This is a techno-functional position that sits between Finance/CFO teams and IT. The consultant will design, build, test and deploy end-to-end EPM Cloud solutions covering both financial close/consolidation and planning/budgeting.
Must-have skills:
1. FCCS: Multi-GAAP and multi-currency consolidation, CTA, intercompany eliminations, equity pickup and minority interest. Dynamic consolidation rules and ownership management (restructurings, spin-offs, acquisitions). Task Manager and Supplemental Data setup.
2. EPBCS / Planning Cloud: Standard modules (Financials, Workforce, Capital, Projects). Calculation Manager, member formulas and Groovy scripting. Driver-based planning, rolling forecasts and scenario modeling.
3. Data Integration and Automation: Data Management / Data Exchange (import formats, mappings, load rules). EPM Automate and REST API scripting. Integration with Oracle Cloud ERP, EBS or SAP.
4. Reporting: Smart View, Financial Reporting Studio, Management Reports and dashboards.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead functional and technical architecture for FCCS and EPBCS implementations
- Run requirements workshops, fit-gap analysis and design reviews with FP&A and Accounting leadership
- Manage metadata, security roles, data forms, dashboards and navigation flows
- Build and execute unit, SIT and UAT scripts; lead data migration, historical load validation and parallel runs
- Deliver end-user training, admin enablement and go-live hypercare
- Handle quarterly release testing and tier-2/tier-3 support during month-end close and budget cycles