Senior Enterprise Applications - Fusion Finance Lead

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

Summary

The Senior Enterprise Applications – Fusion Finance Lead will serve as a key solution partner, leading Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials implementations, rollouts, and optimization initiatives across the organization.

This role requires strong, hands-on Oracle Fusion implementation experience, with expertise across core Finance modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Assets, Cash Management, and related financial processes. The role will drive solution design, configuration, integrations, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement to deliver scalable, compliant, and business-aligned solutions.

The role will support global deployments, new business rollouts, and post-implementation optimization, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, internal controls, and Government Contracting (GovCon) compliance requirements. Experience with Oracle EPM and Fusion Projects (PPM) is beneficial.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Oracle Fusion Financials implementations, rollouts, enhancements, and production support.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Contracts, and IT stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.
• Provide hands-on functional expertise across Oracle Fusion Financials, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Tax, Costing, and financial reporting.
• Lead solution design, configuration, integrations, data conversion, report development, workflows, testing, and deployment in collaboration with technical teams and implementation partners.
• Support core financial processes, including month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidations, management reporting, and audit readiness.
• Apply Government Contracting (GovCon) knowledge to support compliant financial processes, cost accounting, indirect rates, and contract-related financial reporting.
• Support Finance-related Oracle Fusion PPM processes, including project costing, billing, and revenue recognition, as needed.
• Drive process standardization, continuous improvement, and successful post-implementation adoption.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12–15+ years of experience in Oracle ERP implementations, business analysis, or enterprise applications, with deep Finance and Accounting knowledge.
• Strong hands-on Oracle Fusion Financials implementation experience, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Cash Management, Fixed Assets, and Tax.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion Cost Management and related financial processes.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end Oracle Fusion implementations, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.
• Experience conducting business requirements workshops, facilitating stakeholder discussions, and translating business needs into finalized functional requirements and scalable solutions.
• Strong experience with data conversion, migration, interface design, and integrations, including data mapping, validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting.
• Expertise in Oracle Fusion reporting tools, including OTBI, BI Publisher, and financial and operational reporting.
• Understanding of Oracle Fusion Projects (PPM), project costing, billing, revenue recognition, and Government Contracting (GovCon), including FAR/DCAA compliance.
• Experience developing functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test plans, and technical/functional specifications.
• Ability to define an AI strategy and identify practical AI use cases for Finance transformation, process automation, analytics, and improved decision-making.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, workflows, interfaces, data structures, and underlying database tables.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams while collaborating effectively with Finance, IT, implementation partners, and business stakeholders.

Key Competencies

• Strong hands-on Oracle Fusion implementation and solution design mindset.
• Ability to lead end-to-end implementations, from requirements workshops and design through deployment and user adoption.
• Deep understanding of Finance, Accounting, and financial control processes.
• Strong expertise in data conversion, interface design, integrations, and reporting solutions.
• Ability to define AI-enabled Finance transformation opportunities and practical implementation strategies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across business and technical teams.
• Ability to balance delivery speed, solution quality, compliance, and business priorities.

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Advanced degree (MS, MBA) or professional certification (CPA).
• Experience with Oracle Fusion Projects (PPM), including project costing, billing, revenue recognition, and project financial reporting.
• Experience with Oracle EPM Cloud, including Planning, Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS), Account Reconciliation, Enterprise Data Management, or Narrative Reporting.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), OTBI, BI Publisher, FBDI, REST/SOAP APIs, and Smart View.
• Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-ledger, global, or regulated business environments, preferably Government Contracting (GovCon).
• Oracle Fusion Financials or Oracle EPM Cloud certifications.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and influence cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ownership, initiative, accountability, and commitment to continuous improvement and team success.

Physical Demands:

• Hybrid work requirement: Onsite in AV locations, 1–2 days per week but it is not a mandatory.
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

Clearance Level

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

$111,500 - $189,500

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits: AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.

About AV:

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.

We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder), asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or a person approved for an export license from the appropriate governing agency.