Contract
NYC (2 days onsite, 3 days remote)
Responsibilities:
- Design, configure and support all Oracle EPM modules including Planning, Financial Consolidation and Close, Profitability and Cost Management, Enterprise Data Management, Narrative Reporting, free form cubes and other related modules.
- Provide best practices in utilization of modules
- Participate in EPM strategy and roadmap planning of new features and capabilities
- Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements from business partners
- Lead data integration, data mapping, and data validation activities between EPM Cloud applications, Oracle ERP, FDI and external systems
- Assist in developing and delivering training sessions
- Participate and drive troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
- Co-ordinate and conduct system testing, including unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams, including finance and technology senior leadership, business analysts, developers, and project managers
- Stay up to date with the latest Oracle EPM Cloud product updates and industry trends to provide best-in-class solutions to clients.
- Present high-level and low-level design options to relevant partners
- Report potential risks and dependencies to the project lead architect and delivery managers.
- Participate and lead architectural discussions
- Partner with Oracle product management and engineering departments to align project implementation design and architecture for compatibility with future versions and to minimize potential upgrade effort.
Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or related field. Additional background in Finance or Accounting is a plus.
- 5+ years of professional experience in Oracle EPM Cloud Applications.
- Solid understanding of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes and financial reporting.
- Expertise across all Oracle EPM Cloud applications, including Planning, Financial Consolidation and Close, Profitability and Cost Management (PCMCS and/or EPCM), Accounts Reconciliation, Narrative Reporting, FreeForm cubes, Enterprise Data Management.
- Background with Oracle ERP, OCI including Integration Cloud (OIC) and FAW/FDI a plus.
- At least one full lifecycle implementation experience of EPM implementations
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- The ability to work independently and cross-functionally with Business users and internal teams.
- Oracle Cloud certifications, such as Oracle Certified Implementation Specialist or Oracle Certified Cloud Implementation Specialist, are a major plus.