IT SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (ORACLE EBS FINANCE)

Reports To: CIODepartment: Group Information TechnologyLocation: Dubai, UAEJob Type: Full-time, permanentExperience Required: 10+ years in finance systems and finance operations, including a minimum of 6 years hands-on functional experience with Oracle E-Business Suite and at least three full-lifecycle implementations, upgrades, or major rollouts.Education and Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce. CA, ACCA, CPA, or CMA preferred. Oracle EBS R12 Financials certification is an advantage.ABOUT THE ROLEA large multi-entity group operating in the UAE construction and engineering sector is seeking an IT Senior Financial Analyst to act as the senior functional authority for its Oracle E-Business Suite finance landscape. The role ensures the EBS finance modules are configured, controlled, and operating in line with group accounting policy, management reporting needs, and statutory obligations across all legal entities and EBS environments.This is a business-facing systems role rather than a general accounting position. It sits at the boundary between Finance and IT, translating accounting policy, regulatory requirements, and reporting needs into system configuration, functional specifications, and controlled change, and acts as the primary liaison between finance stakeholders, the IT technical team, implementation partners, and Oracle Support. The environment is multi-org, multi-ledger, and multi-currency across main contracting and MEP engineering businesses, so genuine depth in project-based and contracting finance is essential.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESOracle EBS Finance Ownership and SupportAct as subject matter expert and provide day-to-day functional support for Oracle EBS Financials across all production and non-production environments and all in-scope legal entities.Own configuration for General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, iExpenses, Tax, and Intercompany, including chart of accounts, ledger and legal entity setup, cross-validation and security rules, approval hierarchies, and subledger accounting.Perform root cause analysis on incidents, apply controlled configuration corrections, manage escalations to Oracle Support through service requests and patch analysis to closure, and maintain current configuration, interface, and process documentation.Project and Contracting FinanceSupport project and job costing across the contracting entities, including cost collection, budget versus actual analysis, commitment tracking, and work-in-progress reporting.Configure and support contracting-specific billing, including progress billing and interim payment certificates, retention receivable and payable, advance payments and their recovery, variation orders, and cost value reconciliation.Support subcontractor and supplier processes, including subcontract certificates, back-charges, material reconciliation, and three-way matching, and ensure system treatment supports IFRS-compliant revenue recognition for construction contracts.Period Close, Reconciliation, and Management ReportingWork closely with Group Finance and entity finance teams through month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, clearing errors and exceptions and driving down close cycle time.Reconcile Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Inventory, and Payroll subledgers to the General Ledger, and support consolidation, intercompany elimination, and the group's cost allocation and cross-charging model across entities.Deliver and enhance MIS reporting, including aging analysis, statements of account, cash flow statements, income statements, tax reports, and management packs, using BI Publisher, FSG, OTBI, Smart View, and Power BI.Tax, Regulatory, and Statutory ComplianceEnsure tax configuration correctly supports UAE VAT, including tax rates, recovery rules, reverse charge, designated zone treatment, and FTA return preparation and reconciliation.Support UAE Corporate Tax requirements in the system, including entity-level profitability, related-party and transfer pricing data capture, and tax grouping considerations.Act as finance functional lead for e-invoicing compliance with the accredited service provider, covering data mapping, invoice schema validation, integration testing, exception handling, and go-live readiness, and support Wage Protection System files and end-of-service benefit accruals.Enhancements, Integrations, and Project DeliveryConduct needs assessment and fit-gap analysis and recommend enhancements with a clear statement of benefit, effort, and risk, challenging customization wherever standard functionality and process change will serve.Produce functional specifications, process flows, and test scripts, and lead the finance workstream through EBS conference room pilots, data migration and opening balance validation, cutover planning, and hypercare.Own the finance functional side of third-party integrations, including e-invoicing platforms, banking and host-to-host payment interfaces, payroll systems, and internal portals, covering data mappings, error handling, reconciliation controls, and monitoring.Controls, Governance, and Business PartneringEnsure system configuration supports internal controls, segregation of duties, and approval limits, conduct periodic user access and responsibility reviews, and support internal and external audit.Ensure all development, testing, and deployment activity follows the Group IT change management process and ISO 9001 quality management procedures, and maintain data integrity and confidentiality in line with information security policy and UAE data protection requirements.Train and support finance users across entities, build a super-user network, provide functional guidance to developers and implementation partners, and mentor junior analysts within the IT department.SKILLS AND COMPETENCIESDeep functional expertise in Oracle E-Business Suite R12 or R12.2 Financials, with hands-on configuration ownership rather than coordination-only experience.A strong accounting foundation and the ability to reason from accounting treatment to system behavior and back again.Working knowledge of Supply Chain, Procurement, Inventory, Project Costing and Billing, and HR and Payroll modules, and of how each posts into Finance.Practical experience of multi-org, multi-ledger, multi-currency, and multi-entity environments, and hands-on experience with third-party integrations and with BI Publisher, FSG, OTBI, Smart View, and Power BI.Ability to read SQL and interrogate data directly for analysis and reconciliation.Familiarity with Oracle AIM or OUM implementation methodology and with formal change control, and documentation discipline that will withstand audit.Clear communication with both finance and technical audiences, the credibility to challenge a requirement constructively, and composure under period-close and regulatory deadlines.CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSCA, ACCA, CPA, or CMA preferred. A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce is required.Minimum 10 years of overall experience across finance systems and finance operations, of which at least 6 years hands-on functional experience with Oracle EBS.At least three full-lifecycle Oracle EBS Financials implementations, upgrades, or major rollouts, covering requirement capture, functional specification, solution design, testing, training, and go-live support.Demonstrable UAE or wider GCC experience, with practical exposure to UAE VAT and, preferably, UAE Corporate Tax.Experience in construction, contracting, EPC, or manufacturing is strongly preferred. Experience supporting a multi-entity group structure is essential.Experience working alongside external auditors and within a formal IT change control regime.