Senior Manager, Financial Systems - Oracle EPM

At Avis Budget Group, we’re driven to be the best vehicle rental company in the world, together. Our 25,000 employees raise the bar every day, bringing different perspectives, taking ownership, and leading with integrity. We’re defining the future of mobility with safe, sustainable solutions that move people, businesses, and communities forward. The Senior Manager, Financial Systems – Oracle EPM is responsible for the technical leadership, architecture, administration, and ongoing optimization of the Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform. This role partners closely with Finance, IT, and external vendors to deliver scalable planning, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting solutions while ensuring system reliability, security, and continuous improvement. What You’ll Do: Own the overall Oracle EPM technical architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and alignment with enterprise technology standards. Evaluate new Oracle EPM features and quarterly cloud updates, assessing business impact and recommending adoption strategies. Lead, mentor, and develop Oracle EPM administrators, developers, and technical analysts. Lead platform upgrades, patch testing, regression testing, and production deployments. Partner with Finance leadership to define and prioritize the Oracle EPM roadmap. Design and oversee integrations between Oracle EPM and ERP systems Build and maintain automated data loads using EPM Automate, Data Integration, REST APIs, and scripting technologies. Monitor integration performance and proactively resolve data integrity issues. Establish governance processes for metadata management, hierarchies, dimensions, and master data changes. Ensure compliance with SOX controls, audit requirements, and change management standards. Manage relationships with Oracle, implementation partners, and third-party vendors. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to simplify processes and improve system performance. Optimize calculation scripts, business rules, Groovy rules, and data load performance. Identify opportunities to improve planning cycle times and reduce manual effort through automation. Support monthly forecasting, annual planning, and financial close processes through Oracle EPM. Lead the Finance Oracle AI strategy and roadmap, identifying opportunities to leverage Oracle AI capabilities to transform finance processes. Access to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance Eligible to elect other voluntary benefits including: Group Auto Insurance, Group Home Insurance, Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, FSA, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and additional life insurance coverages 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matched contributions Full training to learn the business and enhance professional skills Employee discounts, including discounted prices on the purchase of Avis/Budget cars Access to an Employee Assistance Program for services including counseling, financial and legal consultation, referrals for care service and more What We’re Looking For: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. 8–10+ years of Oracle EPM experience, including Oracle Cloud Planning (PBCS/EPBCS). 3–5 years leading technical teams or enterprise implementations. Expert knowledge of Oracle Planning (PBCS/EPBCS), including application configuration, metadata, business rules, calculations, security, integrations, platform administration, and automation using EPM Automate. Experience with Financial Consolidation & Close (FCCS), Enterprise Data Management (EDMCS), Data Management, and Oracle reporting tools including SmartView and Financial Reporting. Extensive knowledge of Excel, SmartView, and Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in. Experience with REST APIs, Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), and SQL and/or scripting languages (PowerShell or Python) preferred. Experience supporting global finance organizations and governance of chart of accounts and segment hierarchies. Oracle Cloud certifications (ERP Financials and/or Oracle EPM) strongly preferred. Excellent communication, relationship-building, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders and tailor communication for both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a resourceful, solutions-oriented mindset. Experience with Narrative Reporting and Groovy is a plus The annual starting salary for this position is between $140,000 – $180,000 annually. Factors that may affect starting pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Who We Are: Here at Avis Budget Group, you will be joining a team of 25,000 driven people, performing with purpose. Together, we’re moving the future of transportation forward with our innovative, customer-focused solutions. Our culture is performance driven, where we encourage and support each other to be at our best through leadership, training, tools, and rewards. We are proud to make a positive difference to the lives of our colleagues, customers, and communities where we operate. Avis Budget Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other category protected by applicable law. This advertisement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This advertisement describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. This position may be with any affiliate of Avis Budget Group. #J-18808-Ljbffr Avis Budget Group