EPM Center of Excellence (COE) Lead

Principal Accountabilities:

• EPM COE Strategic Direction: Define the COE's vision, establish rigorous delivery standards, develop proprietary solution accelerators, create the competency framework, and devise the cross-sell strategy.
• Core Solution Leadership (EPBCS & FCCS): Architect sophisticated enterprise planning models (including Financial, Workforce, and Capital Expenditure planning) and robust global consolidation models (addressing Ownership Management, Intercompany Eliminations, Foreign Exchange, and Multi-GAAP reporting). A prerequisite is the successful completion of a minimum of three full lifecycle implementations for each of these modules.
• Capability Expansion (ARCS, TRCS, EDMCS): Articulate the strategic approach for implementing Account Reconciliation, Tax Provisioning, and Master Data Governance solutions during presales and advisory engagements.
• Presales and Solution Architecture: Lead discovery workshops, define comprehensive EPM roadmaps, design technical architectures, manage the preparation of Request for Proposal (RFP) responses and effort estimations, and conduct expert demonstrations of EPBCS/FCCS products.
• Hyperion (On-Premise) Governance: Provide expert guidance to delivery teams on Essbase architecture, Lifecycle Management (LCM) migration processes, security frameworks, governance protocols, and complex troubleshooting.
• Financial Functional Consulting: Possess a strong foundational background in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Close and Consolidation processes, Intercompany Accounting, Transfer Pricing methodologies, and Multi-currency management. Execute finance maturity assessments and provide authoritative advice on close process optimization.
• Talent Management and Team Development: Mentor and coach EPM consultants, define structured career progression paths, and drive certification initiatives and skill uplift programs.

Essential Experience Criteria:

A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, coupled with demonstrable leadership in a minimum of three full lifecycle implementations of both EPBCS and FCCS, significant involvement in Presales/Product Demonstration leadership, relevant Hyperion Planning exposure, and proven experience in global finance transformation projects.

Certifications:

• Mandatory: Possession of an Active Oracle Fusion EPM Cloud Certification (EPBCS OR FCCS).

Academic Qualifications:

Chartered Accountant (CA)/Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance is highly desirable, OR an equivalent graduate degree with extensive finance domain expertise.

Performance Indicators (Success Metrics):

EPM service revenue growth, Presales conversion rate, Delivery quality assessment scores, Accelerator development output, and Consultant skill uplift quantifiable metrics.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

A strategic EPM leader who exhibits the financial acumen of a CFO, the design proficiency of an architect, the persuasive capability of a presales director, the execution discipline of a program owner, and the organizational leadership of a practice head.