Job Title: Oracle Cloud EPM Lead Consultant
Location: Remote from home location in the United States Ability to travel nationwide up to 30% to client site
Duration: 12 Months
Position Overview:
Automus is seeking an EPM Lead Consultant with 10 years of experience working with Oracle EPM. The role involves leading cross functional discussions at various levels with client business users to analyze requirements brainstorm and articulate solutions and recommend industry best practices to stakeholders. This role is responsible for documenting a gap analysis against standard Oracle functional flows and providing a solution using both standard and customized solutions. The role will document configure test demonstrate and teach end users in the final solution throughout the implementation life cycle including support at golive.
Essential Consulting Duties:
Clear understanding of the implementation life cycle using Oracle Cloud
Understand and document business requirements through client interviews and other research
Work with client to develop and document business solutions ensuring that business requirements are met
Create design and configuration documentation for modules being implemented
Configure Oracle EPM modules based on design requirements
Actively contribute to established implementation methodology around RAID logs and any other methods to document risks actions issues and dependencies for the overall project
Help solution document and test technical enhancements to Cloud including Reports Interfaces Conversions Extensions Workflows (RICEW)
Prepare training materials and work instructions to help teach and jointly test the delivered solutions
Prepare and present updates and other presentation materials to internal teams client teams and executive leadership
Leadership Duties:
Act in a functional lead capacity responsible for implementing multiple Oracle Cloud modules
Provide thought leadership around industry leading practices for improving operational efficiencies and profitability of client business
Lead regular project status meetings for assigned team and actively participate in projects regular status and/or issues meetings
Encourage teamwork and positive working relationships within the project team for all consultants and client members
Sales Duties:
Occasionally the need may arise to collaborate with the Sales/PreSales Team
Work with Sales/PreSales Team to develop proposals product demonstrations and statements of work
Assist in estimating the effort and time required for additional work and other enhancements
Maintain effective relationships with multiple clients and/or vendors
Assist in maintaining a professional market image for Oracle Cloud
Job Requirements:
Bachelors Degree in Business Finance Accounting or Technology
10 years progressive experience in a consulting environment or related industry experience working directly with Oracle EPM products
5 Experience with business processes around and in implementing the following Oracle Cloud modules: Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS/EPBCS) FCCS ARCS TRCS
Technical background with handson experience in Hyperion planning Essbase cube build using PBCS and data management to build metadata and data load
Extensive experience in developing the PBCS calculation scripts in/building load rules data management build metadata and identity manager
Clear understanding of EPM Automator and ASO cubes
Can leverage best practices from previous architecture and implementation experience and work on constant support and continuous improvement skills in Hyperion application environment
Identify and implement process improvements to support more efficient financial analysis
Oracle certification in EPM modules and/or willingness to get certification in next 6 months preferred
Strong functional knowledge around financial systems processes and financial reporting practices
Selfmotivated positive attitude with a cando approach.
Work independently and manage multiple task assignments in a fastpaced environment
Interact effectively with team and with clients through in person meetings chat email phone and video conferencing as appropriate
Excellent verbal and written communication along with strong analytical skills
Resolve problems in a timely and effective manner involving project managers and executive management as appropriate
Demonstrate high level computer skills and knowledge in Office 365 environment including Teams Outlook Word PowerPoint Excel OneNote Visio and SharePoint