Remote - Oracle EPBCS Architect - Any visa || W2

Duties:

• Design and architect complex, secure, and scalable EPM Cloud solutions to address intricate business challenges, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Ensure architectural consistency, coherence, and best practices are maintained across all EPM Cloud solutions, with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.
• Conduct deep dives into broader financial domains to fully understand specific business complexities, technological needs, and how they relate to the EPM Cloud environment.
• Develop and deliver impactful presentations, workshops, and proofs of concept to demonstrate the strategic and financial benefits of proposed solutions to stakeholders.
• Streamline and simplify business processes using Oracle Financials and related EPM Cloud modules. Standardize processes where possible by reusing objects or adopting global designs, maximizing operational efficiency and business outcomes.
• Lead map-gap discussions with business users, documenting solution alternatives and providing clear recommendations to ensure optimal decisions are made with minimal customizations and long-term sustainability in mind.
• Collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, partner resources, and cross-functional global teams, demonstrating the ability to influence, guide, and listen to drive consensus on critical business and technology decisions.

Skills:

• Experience with Oracle EPM solutions (EPBCS/PBCS, Hyperion Planning, Essbase, ARCS, FCCS)
• Proficiency in calculation scripts, Groovy scripting, REST API integration, and EPM-Automate.
• Expertise in data integration and automation using Data Management, EPM Agent, and ETL solutions
• Experience migrating on-premises Hyperion solutions to Oracle Cloud (PBCS/EPBCS, ARCS, FCCS)
• In-depth knowledge of Oracle EPM Cloud infrastructure, security, and administration
• Proven ability to interact with business and technical stakeholders
• Lead delivery of end-to-end EPBCS solutions (planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting)
• Design and implement financial models, reports, and dashboards based on business requirements
• Configure and enhance EPBCS modules (Workforce Planning, Capital Asset Planning, Financials, Projects)
• Optimize EPM application performance for scalability and robustness
• Conduct workshops to gather requirements and provide strategic advice on leveraging EPM.
• Develop functional and technical specifications, test plans, and scripts
• Collaborate with finance and IT/DT teams to align EPM solutions with business goals
• Manage EPM application security, user provisioning, and integration with IDCS/LDAP
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to work effectively with Finance and IT teams.