Oracle EPM Senior Associate

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Job description

Companies stand or fall by their technology and you'll work with clients in all industries, from finance and retail to manufacturing and energy who share this belief. What they all have in common is an understanding that future success comes from embracing the most advanced technology - and building their organisations around it.

By joining PwC's Technology Consulting team, your clients will be looking to you to help them define their journey - generating insights to illuminate innovative ideas, creating amazing experiences for customers, achieving huge cost savings or embracing new collaborative mindsets.

And you'll be doing it as part of one of the most awarded, innovative and ambitious teams in the industry. We're recognised as leaders and have alliance relationships with major technology providers - including AWS, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft and SAP - as well as for our expertise in cloud, cyber security, data and analytics, and RPA.

Oracle
You'll be joining our Oracle Consulting services team to build their digital enterprise on the cloud; transform business functions, including finance, HR and tax; achieve maximum value on their investment through Managed Cloud Services. You'll be joining a team that's rated by Gartner and IDC MarketScape as a Leader in a number of categories, including being positioned as a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Oracle Cloud Application Services, Worldwide.

Who we are looking for

The PwC EPM Technology Consulting practice is looking to recruit exceptional individuals with a proven track record in EPM technology and/or process (2-4 years relevant experience).

As a Senior Associate within our EPM Technology practice you'll work with the latest technologies and big-name companies on projects that are driving the future of those organisations. You could be brainstorming with the client at the outset of a project, so that you learn how their business works before devising the right strategy. Equally you could be involved in agile delivery - designing, testing or launching the technology that will make the difference.

You'll be a part of PwC's Technology Consulting practice which has a breadth of capability across all of the Emerging Technologies, with our one Firm approach you'll be joining forces with likeminded individuals to develop truly unique and differentiated solutions for our clients.

Being mobile is essential as you'll work on client projects that could be anywhere in the country - or even the world. The same goes for your skill set - intellectually curious, dynamic and the ability to challenge the traditional approaches to deliver real transformation.

Ultimately, an open mind to take advantage of all of the opportunities on offer is essential.

About the role

As part of PwC's Technology Consulting practice, we have the privilege of acting as trusted advisors to a diverse and expansive client base, spanning multiple geographies and industries. This means that we have a real opportunity to enhance and refine our clients' businesses through the use of ever evolving technology. Of course, this will only be possible if we have the right people, with the right skills and the ability to push the boundaries of how new technologies can support future business models. That's where you come in.

As a Senior Associate, you will blend a natural interest in technology and finance to develop creative ideas into solutions. Your primary focus will be on EPM technology, therefore a proven understanding of the financial close process or financial planning & analysis is crucial. Our industry leading methodologies play a major part in finance transformation programmes for our clients, and we're always looking to stay one step ahead. This means you'll be working alongside other experts in emerging technologies (e.g. Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, ChatBots) to deliver innovative solutions to solve important business problems for our clients.

In particular, you will be expected to be responsible for:

Delivery:

• Delivering EPM Reporting aspects of a Finance Transformation project/programme as a key PwC member of mixed PwC / client team. This includes delivery of EPM Technology solutions such as Oracle FCCS, OneStream, EPBCS, Tagetik or Anaplan

• Embedding sustainable change across all levels of the finance function

• Accountability for the sustainability of project benefits;

Business Development:

• Contributing to our continued Finance Transformation thought leadership, working closely with colleagues in Strategy, Finance and Technology Consulting

• Developing new ideas, new ways of working with an unlimited creativity license

• Building and maintaining deep and long-lasting relationships with all levels of stakeholders

Regardless of your role, you will strive to deliver quality, value and satisfaction to our clients.

Requirements

Essential skills: ·

One of the following (or both):-

• proven, demonstrable EPM system implementation experience, preferably at large, complex multinationals

• a track record in implementing finance process change enabled by technology, either as a consultant or within a finance function

Plus:

• a strong understanding of how digital technology is changing finance over the short, medium and long term

• exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal) with a focus on the ability to influence and drive change through complex organisations

• a creative and inquisitive mind-set that challenges the status quo

• education to Degree level as minimum

Desirable skills: ·

• preference will be given to candidates that have a thorough understanding of accounting and finance, especially those who hold a Professional Accounting designation (ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent)

• experience of working with EPM products such as Oracle HFM, Oracle FCCS, OneStream, Tagetik or Anaplan

• experience of working with other emerging technologies (e.g. Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Blockchain, AI etc.)

Consulting
In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients' business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.

The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here:

The Deal
We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'.
Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition:

Diversity
Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.