Apps Associates - Senior Principal Consultant - Oracle EPM Planning Module

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING :

- Own Oracle Cloud EPM solution design and delivery across planning, consolidation, reconciliation, and reporting domains.

- Engage directly with clients to understand strategic business goals, assess current-state processes, and translate them into modern, best-in-class Oracle EPM solutions.

- Lead the implementation of Oracle EPM Cloud modules such as Planning (EPBCS), Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS), and Account Reconciliation (ARCS), tailoring configurations to meet client needs.

- Design and develop financial models, custom business rules, data forms, dashboards, and calculation scripts (including Groovy) to enable robust forecasting and reporting.

- Conduct design workshops, gather requirements, and deliver comprehensive functional design documentation.

- Drive end-to-end project activities including solution architecture, configuration, testing, deployment, and hyper care.

- Integrate EPM with source ERP systems using EPM Automate, Data Management, FDMEE, and Integration Agents to ensure data accuracy and performance.

- Provide best practice advisory on process improvement opportunities, automation, and reporting strategies using tools like Smart View and Narrative Reporting.

- Collaborate with cross-functional project teams, including Finance, IT, and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with timelines and business objectives.

- Maintain detailed documentation including requirements, solution design, test cases, and training materials to support knowledge transfer and system sustainability.

WHAT YOU NEED FOR THIS POSITION :

Must-Have : Oracle EPM Planning (EPBCS)-Specific Skills

These are core and required for the role :

- Minimum of 5 full-cycle Oracle Cloud EPM Planning (EPBCS) implementations.

- Extensive experience across Planning modules, including Financials, Workforce, Capital Expenditures (CapEx), and Projects.

- Strong expertise in designing and building driver-based planning models, data forms, dashboards, task lists, smart lists, and KPIs.

- Proficiency in developing business rules and Groovy scripting to support complex calculations, validations, and automation.

- Deep understanding of planning processes : budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, strategic modeling, and what-if scenarios.

- Experience configuring data integrations using EPM Automate, Data Management, or Integration Agent.

- Fluency with Smart View and building reports for planning and analysis.

- Strong client-facing experience, including leading workshops, gathering planning-specific requirements, and aligning solutions to FP&A needs.

- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with finance users.

- Oracle Cloud EPM Planning certification strongly preferred