Oracle EPM Team Lead

Accenture; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an experienced Oracle EPM Team Lead to design, develop, and support enterprise planning solutions (EPBCS/Hyperion Planning). You will lead end-to-end planning cycles, implement driver-based models, and drive governance and security across the planning landscape.

You will apply Groovy scripting, Calculation Manager, and Groovy APIs to optimize calculations and automate workflows. Strong collaboration with finance stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of Oracle EPM Planning (EPBCS/Hyperion Planning) experience.
• Strong expertise in Calculation Manager and Groovy scripting.
• Hands-on with Smart View, Task Manager, Business Rules, and EPM Automate.
• Proven data integration experience (FDMEE/ODI/Data Management).
• Solid understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise planning solutions.
• Lead planning cycles with driver-based planning and version control.
• Automate processes using EPM Automate and REST APIs.
• Integrate planning data with ERP and consolidation systems.
• Develop reports and dashboards using Smart View and EPM tools.
• Ensure data integrity, validation, and governance compliance.
• Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to translate requirements.

Skills

Oracle EPM

EPBCS/Hyperion Planning

Groovy scripting

Calculation Manager

Smart View

EPM Automate

FDMEE

ODI

Data Management

Financial planning

Tools

Smart View

Task Manager

Groovy APIs

Groovy

Data Integration tools

Job description

As an Oracle EPM Team Lead, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-wide planning and budgeting solutions using Oracle EPBCS / Hyperion Planning. You will work closely with finance and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-performance applications aligned with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

1. Planning Application Design & Ownership

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable planning applications (forms, dashboards, cubes, dimensional models).
• Define and manage metadata (dimensions, hierarchies, attributes) aligned with business requirements.
• Ensure adherence to Oracle EPM best practices for usability, performance, and design standards.

2. Calculation & Business Logic Development

• Develop and maintain Calculation Manager rules and business logic using Groovy scripting.
• Utilize Groovy APIs (DataGrid, Cube, Member, Application) for dynamic calculations and automation.
• Optimize performance and ensure efficient execution during planning cycles.

3. Planning Cycle Management

• Support end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and rolling planning processes.
• Enable driver-based planning, scenario modeling, and version control.
• Design workflows and approvals aligned with governance requirements.

4. Task Manager & Process Automation

• Configure and manage Task Manager / Task Lists for planning execution.
• Automate processes using EPM Automate and REST APIs (data loads, metadata refresh, scheduling).
• Monitor batch jobs and ensure smooth execution of planning cycles.

5. Data Integration & Management

• Design and manage integrations using FDMEE, Data Management, or ODI.
• Integrate Oracle EPM with Oracle EBS, Oracle Cloud ERP, and other systems.
• Implement validation, reconciliation, and error-handling mechanisms to ensure data integrity.

6. Reporting & Analytics

• Develop reports, dashboards, and ad-hoc analysis using Smart View and EPM tools.
• Provide financial insights, variance analysis, and KPI tracking.
• Align reporting outputs with business and executive requirements.

7. Security & Access Control

• Design and maintain role-based security across applications and data access.
• Manage user provisioning in compliance with organizational policies.

8. Financial Alignment & Close Integration

• Align planning data with actuals and financial consolidation systems (e.g., FCCS).
• Support integration between planning and financial close processes.
• Ensure consistency across planning, consolidation, and reporting layers.

9. Narrative Reporting (Preferred)

• Develop and maintain reports using Oracle Narrative Reporting.
• Enable integration of financial data with executive commentary.

10. System Administration & Environment Management

• Manage application lifecycle (LCM, migrations, backups, environment refresh).
• Support Oracle monthly updates and patch releases.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.

11. Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with finance and business teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Conduct workshops and provide solution design recommendations.

12. User Support & Documentation

• Provide user support, issue resolution, and continuous improvements.

• Deliver training and maintain user/technical documentation.

• 8-10 years of experience in Oracle EPM Planning (EPBCS / Hyperion Planning).

• Strong expertise in Calculation Manager and Groovy scripting.

• Hands‑on experience with Smart View, Task Manager, Business Rules, and EPM Automate.

• Proven experience in data integration (FDMEE / ODI / Data Management).

• Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and performance tuning skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Oracle FCCS and Narrative Reporting.
• Exposure to Oracle Cloud ERP integrations.

Languages

• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360 value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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