other time zones, projects, and team members as needed
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