About this Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Lead role at Accenture Federal Services
You Are:
As the Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Lead, you will serve as the organization's foremost expert and strategic owner for the entire Oracle Cloud EPM suite. You are responsible for architecting a world-class financial systems landscape that encompasses planning, consolidation, and reporting. This role is the critical link between the office of the CFO and technology, ensuring the Oracle Cloud EPM platform is leveraged to its fullest potential to drive agile forecasting, a streamlined financial close, and insightful business analysis.
The Work:
- Solution Architecture & Strategy: Own the end-to-end solution architecture and multi-year roadmap for the Oracle Cloud EPM platform. Provide strategic guidance on leveraging modules including Planning (EPBCS), Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS), Enterprise Data Management (EDMCS), Account Reconciliation (ARCS), and Narrative Reporting.
- Governance & Master Data Management: Establish and enforce enterprise-wide governance for all EPM applications. Serve as the chief architect for master data, hierarchies, and business rules, championing the use of EDMCS to ensure data integrity and consistency across the enterprise.
- Program Leadership & Delivery: Lead the successful delivery of all EPM projects, from initial design and configuration to final user adoption. Oversee a team of developers and analysts, ensuring best practices for business rule development, data integration, and security configuration are followed.
- Senior Stakeholder Advisory: Act as the primary EPM advisor to senior Finance leadership (CFO, VP of FP&A, Corporate Controller). Translate complex business needs into scalable and efficient solutions within the Oracle Cloud EPM framework.
Here's What You Nee:
- Minimum 10+ years of EPM/CPM implementation experience, with at least 5 years focused exclusively on the Oracle Cloud EPM suite.
- Proven experience leading the architecture and delivery of multiple (2+) full-cycle implementations of Oracle Cloud EPM modules, specifically Planning (EPBCS) and Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS).
- Hands-on, expert-level knowledge of designing and configuring Oracle Cloud EPM applications, including data integrations, Calculation Manager (Business Rules), and security.
- Direct experience with Enterprise Data Management (EDMCS) for managing enterprise hierarchies and metadata is strongly preferred.
- Expert-level understanding of core finance processes (financial close, budgeting/forecasting, management reporting) and how they are enabled by Oracle EPM technology.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and manage relationships with senior business executives
Bonus Points If:
- Advanced Degree
- 15+ years of industry experience
- Motivated and proactive, with a desire to understand and address complex areas
- Curiosity for learning about new technology, industry best practices, and areas of risk, analyzing and turning new insights into concrete action
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to delivering tangible outcomes for customers and stakeholders
- Excellent people management and relationship development skills
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