JD Edwards Finance Functional Consultant

Role: JD Edwards Finance Functional Consultant

Location: Toronto, Canada

Onsite 4 days a week at the client’s location

Duration: 12 Months

CANDIDATES SHOULD BE ABLE TO START ASAP 

Experience: 10 – 12 years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced JDE Finance Functional Consultant with strong expertise in Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial modules. The candidate will be responsible for gathering business requirements, configuring finance applications, supporting implementations, conducting testing, and providing functional support to business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into JDE Finance solutions.
• Configure and support JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial modules.
• Work closely with finance, accounting, and business teams to understand process requirements.
• Participate in end-to-end implementation, upgrade, and support projects.
• Prepare Functional Design Documents (FDDs), business process documentation, and test scripts.
• Conduct system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and deployment activities.
• Provide production support and resolve functional issues within SLA timelines.
• Coordinate with technical teams for customizations, reports, interfaces, and enhancements.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing activities.
• Deliver user training and knowledge transfer sessions.
• Ensure compliance with organizational financial policies and controls.

Required Skills

JD Edwards Finance Modules

• General Ledger (GL)
• Accounts Payable (AP)
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Fixed Assets (FA)
• Accounts Reconciliation
• Expense Management
• Multi-Currency and Multi-Company Accounting
• Financial Reporting

Functional Competencies

• Business requirements gathering
• Finance process mapping
• Gap analysis and solution design
• Data migration support
• UAT coordination and execution
• Change management and training

Technical Awareness

• JDE EnterpriseOne architecture
• Understanding of UBE reports
• Knowledge of Orchestrator
• Basic SQL querying skills
• Integration concepts and interfaces

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Professional certifications such as CA, CMA, CPA, MBA Finance, or Oracle JDE certifications are preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes.

Experience Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in JD Edwards Finance Functional consulting.
• Experience in at least one full-cycle JDE implementation project.
• Experience in support, enhancement, and rollout projects.
• Exposure to global finance processes and shared service environments is preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with JDE EnterpriseOne 9.2.
• Knowledge of procurement, distribution, or manufacturing modules.
• Experience working in Agile project environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work with global teams across multiple time zones.

Key Competencies

• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Stakeholder management
• Communication and presentation skills
• Team collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Customer-focused approach