Oracle EPM Center of Excellence (COE) Lead

Jade Global•Chicago, TX

About The Position

The Oracle EPM Center of Excellence (COE) Lead will run the US Oracle EPM COE, owning solution architecture and oversight across EPM engagements while advising CFOs, Controllers, and other senior finance leaders. The role combines hands-on solution architecture and delivery oversight with COE capability building, presales, account growth, and development of go-to-market offerings. The position has a 50–60% billability target and requires travel as needed. The lead will establish COE methodologies, accelerators, reference architectures, and delivery standards; build team capability through hiring, mentoring, training, and certifications; and monitor Oracle quarterly releases to develop new offerings. The role provides solution oversight across engagements and serves as a hands-on lead architect for FCCS, ARCS, EPBCS, FDMEE/Data Integration, and Tax Reporting, including leading Hyperion on-premise to EPM Cloud migrations. The position also advises finance leaders on close, consolidation, reconciliation, and planning; identifies opportunities to improve finance outcomes and grow client accounts; and leads presales activities from discovery and solution design through estimates, proposals, statements of work, presentations, and deal closing. The lead will take new offerings to market and coordinate with sales, marketing, alliances, and Oracle partner teams.

Requirements

CA (Chartered Accountant) or CPA (Certified Public Accountant), with strong grounding in financial accounting, consolidation (US GAAP/IFRS), and the financial close.
15+ years of overall experience, including 10+ years in Oracle Hyperion/EPM and 5+ years in Oracle EPM Cloud.
Hands-on, expert-level experience with FCCS, ARCS, EPBCS, and FDMEE/Data Integration.
Working knowledge of tax accounting, including income tax provision (ASC 740/IAS 12), deferred taxes, and tax reporting.
Led at least 8–10 full-lifecycle Oracle EPM Cloud implementations as solution architect or engagement lead.
Proven experience working directly with CFOs, Controllers, and senior finance leaders.
Track record in presales, including solutioning, estimation, proposals, orals, and closing deals.
Proven ability to grow existing accounts and contribute to new revenue.
Experience leading and mentoring consulting teams, including onshore–offshore delivery models.
Excellent executive communication, storytelling, and presentation skills.
Willingness to meet a 50–60% billability target and travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Oracle Cloud EPM certifications in FCCS, ARCS, Planning, or Data Management.
Experience with TRCS, Narrative Reporting, PCMCS, EPM Automate, Groovy, and REST APIs.
Big 4/Tier-1 consulting or corporate controllership background.
Experience building packaged go-to-market offerings or industry accelerators.

Responsibilities

Build and run the Oracle EPM COE, including its methodology, accelerators, reference architectures, and delivery standards.
Build team capability through hiring, mentoring, training paths, and Oracle EPM Cloud certifications.
Track Oracle quarterly releases and turn new features into offerings.
Provide solution oversight for EPM engagements through design reviews, quality gates, and risk escalation.
Act as a hands-on lead architect for FCCS, ARCS, EPBCS, FDMEE/Data Integration, and Tax Reporting.
Lead Hyperion on-premise to EPM Cloud migrations.
Advise CFOs, Controllers, and Tax Directors on close, consolidation, reconciliation, and planning.
Identify opportunities to add value in active engagements and lead value-based discussions tied to finance outcomes.
Grow existing accounts through new modules, phase-2 roadmaps, and managed services.
Lead presales activities, including discovery, solution design, demos, estimates, proposals, and SOWs.
Take new go-to-market offerings, such as Fast Close, Hyperion-to-Cloud, and EPM managed services, to market to drive leads.
Work with sales, marketing, alliances, and Oracle partner teams on campaigns, events, and pipeline.