Lead design for Chart of Accounts and end-to-end accounting in cloud-based ERP Financials and EPM implementations, with a focus on higher education and public sector organizations, ensuring alignment with fund accounting principles, FASB and/or GASB standards, regulatory requirements, and operational best practices.
Evaluate institutions’ use of Oracle Cloud ERP and identify optimizations related to financial management and reporting, accounting, controls, and reconciliation.
Partner with finance leaders and stakeholders at all levels of the institution to translate accounting, budgeting, and financial management requirements into future-state ERP designs that support transparency, control, and scalability.
Provide functional expertise across institutions’ financial operations and accounting, including areas such as general accounting, endowment accounting, payroll accounting, research accounting, budgeting, and related financial reporting.
Collaborate with integration, conversion, reporting, finance, grants, payroll, and student or affiliate systems teams to ensure end-to-end financial process alignment.
Support pre-sales and business development activities, including contributing to solution approaches, proposals, and client presentations for higher education and public sector engagements.
Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner, bringing awareness of ERP and financial management trends, cloud transformation strategies, and vendor roadmaps (Oracle or comparable platforms).
Contribute to the development of standards, templates, and best practices to support consistent, high-quality ERP implementations across public sector and higher education clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
5–7 years of experience supporting financial management, accounting, or ERP implementations for higher education and/or public sector organizations.
Demonstrated experience with FASB and/or GASB accounting standards, fund accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
Experience working with Oracle Financials Cloud or another ERP financial system (e.g., Workday, SAP, Unit4, PeopleSoft), ideally as part of an implementation team, business analyst, or accountant.
Strong functional understanding of higher education or related business functions, including General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, and financial reporting.
Ability to bridge finance, accounting, and technology, translating business and regulatory needs into practical system designs.
Experience supporting or leading workshops, stakeholder discussions, and design sessions with finance and institutional leadership.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build credibility with clients and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Interest in mentoring and supporting the development of consulting staff, particularly in public sector and higher education finance domains.
Proven ability to support multiple concurrent initiatives across varying scopes and timelines.
Willingness to travel up to 50%, as needed, to support client engagements and project teams.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid Time Off policy
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Wellness Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingfinancial managementERP implementationsbudgetingfinancial reportingfund accountingFASB standardsGASB standardsOracle Financials CloudGeneral Ledger

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationmentoringstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingleadershipcredibility buildingorganizational skillsadaptabilityworkshop facilitation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in AccountingMaster’s degree in FinancePublic Administration degreeInformation Systems degree