Oracle Planning and Budgeting (EPBCS) Lead

Accenture in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India seeks an experienced Oracle EPM/EPBCS lead to drive end-to-end Financial Planning and Workforce Planning implementations in Bengaluru. You will own the project lifecycle, design robust planning solutions, and collaborate with Finance, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, production-ready EPBCS deployments.

The role requires deep EPBCS expertise, hands-on scripting (Groovy), and experience managing cross-functional teams across onshore and offshore delivery.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Oracle EPM/EPBCS.
• Strong hands-on EPBCS expertise.
• Experience leading multiple end-to-end EPBCS implementations.
• Strong grasp of planning, budgeting, forecasting processes.
• Ability to work with onshore/offshore delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead 4-5 end-to-end Oracle EPBCS implementations, primarily covering Financial Planning and Workforce Planning.
• Own the complete project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare support.
• Design and configure Financial Planning solutions covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and financial drivers.
• Design and configure Workforce Planning solutions covering headcount, salaries, benefits, bonuses, merit increases, taxes, employee expenses, and workforce drivers.
• Conduct workshops with Finance, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and develop scalable EPBCS solutions.
• Configure dimensions, metadata, forms, dashboards, Smart Lists, validations, business rules, and calculation logic.
• Develop and optimize Groovy scripts, Calculation Manager rules, and business rules to automate processes and improve application performance.
• Lead data migration, metadata loading, historical data migration, reconciliation, and validation activities.
• Develop test strategies and lead SIT, UAT, defect resolution, regression testing, and business sign-off.
• Configure security, user access, approval workflows, substitution rules, and role-based access controls.
• Manage dependencies and data flows across Workforce, Financials, Projects, Capital, and other EPBCS modules.
• Troubleshoot complex calculation, integration, data, security, and performance issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Lead and mentor onshore/offshore EPM teams, coordinate project activities, and ensure delivery milestones are achieved.

Skills

Oracle EPBCS

EPBCS Financials

Workforce Planning

Calculation Manager

Groovy

Data Integration

ERP Integration

Leadership

Client facing

Tools

Groovy

Job description

• Lead 4-5 end-to-end Oracle EPBCS implementations, primarily covering Financial Planning and Workforce Planning.
• Own the complete project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare support.
• Design and configure Financial Planning solutions covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and financial drivers.
• Design and configure Workforce Planning solutions covering headcount, salaries, benefits, bonuses, merit increases, taxes, employee expenses, and workforce drivers.
• Conduct workshops with Finance, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and develop scalable EPBCS solutions.
• Configure dimensions, metadata, forms, dashboards, Smart Lists, validations, business rules, and calculation logic.
• Develop and optimize Groovy scripts, Calculation Manager rules, and business rules to automate processes and improve application performance.
• Design workforce models supporting new hires, transfers, promotions, terminations, employee movements, and compensation planning.
• Develop financial planning models for revenue, OPEX, CAPEX, allocations, assumptions, and forecasting.
• Integrate EPBCS with ERP, HR, HCM, and other source systems using Oracle Data Integration/Data Management and appropriate mapping strategies.
• Lead data migration, metadata loading, historical data migration, reconciliation, and validation activities.
• Develop test strategies and lead SIT, UAT, defect resolution, regression testing, and business sign-off.
• Configure security, user access, approval workflows, substitution rules, and role-based access controls.
• Manage dependencies and data flows across Workforce, Financials, Projects, Capital, and other EPBCS modules.
• Troubleshoot complex calculation, integration, data, security, and performance issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Perform application performance tuning and optimize business rules, Groovy scripts, forms, and calculations.
• Lead and mentor onshore/offshore EPM teams, coordinate project activities, and ensure delivery milestones are achieved.
• Manage technical and functional deliverables while ensuring alignment with business requirements and Oracle EPM best practices.
• Provide post-go-live support, knowledge transfer, technical documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Support the transition of implemented solutions to the application support/operations team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead 4-5 end-to-end Oracle EPBCS implementations, primarily covering Financial Planning and Workforce Planning.
• Own the complete project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare support.
• Design and configure Financial Planning solutions covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and financial drivers.
• Design and configure Workforce Planning solutions covering headcount, salaries, benefits, bonuses, merit increases, taxes, employee expenses, and workforce drivers.
• Conduct workshops with Finance, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and develop scalable EPBCS solutions.
• Configure dimensions, metadata, forms, dashboards, Smart Lists, validations, business rules, and calculation logic.
• Develop and optimize Groovy scripts, Calculation Manager rules, and business rules to automate processes and improve application performance.
• Design workforce models supporting new hires, transfers, promotions, terminations, employee movements, and compensation planning.
• Develop financial planning models for revenue, OPEX, CAPEX, allocations, assumptions, and forecasting.
• Integrate EPBCS with ERP, HR, HCM, and other source systems using Oracle Data Integration/Data Management and appropriate mapping strategies.
• Lead data migration, metadata loading, historical data migration, reconciliation, and validation activities.
• Develop test strategies and lead SIT, UAT, defect resolution, regression testing, and business sign-off.
• Configure security, user access, approval workflows, substitution rules, and role-based access controls.
• Manage dependencies and data flows across Workforce, Financials, Projects, Capital, and other EPBCS modules.
• Troubleshoot complex calculation, integration, data, security, and performance issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Perform application performance tuning and optimize business rules, Groovy scripts, forms, and calculations.
• Lead and mentor onshore/offshore EPM teams, coordinate project activities, and ensure delivery milestones are achieved.
• Manage technical and functional deliverables while ensuring alignment with business requirements and Oracle EPM best practices.
• Provide post-go-live support, knowledge transfer, technical documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Support the transition of implemented solutions to the application support/operations team.

Technical Experience:

• 12+ years of overall experience in Oracle EPM/Enterprise Performance Management.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle EPBCS.
• Extensive expertise in EPBCS Financials and Workforce Planning modules.
• Experience leading multiple end-to-end EPBCS implementations.
• Strong knowledge of planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and workforce planning processes.
• Hands‑on experience with:Oracle EPBCS Workforce Planning,Financials,Calculation Manager,Groovy,Data Integration/Data Management,Experience integrating EPBCS with Oracle ERP/HCM and other enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of Finance and HR business processes.
• Experience with data migration, reconciliation, SIT, UAT, and production deployment.
• Ability to work effectively with onshore/offshore delivery teams.

Professional Attributes:

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and client-facing capabilities.
• Strategic thinking with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• High level of accountability, ownership, and attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and team development.