Oracle EPM EPBCS Consultant

Job Summary

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.

We are seeking an experienced Oracle EPM EPBCS Consultant to design, implement, and support Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS) solutions. The ideal candidate will work closely with Finance, FP&A, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and enterprise performance management solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Oracle EPBCS Solution Design & Development

• Design, configure, and implement Oracle EPBCS modules including:
• Financials
• Workforce Planning
• Capital Planning
• Project Planning
• Strategic Modeling
• Develop and maintain business rules, calculation scripts, data forms, dashboards, and data maps.
• Configure dimensions, metadata, security models, and workflows.
• Customize application functionality to meet business planning and reporting requirements.
• Design driver-based and scenario-based planning models.

Data Integration & Management

• Build and maintain integrations between Oracle EPBCS, Oracle ERP Cloud, SAP, and other enterprise systems.
• Utilize Data Management (FDMEE), EPM Automate, and Oracle Data Integration tools.
• Ensure data quality, validation, reconciliation, and performance optimization.
• Support metadata management and automated data loads.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop planning models to improve financial decision-making.
• Create reports, dashboards, and ad hoc analyses using Smart View and Oracle EPM reporting tools.
• Partner with FP&A teams to enhance planning efficiency and forecasting accuracy.

Administration & Support

• Manage user security, access provisioning, and application maintenance.
• Perform system upgrades, patch validation, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Monitor application performance and implement best practices.
• Provide production support and resolve planning application issues.

Stakeholder Management

• Gather and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and IT teams.
• Facilitate workshops, user training sessions, UAT testing, and deployment activities.
• Create technical and functional documentation.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• 3-7 years of hands-on experience with Oracle EPBCS/PBCS (Oracle Cloud EPM Planning) .
• Strong expertise in:
• Oracle Cloud EPM Planning
• EPBCS configuration and administration
• Business Rules and Calc Manager
• Groovy Scripting
• Smart View
• EPM Automate
• Data Management (FDMEE)
• Metadata management and security setup
• Experience integrating EPBCS with Oracle ERP Cloud, SAP, or other enterprise platforms.
• Understanding of Oracle EPM architecture and performance optimization techniques. xihmbke

Primary Skills: Oracle EPBCS, Oracle EPM Cloud, Groovy Scripting, Calc Manager, Smart View, EPM Automate, FDMEE, Financial Planning & Forecasting.