HFM Lead Consultant

Career Raiser; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Dubai is looking for a qualified candidate to manage a team focused on financial consolidation, with expertise in Hyperion HFM. Responsibilities include leading workshops and creating project plans. The role offers competitive benefits including a base salary, paid vacation, and medical insurance.

Benefits

Four weeks paid vacation

Paid overtime

Medical and Dental Insurance

401k match up to 3%

Profit Sharing and bonus opportunities

Company provided phone and laptop

Onsite fitness facilities

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of work experience in Accounting and Finance.
• Ability to create detailed project plans and design documents.
• Experience in implementing and configuring the Hyperion HFM suite.

Responsibilities

• Run and manage a team with functional and technical knowledge.
• Lead workshops to understand reporting business requirements.
• Evaluate future service opportunities for clients.

Skills

Team management

Communication (written and verbal)

Problem-solving

Client-focused

Ability to work under pressure

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Finance or Accounting

Tools

Hyperion HFM suite

FDM

Job description

Description

You are:

• Ability to run and manage a team, need to have functional and technical knowledge of Financial Consolidation
• Experienced in implementing and configuring the Hyperion HFM suite including HFM, FDM, Financial Reporting and EPMA
• Comfortable leading workshops to define and understand the reporting business requirements
• Able to create detailed project plans, timelines, task lists and design documents
• Adept at leveraging FDM to define all data mappings, validation rules and data loads
• A strong communicator (written and verbal)
• A creative problem-solver
• Willing to take the responsibility to be great, regardless of circumstances
• Client focused and comfortable evaluating future service opportunities
• Calm under pressure
• Not high maintenance or moody, we don’t have time for that
• Able to turn on a dime
• Excited to earn frequent flyer miles
• Capable of getting along with others and being part of a great team

You know:

• How to provide information and recommendations around account practices and reporting standards including GAAP, IFRS, XBRL, SOX etc.
• About defining and recommending currency translation methods and best practices
• How to help clients identify significant business value trapped in their data
• How to manage business development opportunities
• Ways to help others learn by sharing what you know
• What it means to work independently
• How to work and play hard
• How to support defining implementation best practices

You would rock if you:

• Have any HFM or FDM certifications
• Implemented multiple HFM applications
• Know version 11.1.2.x or newer
• Have a degree in Computer Science, MIS, Finance or Accounting
• Are able to train business users on how to administer HFM
• Five to ten years work experience in Accounting and Finance
• Have been a software consultant in a previous life
• Desire to work in new environments, with new people and new business challenges
• Are a born leader
• Love to learn from your peers and industry leaders
• Have strong interpersonal skills, like to problem solve and want to see your client succeed
• Have a broad sense of humor and a deep appreciation for the absurd
• Ride a motorcycle or fly an airplane

You want to explore:

• Companies in various industries with constantly evolving technology
• Experiencing the full lifecycle of project development from requirements to rollout
• Pushing the envelope in your own personal career path
• Looking for new ways to bring value to a client

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive base salary
• Four weeks paid vacation
• Paid overtime and ability to accrue additional vacation
• Eight holidays plus two floating holidays
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• 401k match up to a 3% of eligible contributions
• Profit Sharing and bonus opportunities
• Company provided phone and laptop
• Onsite fitness facilities in MN