Job Description
MS Advisory is seeking an EPM Consultant to support enterprise performance management initiatives for clients. Based in Islamabad, this role focuses on helping organizations improve planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting through effective EPM solutions. The consultant will work with stakeholders to understand business needs, translate requirements into practical system designs, and support reliable delivery from analysis through implementation.
Responsibilities
- Engage with finance and operational stakeholders to gather and document planning, forecasting, reporting, and consolidation requirements.
- Analyze existing processes and recommend improvements to support accuracy, efficiency, and stronger business insight.
- Configure and maintain EPM models, dimensions, workflows, calculations, and reports in line with approved designs.
- Support data integration, validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting across source systems and EPM applications.
- Prepare functional documentation, test cases, and user guidance; coordinate user acceptance testing and resolve identified issues.
- Assist with implementation planning, deployment, training, and post-go-live support while communicating progress and risks clearly.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support EPM solutions covering planning, forecasting, consolidation, close, and reporting.
- Translate finance requirements into technical designs and configurations.
- Build and maintain models, dimensions, calculation logic, forms, reports, workflows, and security.
- Develop data integrations between EPM platforms and ERP or source systems.
- Test solutions, support UAT, resolve defects, and assist with go-live and ongoing support.
- Document solutions and train end users and client teams.
- Contribute to migrations, upgrades, and continuous improvement of existing applications.
- Share knowledge with colleagues and help build reusable assets for the practice.
Must-Have Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in EPM / CPM, financial systems, BI, or ERP finance implementation or support; technical background is overall helpful.
- Hands-on experience with at least one EPM or planning/consolidation platform, for example Oracle EPM Cloud or Hyperion (Planning, Essbase, HFM), Tagetik, OneStream, Anaplan, SAP BPC, Board, or similar.
- Working knowledge of SQL and relational data concepts (ETL, data tables).
- Understanding of core finance processes: budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and financial reporting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to learn new platforms and take on training or certification.
Job Rewards and Benefits
- Communication
- Gratuity
- Health Insurance
- Incentive Bonus
- Life Insurance