USAID DAI – PFMA Oracle Application Advisor

USAID DAI – PFMA Oracle Application Advisor

SCOPE OF WORK

USAID Public Financial Management and Administration (PFMA)

Project Background:

USAID Public Financial Management and Administration (PFMA) aims to partner with USAID/Jordan and the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to improve Jordan’s revenue system and enhance its budget management process. PFMA will build the capacity of the Jordanian Ministry of Finance and other government institutions to modernize the revenue collection system, encourage compliance—including making it easier for taxpayers to comply with tax obligations—upgrade public procurement management, and improve budget planning, preparation, and execution. Key objectives include 1) improving the revenue-raising system; 2) streamlining the budget management process; 3) optimizing public expenditure management, and 4) implementing crosscutting Public Financial Management reforms such as interventions to address COVID-19. Through a combination of technical assistance, capacity building, and facilitation, tangible and measurable results will be expected during the anticipated five-year duration of the activity.

To these ends, PFMA works closely with the relevant Government of Jordan entities, USAID, and other donor programs to identify opportunities to improve revenues and enhance the budgeting process through building the capacity of the Ministry of Finance and other government institutions and provide on-hand support upgrading of different internal and external systems. Additionally, USAID has managed an MOU with the Ministry of Finance under which both entities will collaborate to support the newly created Macro-Fiscal Unit (MFU) at the Ministry of Finance, to advance MOF-led commitments under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Agreement and the implementation of the Five Years Reform Matrix. PFMA is mandated to support two positions under the MFU.

Position Description:

The Oracle Applications Advisor is responsible for working as part of the Information technology integration/GFMIS objective team to support GFMIS rollout and enhancement, and to provide support for other objectives in the IT field. the position covers the analysis, design, and development of different IT solutions, and he will provide knowledge transfer and will cover two main functions: Integration and GFMIS Management Support

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze, design, develop, build and implement MOF reporting requirements including Financial Reporting Portals (General Government Portal & Government Units Portal) and GFMIS Dashboard & tools
• Rolling Out Financial Reporting Tools to New Ministries, Departments, and Government Units
• Provide technical support to enhance/develop solutions to implement requirements (including reporting) for Budget Planning, Preparation, and Execution
• Provide a GFMIS technical assessment to contribute to GFMIS sustainability and future requirements
• Provide technical support to enhance/develop solutions for cash management functionalities (Cash plan, cash flow statement, Treasury Single Account (TSA))
• Identify the technical ability to apply IPSAS-chosen concepts on Oracle applications without any financial implications on the General Ledger
• Apply knowledge transfer to counterparts by documentation and capacity building on developed solutions

Integration functions

• Coordinate through Objective two lead with other project component leads on IT processes.
• Responsible for systems integration which ensures future communication and a unified reporting platform.
• Continually assess and report on the progress of IT-related activities across components and adapt activities as necessary
• Evaluate and recommend changes to current and future system requirements to meet project goals.
• Ensure that project goals are met, and activities adhere to the approved budget.
• Contribute critical local knowledge and expertise that will help PFMA navigate the IT systems and the technological and environmental challenges associated with GFMIS roll-out.
• Develop ways to establish connectivity between GFMIS and any needed system e.g. e-procurement.

GFMIS management functions

• Identify GFMIS current and future requirements including stakeholders.
• Assess GFMIS functional processes, technical necessities, and human capacities in relation to current and future requirements (assessment shall include completeness of functional processes, required licenses, security & disaster recovery measures, the effectiveness of support center, capacities of GFMIS staff, etc.).
• Support GFMIS to develop a detailed transition plan including a sustainability GFMIS plan.
• Propose and introduce a GFMIS structure to fulfill current and future requirements.
• Support GFMIS technical requirements and identify needed resources (in-house or outsourced) for development & programming, database administration, storage, communication, security & disaster recovery, and support center (call center).
• Support GFMIS functional requirements to complete GFMIS implementation of functional processes; budget planning & preparation cycle, budget execution cycle, procure to pay cycle, revenues cycle, cash management cycle, and general ledger & reporting cycle.
• Support GFMIS change management (communication & training) and project management requirements.
• Assist Government Units (GUs) reporting and data entry capabilities using GU’s portal.
• Sustain GFMIS role as the GOJ unified source of financial data by constantly enhancing GFMIS functions (introducing Dashboards) and supporting government-wide initiatives (such as General Government and Government Units Portals).
• Stabilize and utilize current GFMIS functions on the GOJ basis of accounting (cash).
• Plan for and assist the GFMIS transition to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Accrual basis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s: or master’s degree preferred in engineering and with a concentration in IT systems development
• 5+ years’ experience and fully familiar with the GFMIS system in Jordan, preferably having worked on the GFMIS in Jordan and the relevant counterparts
• 15+ years in IT project management, with experience with public sector financial systems required.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• English and Arabic fluency

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