Hyperion EPM Planning Solution Analyst

JOB INTRODUCTION

This is a really exciting opportunity to join a high-performing technical team and leverage your Oracle EPM Cloud experience. Interacting with key business stakeholders, you will gather new requirements and analyse these to determine how best to fulfil them using the Oracle EPM Cloud technology. The role of the EPM Planning Solution Analyst in the EPM Planning Team is to facilitate the successful working of the Oracle EPM Planning system to achieve WG&S's Business Planning and Budgeting and Reporting requirements.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITY

You will develop a thorough understanding of WG&S's Business Planning & Budgeting processes under the internal markets operating model. You will need to administer the system, monitor performance, identify areas requiring enhancement and implement improvements as required.

Currently the WG&S EPM Cloud solution is focused on EPM Planning, but you will suggest ways to fully and effectively utilise the other EPM components and functionality available at WG&S. By sharing your knowledge and best practices with the rest of the EPM Planning team, you will assist in upskilling them and drive technical excellence.

You will be a member of a team that enjoys working together to support users during the budgeting and forecasting cycles and are responsive to the changing needs of the business. You will share your expertise with the user community, providing training and guidance to allow them to use the Oracle EPM technology effectively.

JOB OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

You will be a technical professional with extensive EPM Planning experience. You will enjoy interacting with different stakeholders and working within a team. You will be a strong problem solver, organised but adaptable and responsive and open to change and suggestions

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 6+ years' experience in Hyperion/Oracle EPM Planning design, development and administration with 3+ years' hands-on EPM Cloud experience
• Thorough understanding of Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting processes
• Detailed knowledge of Oracle EPM Cloud applications, including Planning, Financial Consolidation and Reporting
• Expert in developing complex business rules and performance-tuning them
• Proficient in Groovy scripting
• Proficient in integration using Data Exchange/Data Management
• Proficient in SQL, batch scripting and EPM Automate
• Able to proactively suggest alternatives that are best-practice solutions to required functionality
• Extensive business analysis and solution design experience
• Able to work collaboratively in a team-based environment
• Excellent communication skills

JOB WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to 'buy' or 'sell' some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.