Oracle Accounting Specialist in Horsham

Oracle Accounting Specialist.
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We are supporting one of our clients based in Horsham who are looking for an Oracle Accounting Specialist to join them on a 12 month temporary contract. This role will play a key part in strengthening and developing the finance function following the implementation of Oracle. The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting knowledge with process review and improvement expertise to help resolve existing challenges, clear outstanding issues, and establish efficient, scalable finance processes. The position will focus on creating sustainable solutions, enhancing financial controls, and driving consistency across the accounting function.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate end-to-end finance and accounting processes to identify inefficiencies, risks, process gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Investigate and resolve complex accounting matters, including accruals, aged balances, reconciliations, and month-end accounting issues.
• Complete detailed balance sheet reconciliations and support the resolution of outstanding accounting transactions and historical backlogs.
• Provide practical support with day-to-day accounting operations and month-end close activities where required.
• Drive the ongoing stabilisation, optimisation, and standardisation of accounting processes, controls, and responsibilities across the finance team.
• Develop and maintain clear process documentation, ensuring procedures, ownership, controls, and accountability are fully defined.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline, automate, and standardise finance processes while reducing reliance on individual knowledge.
• Support the design and implementation of future-state accounting processes and control frameworks aligned with Oracle functionality.
• Improve collaboration and ownership across Accounting, Accounts Payable, Finance, and operational teams to strengthen end-to-end processes.
• Partner with stakeholders across multiple regions and functions to understand process interdependencies and implement consistent solutions.
• Present findings, root causes, risks, and recommendations clearly to finance leadership and key stakeholders.
• Monitor improvement initiatives through to completion and evaluate their effectiveness in resolving underlying issues.

Key Deliverable's.

• Creation of a prioritised overview of critical accounting processes, including identified risks and improvement opportunities.
• Comprehensive documentation of finance procedures, controls, and ownership structures.
• Delivery of recommendations to simplify, standardise, and improve finance operations.
• Design and implementation of Oracle-aligned accounting processes and control frameworks.
• Successful delivery of agreed process improvements and quick-win initiatives.

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Extensive experience working within finance functions using Oracle Fusion Financials.
• Strong knowledge of General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets, and Cash Management modules.
• In-depth understanding of Oracle Project Costing and Project Financial Management.
• Proven experience in project accounting, including project cost management, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Strong background in month-end close activities and balance sheet reconciliation processes.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, investigate, and resolve accounting discrepancies and complex finance-related issues.
• Experience leading finance process improvement initiatives and conducting root cause analysis.
• Ability to identify system limitations, process weaknesses, and manual dependencies, proposing effective solutions.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Experience documenting, reviewing, and standardising finance processes from end to end.
• Ability to engage effectively with finance, accounting, operational, and technology stakeholders.

Key Skills

• Strong finance and accounting expertise within Oracle-based environments.
• Detailed knowledge of Oracle AP and AR processes and modules.
• Experience with project costing, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and wider financial operations.
• Process improvement and transformation expertise.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills.

Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 38 hours. (Hybrid Working available)

Pay Rate: £37.71 p/h (Weekly Paid)