Oracle Hyperion Functional Consultant in a multinational company in Egypt
Job Description
Note: this position does not require Infrastructure skills such as hands-on installing and upgrading of Oracle Hyperion on-prem products. The main focus is the Functional side. However, knowledge from an Operations perspective is required, including as many as possible of the following: metadata maintenance, lifecycle (migration of artifacts between non-Prod and Prod environments), integrations, data management, fix at the Functional level (e.g. slow retrieve due to application design issue), data and metadata loads, etc.
Also, It's NOT for a Support Engineer role, but rather for a professional who gets acquainted with customers’ financial business operations which are handled by Oracle and acts as a main point of contact for the customers. Has to make use of one’s own knowledge as well as to navigate all the resources available within Oracle to handle customers’ questions, concerns and reported issues if they relate to the Functional and Operational level of Oracle EPM/Hyperion environments. For issues which fall outside of the scope of this position, such as Infrastructure/installation problems or software defects, making sure that Support Engineers understand the customer’s issue, and promptly satisfying any questions and requests from Support to keep the fix effort moving forward.
Skills Required
Application design, development of various application artifacts such as forms and rules, testing, fix (working in conjunction with Oracle Support as needed), pre- and post-implementation activities across the Hyperion/EPM product suite (cloud and on-prem)
If a candidate has experience only with Hyperion (on-prem) and not with EPM (SaaS), they must be willing and able to learn EPM Cloud and grow their skills to serve cloud customers as well; it is critical to have the ability to use the available training resources in a self-guided manner and to “learn while doing.”
Experience integrating EPM with other systems using Data Management, adaptors, etc.
Experience in interacting with business users to analyze the business process and discovering requirements.
Ability to maintain Optimum availability of EPM Environments
Ability to build, monitor, and migrate product-related application artifacts proactively.
Deep functional knowledge around financial systems and processes
Strong problem-solving skills (from an Application/Functional/Operational perspective).
Work in a fast-paced environment and master unfamiliar concepts quickly with little supervision
Knowledge of EPM Automate; scripting a plus (Batch, VBScript, Python, and/or PowerShell)
Skills (good to have)
Knowledge of OAC-Essbase, Essbase 19c and Essbase 21c will be a plus.
Implementation experience in DRM
EPMA to DRM migration for Hyperion 11.1.2.x to 11.2.x
Responsibilities
Be able to conduct functional implementation of budgetary projects using EPM Planning Cloud
Develop integrations using EPM Data Management or FDMEE
Compose financial reports using EPM Planning Cloud Reporting tools, or EPM OnPremise Reporting tools
Design business rules and calculations for EPM Planning Cloud or OnPremise, as well as MAXL scripts for custom tasks when required
Design and implement input and followup forms for the various budgetary tasks and phases
Design and implement budgetary approval flows
Design and implement EPM Planning takes lists to assist budgetary users on the correct budget flow to be followed
Install, configure ,tune and patch EPM OnPremise Environments
Migrate existing EPM OnPremise Planning deployments to EPM Planning Cloud, with necessary adjustments when required
Demonstrable skills implementing Planning security, and knowledge of the various identification systems compatible with EPM Cloud and how to use them with the product
Perform root cause analyses and recommend relevant updates to the following items: dimensionality and hierarchies, business rules code, metadata properties, data forms and reports, data management processes and others as needed
Provide input to help guide the development of customer solutions (pre-implementation), as well as address customer questions and concerns regarding the functionality of their Oracle EPM Hyperion environments (post-implementation, ongoing maintenance)
Collaborate with offshore team members and business customers globally
Ability to understand customer vitality and sensitivity of the problem
Strong Verbal and Written communication skills
Ability to speak and communicate clearly with the customer.
Strong Consistency to Process and be process champion
Ability to work well in a demanding customer environment and delight customers
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