Senior Finance Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Specialist - FP&A

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    "description": "<h2></h2>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Senior Finance Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Specialist – FP&A</strong></p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Hybrid – Cary, North Carolina</strong></p>\n<p>We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence — and questions into answers.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We’re recognized globally for our inclusive culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek, and more.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>About the job</strong></p>\n<p>The Global FP&A team is seeking a Senior Finance Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Specialist to strengthen enterprise forecasting, budgeting, and long‑range planning capabilities.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>This is a senior FP&A role accountable for planning processes, financial logic, assumptions, and business outcomes, with Oracle Cloud EPM Planning as the primary enabling platform. The role partners closely with FP&A leadership, Finance Data & Analytics, and IT,  to deliver scalable and well‑governed planning solutions aligned to enterprise standards.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>As a Senior Finance EPM Specialist, you will:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Lead FP&A planning, forecasting, and scenario modeling enabled by Oracle EPM</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Own FP&A planning processes supporting annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long‑range strategic plans.</li>\n <li>Partner with FP&A leadership to assess business performance, risks, opportunities, and scenarios aligned to strategic objectives.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Design and own FP&A planning models and financial logic</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Define and own FP&A planning models within Oracle EPM, including financial structures, drivers, assumptions, scenarios, and business logic aligned to how the business operates.</li>\n <li>Translate FP&A questions and decision needs into scalable, driver‑based planning models.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Partner on Oracle EPM build, design and testing, and deployment</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Partner with Finance Data & Analytics and IT teams on the configuration, build, design and testing, and deployment of Oracle Cloud EPM Planning solutions in accordance with enterprise architecture and platform standards.</li>\n <li>Serve as the finance functional owner throughout planning cycle delivery and enhancements.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Develop and maintain FP&A planning logic and business rules</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Design, maintain, and continuously improve financial calculations, planning logic, and business rules within Oracle EPM that support forecasting accuracy and decision‑making.</li>\n <li>Work within established Oracle EPM and enterprise data standards, partnering as needed on technical optimization and performance.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Strengthen forecast integrity, governance, and controls</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Define FP&A data requirements, reconciliation logic, controls, and validation rules for data flowing into Planning from source systems (e.g., GL, Close).</li>\n <li>Partner with IT and Finance Data & Analytics, to ensure data quality, auditability, and traceability.</li>\n <li>Establish and maintain planning governance, version control, and assumption management across planning cycles.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Modernize FP&A processes by transitioning Excel‑based planning into EPM</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Identify high‑value forecasting and planning processes currently managed in Excel and define requirements to transition them into governed Oracle EPM solutions.</li>\n <li>Partner with Finance Data & Analytics and IT to deliver scalable implementations that balance analytical flexibility with control.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Provide functional leadership for FP&A planning processes enabled by EPM</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Facilitate FP&A working sessions, review model outputs, coach analysts, and ensure alignment with finance best practices and business objectives.</li>\n <li>Coordinate closely with IT, Finance Data & Analytics, and external partners while retaining ownership of FP&A assumptions, logic, and outcomes.</li>\n <li>Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.<strong> </strong></li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Required qualifications</strong> </p>\n<ul>\n <li>Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems or related field.</li>\n <li>Typically requires eight years’ experience working in financial or accounting systems support. Experience in the following areas desired: change management and process analysis, systems implementation, administration, auditing, and financial reporting. 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