About us:
At Viasat, the work you do helps people stay connected in ways that matter, from everyday moments to critical missions across air, land, sea, and space.
We’re a place for people who are curious, bold, and motivated by meaningful work. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, explore new possibilities, and grow your career in ways that align with your interests and goals. When you're ready to take on something new, you'll find leaders who support your development and help you turn your ambition into action.
What you'll do:
The team is responsible for supporting and improving Viasat's Oracle EBS Project Accounting and Project Systems operations. This includes managing project costing, burdening, revenue recognition, billing, project funding, expenditure processing, and integration.
This role provides exposure to:
- Enterprise-scale Oracle EBS Project Accounting and Financials environments.
- End-to-end Project Lifecycle Management, from project setup through cost collection, billing, revenue recognition, and close.
- Complex integrations between Oracle Projects, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, and other financial modules.
- Financial close and accounting operations supporting a global organization.
The candidate will leverage their Project Systems and business process expertise to:
- Analyze and document Oracle Projects business processes and system activities.
- Develop runbooks and operational procedures for project costing, billing, funding, and close activities.
- Facilitate workshops with Finance, Project Accounting, and Oracle EBS SMEs.
- Identify process dependencies, operational risks, and knowledge gaps.
The work directly impacts Viasat's ability to:
- Accurately account for project costs and revenue.
- Support timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close activities.
- Maintain compliance with financial reporting and audit requirements.
- Reduce operational risk associated with key-person dependencies.
- Improve business continuity and organizational resilience.
- Preserve critical institutional knowledge.
The candidate will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including:
- Project Accounting and Cost Accounting teams.
- Oracle EBS functional consultants.
- Oracle EBS technical support teams.
- Business Systems Analysts.
The day-to-day:
The day-to-day work is focused on Oracle EBS Project Accounting operations, process documentation, knowledge transfer, and operational readiness activities. The candidate will work closely with Finance, Project Accounting, and ERP support teams to understand, document, and improve critical project-related financial processes.
A typical day may include:
- Meeting with Project Accounting and Finance SMEs to understand current business processes and system activities.
- Reviewing and documenting Oracle Projects processes such as project setup, cost collection, burdening, revenue generation, billing, and project close activities.
- Observing month-end and quarter-end close procedures to capture process steps, dependencies, and control points.
- Creating and updating runbooks, operating procedures, and support documentation.
What you'll need:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience supporting ERP, Project Accounting, Project Systems, or business operations processes.
- Experience documenting business processes, procedures, or operational workflows.
- Experience working with business and technical stakeholders to gather and validate requirements.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Experience creating runbooks, standard operating procedures, or knowledge transfer documentation.
- Familiarity with financial close processes and ERP support operations.
- Experience with Oracle EBS Projects, Oracle Project Accounting, or similar ERP Project Systems solutions.
- Experience supporting project costing, billing, revenue recognition, or project financial management processes.
- Experience supporting process improvement, governance, or operational excellence initiatives.
What will help you on the job:
- Experience with Oracle EBS Projects, Oracle Project Accounting, or similar enterprise Project Systems solutions.
- Experience supporting project costing, burdening, revenue recognition, billing, funding, and project close processes.
- Experience documenting complex business processes, operational procedures, and support runbooks.
- Experience working in Finance, Project Accounting, ERP support, or enterprise applications environments.
- Experience facilitating process workshops and collaborating with business and technical subject matter experts.
- Experience supporting process improvement, operational excellence, or governance initiatives.
- Experience identifying process dependencies, operational risks, and opportunities for standardization.
- Reduced key-person dependency.
- Improved operational resilience and business continuity.
- Greater process standardization and governance.
- Enhanced audit readiness and compliance support.
- Better integration between Finance, Project Accounting, and ERP support teams.
- Preparation for future ERP modernization and transformation initiatives.
Salary range:
$70,500.00 - $111,000.00 / annually.
For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $87,000.00- $131,000.00/ annually
:
At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO statement:
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
