Oracle EPM Manager

PwC•Chicago, IL

About The Position

A career in our Enterprise Performance Management team, within our Oracle consulting practice, will provide the opportunity to work alongside CEOs, CFOs, controllers and business leaders to drive value throughout the organization. Our team helps clients reduce costs and cycle times while providing game-changing business insights through the implementation of leading practices and Oracle’s modern planning and reporting applications. Creating a well-controlled platform for growth and increased regulatory requirements through the implementation of leading practices and Oracle’s modern consolidation, account reconciliation and data management applications. As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Requirements

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree
Minimum Years of Experience: 5 year(s) with client facing Finance Consulting experience with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).
Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader leading practices in the following areas: Budgeting and Forecasting, Long Range Planning, Rolling Forecasting KPIs, Management Reporting Month End Consolidation, SEC and Statutory Reporting; Financial Master Data Management; and, Account Reconciliations. Narrative Reporting. Profitability and Cost Management
Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader leading technical implementation of EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) tools: EPBCS - Enterprise Planning, Budgeting Cloud Services; FCCS - Financial Consolidation & Close Cloud Service; EDMCS - Enterprise Data Management Cloud Services; ARCS - Account Reconciliation Cloud Services; PCMCS - Profitability and Cost Management Cloud Services;
Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader leading technical development of: General Oracle EPM configuration; Business Rule / Calculation Development; Data Integration, EPM automate, EPM Integration Agent; Master Data Management; User Security Configuration and Management; and, Report Development.
Demonstrates extensive abilities with success managing the identification and addressing client needs: building relationships with clients; developing an awareness of Firm services; communicating with the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner; delivering clear requests for information; demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor.
Demonstrates knowledge and exposure of the common issues facing clients in their industry.
Demonstrates extensive abilities with success managing efforts with identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.
Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven track record as a team leader: supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.
Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader working with cloud based collaboration and project management tools.
Demonstrates highly efficient and effective communication through MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Degree Preferred: Master of Business Administration
Preferred Fields of Study: Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Computer Programming, Computer Systems Analysis, Computer Systems Analysis & Accounting, Computer and Information Science & Accounting, Finance, Finance & Technology
Certification(s) Preferred: EPBCS FCCS, ARCS EDMCS CPA

Responsibilities

Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.