Staff, Finance AI & Automation Solutions

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Hiring Team Description:

The Staff, Strategic Finance Systems is a hands‑on subject‑matter expert responsible for operating, enhancing, and supporting enterprise planning and consolidation capabilities within Oracle Cloud EPM. This role combines strong finance accounting and planning fundamentals with deep system expertise to enable accurate budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and performance management.

You will work directly with business partners and finance stakeholders on planning cycles while also performing light system configuration, data validation, and model support across headcount, revenue, Opex, Capex, bookings, and related domains.

Core Responsibilities

Oracle EPM Planning, Forecasting & Consolidation

• Support end‑to‑end planning, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation processes within Oracle Cloud EPM, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.

• Maintain and enhance planning models supporting headcount, revenue, Opex, Capex, bookings, and related financial drivers.

• Apply strong finance accounting principles to validate forecasts, ensure alignment to actuals, and support consolidation outputs.

Hands‑On System Configuration & Model Support

• Perform light system configuration within Oracle EPM, including metadata updates, hierarchy maintenance, business rules support, and form adjustments.

• Support configuration and ongoing operation of planning modules such as workforce/headcount planning, financial planning, and forecasting cubes.

• Partner with Finance Systems or Engineering teams on larger enhancements, testing, and deployments.

Business Partnership & Planning Engagement

• Engage directly with business and finance partners to understand planning assumptions, forecasting drivers, and scenario requirements.

• Translate business needs into system‑enabled planning solutions, balancing usability, accuracy, and scalability.

• Communicate planning insights, variances, and tradeoffs clearly to drive alignment and informed decision‑making.

Execution & Independent Ownership

• Independently drive planning‑related workstreams, system improvements, and operational processes using a metrics‑oriented approach.

• Serve as a go‑to resource for complex questions related to Oracle EPM functionality, planning logic, and consolidation behavior.

• Identify issues proactively and recommend solutions grounded in both financial insight and system understanding.

Product‑Oriented Mindset

• Act as a functional product owner for Oracle EPM planning capabilities, supporting backlog prioritization, requirements definition, and solution testing.

• Contribute to roadmap discussions for planning and consolidation enhancements, informed by user feedback and system constraints.

Culture & Collaboration

• Collaborate effectively across Strategic Finance, Accounting, Systems, and Data teams.

• Share knowledge, contribute to documentation and best practices, and support continuous improvement in planning operations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or a related field

• 10+ years of experience in finance, FP&A, finance, accounting, or related roles, or equivalent experience.

• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and accounting.

• Hands‑on experience with Oracle Cloud EPM, including planning, forecasting, and/or consolidation use cases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience configuring or supporting workforce/headcount planning, revenue planning, Opex, Capex, and bookings models in Oracle EPM.

• Ability to work independently on complex analyses and system‑enabled planning processes.

• Experience supporting consolidation processes and close‑adjacent activities within EPM.

• Prior experience in a functional product manager or product owner role for finance systems.

• Experience partnering directly with business teams during planning and forecast cycles.

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