Job Title #1: Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll Functional Consultant
Location: Remote
Position Type: Contract position
Responsibilities:
Leads the business team through the project life cycle, with focus on best practice process adoption.
Leads business requirements meetings, facilitates productive discussions, and drives decisions.
Designs processes and prepares the solution Blueprint for project implementation.
The Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll Functional Consultant will work with project teams and business stakeholders to implement solutions using Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll configurations.
The resource must have hands on functional experience with Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll, Benefits, Absence Management and Time & Labor modules.
Ability to articulate the product/module features to business teams by conducting the Product familiarity sessions and trainings as needed.
Leads business requirements meetings, facilitates productive discussions, and drives decisions.
This will include, but is not limited to, workshop facilitation, deliverable generation, application configuration, comprehensive testing to achieve successful testing, business process best practice advice, deployment planning, deployment execution, and post go-live support.
Configure payroll business rules.
Ability to demonstrate the solution approach through Proof of concept/Conference Room Pilot and seek business approval before transitioning into Solution Design/Development phase.
Leads the creation of functional designs, configuration workbooks, and configures Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll, Benefits, and Absence Management modules in close cooperation with the business teams.
Coordinates design and configuration with other functional leads across the Oracle Cloud HCM implementation scope.
Ability to work with the business teams to help convert legacy payroll data.
Leads the testing effort tests, test case preparation and testing the solution with users.
Assist the integration consulting team in helping to build, configure and test integrations between Payroll and third party/custom solutions.
Provides super user and end user training on Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll, Benefits, and Absence Management modules.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Oracle HCM Cloud and having multiple project implementation experience in Payroll, Absence Management and Time & Labor modules.
10+ years implementing HCM Payroll solutions, with experience as a payroll consultant to drive HR technology implementations through process design, configuration, process playback, user acceptance testing, cutover and production launch.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Functional Lead role in Oracle HCM Cloud North America Payroll Implementations.
Experience in 3-5 full life cycle implementations of Oracle Cloud Payroll, Absence Management and Time & Labor modules.
Extensive hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Payroll implementation and configuration.
A deep understanding of payroll requirements, including tax regulations.
Good experience in payroll processing, troubleshoot the issues, Oracle quarterly upgrades, quarter and year end activities, Fast Formula, Extracts, HDL, BI Publisher and OTBI reporting.
Possesses high level collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Expertise in Oracle HCM Cloud Payroll processing, ability to troubleshoot payroll issues and provide resolution, executing of post payroll processes and ensuring the accuracy of files being transmitted post payroll to various vendors.
Expertise on North American payroll functional business processes and US regulatory requirements.
Expertise in Payroll cloud Tax update activities and payroll testing after each tax update.
Expertise in driving and executing Payroll parallel testing.
SME in taxation from a business standpoint
Ability to configure taxation in Oracle Cloud
Ability to troubleshoot and correct taxation issues.
Good understanding of integration points with GL.
Expertise on Payroll Integrations, HCM Extracts, BI reporting, and Payroll data conversions for US.
Should have good understanding on Oracle Payroll cloud tables.
Responsible for developing new payroll interfaces with third party systems.
Previous consulting experience with a consulting/SI organization.
Oracle Cloud Payroll Certification is preferred.
Job Title #2: Oracle HCM Cloud Technical Consultant
Location: Remote
Position Type: Contract position
Responsibilities:
Develop Business Requirement Documents (BRDs): Create comprehensive BRDs for interfaces, reports, data conversions, and application extensions specific to Oracle Cloud HCM applications.
Design RICEW Objects: Design and document RICEW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, and Workflows) objects, and prepare the solution blueprint to guide project implementation.
Communicate Product Features: Articulate product and module features to business teams by conducting product familiarity sessions and technical training as required.
Data Conversion and Integration Experience: Demonstrated experience with Oracle HCM Cloud data conversions and integration tools, including Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), BI Publisher, HCM Extracts, HDL (HCM Data Loader), UCM, and managed file transfer (MFT) tools.
Technical Expertise: Strong background in Oracle HCM Cloud technical skills, including data loading, inbound and outbound integrations, extensions, report development (BIP, OTBI), extracts, fast formulas, approval workflows, and custom roles.
Integration Development: Design, develop, and implement integrations (both inbound and outbound) using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC).
Report Development: Design, develop, and implement OTBI (Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence) and BIP (Business Intelligence Publisher) reports to address business requirements.
Middleware Technologies: Experience with middleware technologies, with demonstrated knowledge of integration platforms (preferably OIC), integration patterns, and orchestration development.
HCM Application Customization: Expertise in personalizing and customizing Oracle HCM application pages.
Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with SQL, PL/SQL, ATP, XML, JavaScript, and Web Services.
Support and Optimization: Ability to support Oracle HCM Cloud product releases, new features, and industry best practices, offering recommendations for enhancements and optimizing system performance.
Conversion Project Leadership: Lead on-premise to Oracle Fusion HCM conversion projects, ensuring smooth transitions and successful data migrations.
Data Loader Management: Prepare and manage HDL (HCM Data Loader) for data conversions, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in data migration to Oracle HCM Cloud.
Integration Support: Utilize in-depth knowledge of HCM base tables to support integration efforts.
Project Lifecycle Guidance: Provide technical guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle, from initial planning through to go-live and post-production support.
End-User Support: Offer end-user support, troubleshoot issues, and resolve technical problems related to Oracle HCM Cloud.
Page Personalization: Customize pages using sandbox environments.
Familiarity with Oracle Technologies: Conversant with Redwood Pages, Oracle Graphical Language (OGL), and Recruitment Booster.
Development Standards: Adhere to documented development standards and implement best practice development methods.
Testing and Training: Lead testing efforts, including test case preparation, and testing of technical components and data with users. Provide super user and end-user training on HCM technical components.
Post-Go-Live Support: Support cutover activities, stabilize the solution, and provide post-go-live support.
Preferred Qualifications
Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree is required.
Experience: A minimum of ten years of experience as a systems analyst developer, with at least three years specifically supporting Oracle HCM modules (Core HR, Compensation, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Benefits, and Retirement).
Techno-Functional Expertise: Over eight years of hands-on techno-functional experience in the implementation and support of at least two full-cycle Oracle Cloud HCM projects, including Core HR, Payroll, and Oracle Graphical Language (OGL).
Human Capital Management Solutions: More than ten years of experience implementing Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, with a proven track record as a technical lead consultant. This includes driving HR technology implementations through technical process designs, solution architecture, data conversion, integrations, report development, process playback, user acceptance testing, cutover, and production launch.
Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC): 2 to 5 years of experience working with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC).
Reporting Experience: 2 to 5 years of experience in building OTBI (Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence) and BIP (Business Intelligence Publisher) reports.
Technical Skills: Familiarity with SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) and experience providing solution architecture.
Consulting Background: Previous consulting experience with a consulting or systems integrator (SI) organization is preferred.
Additional HCM Applications: Experience with multiple HCM applications is a plus.
Certification: Oracle HCM Cloud Certification is preferred.
Update Management: Must possess the technical knowledge of quarterly updates and their impact on business processes and assist business teams in seamlessly adopting new features.