Job Description
Oracle EPM Consolidation Lead (Manager)
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The Role requires
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• A strong delivery track record in Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close implementations (Oracle FCC) who can leverage business and technology-based solutions to deliver outcomes for our clients.
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• System design and delivery, including release management, integration management, data migration strategy and management.
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• Prior consulting experience on delivery financial consolidation and close processes for customer across different industries is a preferred requirement
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• An understanding of Financial Services Organisation’s Target Operating Model, Process & Controls, Organisation Design, Change Management and Business Readiness is needed.
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The person
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• Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.
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•Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm
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•Builds strong global relationships and actively seeking out the global network’s best experts to • address client needs
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•Communicates compelling and well thought out solutions to complex problems
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•Builds constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures
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•Fosters a sense of self belief and confidence in others
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•Seeks to understand other’s motivations
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•Supports others to make brave decisions
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Functional skills:
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• An understanding of the financial close and consolidation process.
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• Experience of multiple industry sectors (e.g. Higher Education, Retail, Insurance, Local Government etc.).
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• Experience of multiple end to end implementation Oracle Finance Consolidation & Close (Oracle FCC) implementations including Oracle EPRCS (Enterprise Performance Reporting Cloud Service) (Must have).
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•Expertise with the technical design and solution configuration on large scale Oracle Finance Consolidation & Close (Oracle FCC) implementations.
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• Proven expertise in review of functional and technical designs against business requirements and provide challenges where relevant.
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•Significant exposure to Chart of Accounts & Data Model Design.
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• Exposure to the EPM lifecycle including planning, budgeting and forecasting, enterprise wide KPI & reporting framework, profitability/cost analysis and experience with other EPM technologies would be desirable.
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•Exposure to other EPM products such as EDMCS, ARCS, will be nice to have.
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• Experience in Key finance and accounting processes that includes general accounting and corporate consolidation, financial planning and analysis, accounts payables and receivable, fixed assets, and Management Reporting is desirable.
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• Broad knowledge of other Oracle Cloud product sets like ERP, SCM, HCM and Payroll solutions.
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• An understanding of the functional, application and technical architectural elements of an Oracle Cloud EPM programme.
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•Experience of operating and implementing in a cloud environment and understanding the impacts of implementing and operating on the cloud versus on premise.
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• An appreciation of the influence of user experience-based design e.g. Personas, user journeys and how this can be used to augment a solution
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•Manage the translation of clients technical and accounting requirements to Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close functional and technical solution design.
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• Lead the application configuration in Oracle Financial consolidation and Close.
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•Support the documentation of the solution’s test strategy and oversee the drafting of test scenarios and technical testing script.
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•Lead end user training and conduct knowledge transfer of the solution to technical client teams.
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•Lead the deployment of the solution to production and provide post go-live support.
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• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
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Professional skills:
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• Excellent documentation, reporting and presentation skills in both a virtual and in person mode.
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• Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesise large amounts of information.
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• Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements, functional specs, configuration document, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices etc.).
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• Highly proficient Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Projects.
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• Excellent interpersonal, team building, organisational and motivational skills.
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• Fast learner with an ability to get up-to-speed in a short space of time.
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• Ability to convey ideas and recommendations in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications.
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• Good attention to detail and an ability to analyse and use data in decision making.
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• Excellent organisational and multitasking skills with ability to balance competing priorities.
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• Experience identifying, diagnosing and resolving issues independently; taking initiative even under unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances.
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• Anticipates need to re-prioritise; can shift gears and comfortably makes decisions based on new information.
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