Senior Oracle Budgeting and Planning (PBCS) Specialist (REMOTE)

NTT DATA Services • Toronto, ON

4d • CA$84,360 - CA$146,520 • Remote

About The Position

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Oracle Budgeting and Planning (PBCS) Specialist for a fully remote role based anywhere in Canada. This role supports enterprise Planning and Forecasting, Financial Reporting, and Periods Close processes using expert-level knowledge of Oracle PBCS, Essbase, and Hyperion Planning 11.2.x. The specialist will partner with Finance, Accounting, and IT stakeholders to support, enhance, and optimize existing financial systems and integrations.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of experience with Oracle's Hyperion Planning and/or Oracle EPM Cloud PBCS, including modules (I.E. Workforce Planning, Capex Planning, Project Planning); Hyperion Financials Reporting (HFR) and data integration tools (DRM, FDMEE, ODI, etc.) with two or more implementations
• 1+ years of hands-on experience with 1 or more upgrade project from Hyperion Planning and Essbase to Oracle EPM Cloud PBCS.
• 3+ years of expert-level experience in developing Business Rules and Essbase scripts.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills, problem solving/debugging skills
• Experience with software full lifecycle methodology
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with a diverse team; work independently under minimal supervision and flexible to participate as a team member with a willingness to help junior staff where needed
• Highly organized and detailed oriented; Adapt to projects quickly with a can-do attitude
• Able to fully utilize Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Work with Solution Architects and Project Managers to define the right solution for the problem at hand
• Application of interpersonal skills to build relationships with Client; Effective communications at project team level, meeting facilitation and presentations, persuasive written communication skills
• Able to transfer knowledge by coaching, training and mentoring
• Requires understanding of financial budgeting and forecasting processes
• Understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow development across multiple industries
• Ability to advise clients on best practices in planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Undergraduate degree in Finance or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in Finance preferred.
• Oracle EPM PBCS certification preferred.
• Experience in automation including REST API calls, SQL or EPMAutomate is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in Oracle PBCS, Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Essbase
• Configure the system to meet the desired business process requirements
• Develop testing scenarios, test scripts and leading teams in unit, integration and acceptance testing
• Mentor and coach other team members, main point of contact for the client, coordinate and lead the duties and tasks assigned to the team
• Facilitate train-the-trainer or end-user training
• Works as a consulting team member or an individual technical consultant in the development of technical solutions of moderate complexity within support practice area.
• Find solutions to customer issues and implement proactive solutions to prevent future system issues
• Regularly interacts with external customers and customer managers and identifies additional opportunities in customer organization.

Benefits

• The starting pay range for this remote role is $84,360 to $146,520.
• This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree